Head of French: Nathalie Fayaud nmf@sevenoaksschool.org

The French Department
The French department consists of five full-time teachers and six part-time teachers.

All our pupils are set from Year 7 up to Year 11. Bilingual pupils are always taught in the top set. They follow a scheme of work based on the French National Curriculum and have lessons with our assistants once or twice a week.

Years 7-9
All pupils study French from Year 7 up to Year 9. We mainly use Encore Tricolore textbooks.

Years 10 & 11
In Year 11, our pupils take the IGCSE French as a Second Language exam.

The Sixth Form
In the Sixth Form, pupils can study French B at Standard or Higher Level. The course is designed for students who have at least three years of French and a very good (I)GCSE pass or equivalent.

The aims of the course are to develop the ability to communicate accurately and effectively in speech and writing within a wide range of contexts and registers, to develop the ability to respond and to master the linguistic demands of social contacts, to develop a broad and thorough knowledge of French-Speaking countries' cultural and social life.

We also offer French A2 course at Higher Level and Standard Level. It is aimed at fluent language speakers who are native speakers or bilingual or who live in a French speaking country. Students are introduced to a wide range of texts which include an exploration of French speaking countries' culture. Pupils are taught how to recognize and analyse aspects of style and register and to incorporate these aspects into their own writing. The development, refinement and acquisition of a wide range of vocabulary and idioms are essential to the course.

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