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26/03/24

It was great to welcome families of Year 13 vocational students to the academy tonight to outline the roadmap of the crucial last few weeks of coursework and exams. Nearly there! pic.twitter.com/urXrOGetlq

08/03/24

From dawn's first whistle to noon's vibrant buzz, our HASJW girls embody the football dream! 🏆 Today showcased skillful dribbles & thrilling goals ⚽ pic.twitter.com/Vzqx9PXxsB

08/03/24

We were lucky to hear from lots of inspirational women, and the careers panel and tour were a great chance to hear the backgrounds of those working in tech and their advice for our girls. It has given them lots of motivation - thanks to all who made it a special day! (4/4) pic.twitter.com/xtdXiTzCvJ

08/03/24

We started with an inspirational speech by , which highlighted some remarkable innovations by women that were not given due credit in their time. The current stats are still sobering - yet the optimism in the talk really motivated our girls and set up the day (2/4) pic.twitter.com/Of9IBh69Nk

08/03/24

Rise and shine! 🌟 The HASJW Girls are out on the field, kicking off their day with a football session before school. Passion, dedication, and drive in every move. Here's to breaking barriers and making every goal count! ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/ds2L5mVYj8

05/03/24

Proud to support our sister school and the Headteacher of Primary Emily Smith. Please do sign up, every little helps. https://t.co/fx5W3cagNZ

04/03/24

Our Year 12 and 13 IT students were very lucky to get to spend today at the legendary . We had a tour of Lord's, learned about The Hundred's digital marketing strategy, and did a rebranding exercise. Thanks to for making it happen!🏏 pic.twitter.com/nx232UdhHZ

26/02/24

Today's the first day of mock exams for our Year 11 cohort. Plenty of flash cards being swapped at lunch and friends testing each other on the content - really good to see. Tomorrow is English Lan, DT, and Biology! ✏️ 🎓 pic.twitter.com/XyVU1i4ybr

20/02/24

Can you spare £10Crowdfunding to support children and their families at Harris Academy Tottenham. on JustGiving https://t.co/wRRiEQJEAI

16/02/24

We've been shortlisted in the Trust Collaboration category in the MAT Excellence Awards for our partnership with the , encompassing all curriculum subjects across all 32 secondary schools!Watch our video case studies: https://t.co/gkLUgUnl42 pic.twitter.com/GXpWQvBl46

15/02/24

We've been shortlisted in the Trust Collaboration category in the MAT Excellence Awards for our partnership with the , encompassing all curriculum subjects across all 32 secondary schools!Watch our video case studies: https://t.co/gkLUgUnl42 pic.twitter.com/GXpWQvBl46

09/02/24

Thrilled to have Bold Voices at our school today! They inspired Year 10 with their mission to fight gender inequality. A big step towards empowering our students to challenge and change the world. 📚🗣️ pic.twitter.com/lTJWdrrkvY

08/02/24

Really great to hear about some fantastic happening at HASJW - over 550 of our students have met their Bedrock targets every week since September and an incredible 96% have been using it regularly this year. Special shout out to 8X/En1 who lead the school! 📖✨

08/02/24

Our Year 10 Harris Experience students are live at the Royal Opera House, captivated by La Bohème! 🎭🎶🎻An enriching day out as they absorb this magnificent performance. pic.twitter.com/0JPOopoais

08/02/24

Our Year 10 Harris Experience students are live at the Royal Opera House, captivated by La Bohème! 🎭🎶🎻An enriching day out as they absorb this magnificent performance. pic.twitter.com/0JPOopoais

08/02/24

We're so proud of all of our schools across the Harris Federation 🎉 these stats from HASJW are absolutely incredible 👏 https://t.co/vnL5AZab3R

08/02/24

We're so proud of all of our schools across the Harris Federation 🎉 these stats from HASJW are absolutely incredible 👏 https://t.co/vnL5AZab3R

07/02/24

Thanks to the generous support from Harris Federation & Adventures Away From Home, 30 eager Year 7 & 8 students set off for an unforgettable outdoor adventure at Avon Tyrell! 🌲⛺ pic.twitter.com/bkjk0dbAVi

07/02/24

Really great to hear about some fantastic happening at HASJW - over 550 of our students have met their Bedrock targets every week since September and an incredible 96% have been using it regularly this year. Special shout out to 8X/En1 who lead the school! 📖✨

06/02/24

Huge excitement at HLAW tonight as our performing arts company perform night 1 of ! pic.twitter.com/QkcIhFDeag

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Modern Foreign Languages

Our vision is to instil a love of language learning and create confident linguists who are able to speak and write with fluency, but also to provide students with explicit language knowledge that will enable them to learn other languages in the future. We want to develop well rounded language students who take an interest in other cultures and celebrate difference. 

