by laacademia-author | Sep 8, 2017 | Chinese classes, French classes, KS2 languages, MFL in primaries, Spanish classes
Foreign languages are a compulsory subject in Primary Schools at KS2 (Year 3 to Year 6). Schools can teach any modern foreign language (MFL), and the learning should “lay the foundations” for foreign language learning at secondary school. It does not...
by laacademia-author | Jul 24, 2017 | Language classes in schools, MFL in primaries, Spanish classes
We offer primary schools Multicultural Days in a number of languages, and have recently had a few Spanish Days. The photo shows a group of Primary School children enjoying a day of Spanish, in which they learn about life in Spain and South American countries, as well...
by laacademia-author | May 11, 2017 | KS2 languages, Language classes, MFL in primaries, Spanish classes
la Academia’s teachers teach all aspects of the French or Spanish language from Reception to Year 6. They teach written and spoken languages in fun sessions using songs, stories and rhymes . This makes the classes enjoyable, and the children learn in a natural way....
by laacademia-author | Apr 24, 2017 | KS2 languages, Languages, MFL in primaries
Recently we asked some of our primary school Spanish students to feed back to us about their experience with la Academia. We’re really pleased with the high ratings they gave la Academia and the teachers involved. It was really interesting to hear the young people’s...
by laacademia-author | Jul 11, 2016 | A level MFL, GCSE MFL, MFL in primaries
With schools competing to get ever-better results, and modern foreign languages (MFL) seen as a “hard” subject, the learning of foreign languages in schools is under pressure at the moment. To make matters worse there has been criticism of marking of language...
by laacademia-author | Apr 21, 2015 | KS2 languages, MFL in primaries
Over the past 12 years and more, la Academia has watched with interest and increasing exasperation as successive governments have changed, strengthened, diluted and messed with language learning in UK schools. Everyone seems to agree that languages are an essential...
