At The Willows Primary School, our key aim is to provide a rich and concise modern foreign languages curriculum, offering our children an opening to other cultures, instilling curiosity and deepening their understanding of the world. We are committed to enabling pupils to express their ideas and thoughts in another language and the freedom to understand and respond to other speakers. We strive for all children to have the opportunity to gradually progress to achieve at their own rate. French teaching and learning at The Willows is a consistent and engaging way to, not only provide our children with the cultural capital they deserve, but to also inspire a love of languages and pave the way for global adventures in the future. 

Kate Percival is our primary languages specialist, with over fifteen years' experience as a classroom practitioner. She is a primary languages consultant and CPD trainer for Primary Languages Network and has worked with both trainee and experienced teachers on a national scale. Kate has worked with the likes of the British Council, ASCL and NASBTT (National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers) and taken part in classroom based research projects with the Universities of Southampton and Reading. Kate absolutely loves sharing her passion for learning new languages, travel and engaging with other cultures and traditions with the children she teaches. Her favourite thing is to learn language through songs and games to make language learning fun and engaging!