Principles

In MFL students learn languages by:

  • Developing knowledge of how to manipulate language using grammar and vocabulary
  • Developing curiosity about language
  • Gaining exposure to different cultures and the language via films and songs as well as authentic texts
  • Speaking in the target language with different audiences including their peers and teachers.

 

Key Stage 3 content

From years 7 to 9, students learn about different aspects of French and Spanish cultures such as music and food and their general knowledge and cultural capital is enriched by learning about the geography, history and civilization of French and Spanish speaking countries in Europe, Africa and Latin America. Linguistically, our curriculum is designed to sequentially build knowledge of grammar and the inner-workings of the languages through topics relevant to the students’ lives, and then the world beyond their immediate experience, with grammar woven in. Students learn to talk about themselves, the person they are and aspire to be, the people around them, family and friends, their relationships, what they do in and outside school and their likes and dislikes.

Students extend their language skills through themes which link together, and they study topics which delve deeper into the culture, geography, history and civilization of Francophone and Hispanic regions of the world, including: holidays, festival and celebrations, technology, leisure activities & sports, internet and film preferences.

Progress through the curriculum means they regularly consolidate their prior knowledge and develop new linguistic skills. They develop their ability to speak and write about familiar topics, such as family, by developing the theme, such as being able to detail their relationships and opinions on marriage. They narrate their past experiences by using the imperfect and perfect tenses, express wishes for the future and predict what they may do.

If students have a background in Arabic language, they can opt to study it from the start of year 9.

Key Stage 4 content

Students learn familiar and new aspects of grammar in more depth. They learn new tenses and further develop and integrate the productive and receptive skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing. Students are encouraged to use the target language in class and have access to authentic reading and listening material. They also practise expressing ideas in different ways using a variety of sophisticated structures.

 

French and Spanish content covered includes: customs and festivals in French- and Spanish-speaking countries/communities; food and meals; daily life; special occasions; family celebrations, home, town, neighbourhood and region; travel and tourism, local, national, international and global areas of interest; social issues; charity/voluntary work; healthy/unhealthy living, local, national, international and global areas of interest; social issues; charity/voluntary work; healthy/unhealthy living, global issues; the environment; poverty/homelessness, current and future study and employment; life at school/college; education post-16; Jobs, career choices and ambitions.

 

Arabic topics include: holidays: preferences, experiences and destinations, travel and tourist transactions: travel and accommodation; asking for help and dealing with problems; directions; eating out; shopping, town, region and country: weather; places to see; things to do, what school is like: school types; school day; subjects; rules and pressures; celebrating success, school activities: school trips; events and exchanges, using languages beyond the classroom: forming relationships; travel; employment, ambitions: further study; volunteering; training, work: jobs; careers and professions, bringing the world together: sports events; music events; campaigns and good causes, environmental issues: being ‘green’; access to natural resources.

Key Stage 5 content

We currently have students studying French and Arabic A-levels, and they are learning to use the language as a means of accessing ideas about the world. Languages A-levels are like history, politics and sociology rolled into one, and conducted through the medium of a foreign language. Students are challenged to speak and write with a significant degree of fluency, which requires confident manipulation of a broad variety of grammatical structures, including the subjunctive.

French content covered includes: current trends in French-speaking society, artistic culture and political life in the French speaking-world. Students study a film (La Haine) and a novel (Kiffe Kiffe Demain) in depth, and learn to analyse the film and novel.

Arabic content covered includes:  aspects of society in the Arabic-speaking world, artistic culture and political culture past and present in the Arabic-speaking world, society past and present in Arabic-speaking world. They also study ‘A Sparrow from the East’ by Tawfiq al-Hakim and the film Youm Mor We Youm Helw.

Extra Curricular

Arabic club for Y 7s & 8s every Monday lunchtime in F1.27

Exam Specifications

AQA | 8658| GCSE French

AQA | 8698 | GCSE Spanish

Pearson Edexcel | IAAO | GCSE Arabic

AQA | 7652 | A Level French

Pearson Edexcel | 9AR01 | A Level Arabic

Documents

MFL Curriculum overview 23 24 06th Nov 2023 Download