Languages

In the Senior School all pupils study French from Year 7 and Spanish from Year 8. At the end of Year 9 they may opt to drop one language when they embark on Key Stage 4.

Every child matters
We see the learning of a foreign language not just as a useful skill for a future career or to enhance a leisure pursuit but also as an insight into how language functions and how other cultures compare and contrast with our own. For this reason we believe that every child should be given the opportunity to develop his/her potential in the widest field possible. If a pupil does encounter difficulties, thanks to our small class sizes, help is readily available and solutions can be adapted to individual needs.In 2007-8 there will be a language surgery in e3 time which will be used for this purpose and also to offer oral practice for GCSE candidates.

One candidate in French was especially commended by the examination board for being amongst those who scored the top five marks. An exceptional result when you consider there were 100997 candidates!

Congratulations also to the two Year 9 pupils who entered for French at Foundation Level and gained a C, the maximum grade at that level.


Examination Results
In July 2007 Kingswood produced another excellent set of results which were well above the national averages.

French 75% A* -C Spanish 83% A* -C