Curriculum Intent

Our intent is to shape new thinkers linked to the whole school curriculum, the school CHRIST values, KS3 national curriculum & the needs of employers. Our curriculum is intended to be at the CORE of the school life and stands for :

• Communication: people acquire language by communicating with one others. Our students will become great communicator when they leave BC.
• Openness: in language we will enable our students to open themselves to other cultures and share their identity with others.
• Relationship: languages create new relationships and build bridges. – Expertise : our students will be able to become expert linguist by connecting their first language to the taught language and positively responding to mistakes.

We do this by equipping all our students with the knowledge and skills to thrive and succeed in language learning; encouraging and inspiring them with quality first teaching, broadening their awareness of other countries and communities and providing opportunities for participation in a broad range of linguistic and cultural educational experiences.
The ability to communicate in German and having the confidence to use the language is one of the main goals in learning the subject providing the students with life skills that is valuable beyond their school education.

Curriculum Documents

Teaching and Learning

In German, we deliver an ambitious, inclusive curriculum that ensures all students access the full breadth of content. Our teaching vision focuses on high expectations and embedding the 3Rs: Ready, Respectful, Responsible. Lessons follow the school’s Blue Coat approach; explaining and modeling, do and practice, and using the 4forAll Toolkit: key words/reading, time management, chunking/checking, questioning, and providing appropriate verbal, written and visual feedback. Reading is a key strategy, with staff using “Jump In,” the “3-Second Rule,” and “Echo Reading” techniques to support learning.

Options

• AQA GCSE German
• AQA A Level German

Enrichment & Experiences

Recent/Upcoming trips include 

• Year 8 – Birmingham Christmas Market
• Year 9 – Residential Trip to German