Our approach to the primary French curriculum 

This printable PDF document provides a detailed overview of Kapow Primary’s 30-week French scheme of work, designed to support schools that deliver the subject each week. It helps primary teachers confidently deliver a well-structured, engaging French scheme, aligned with the National curriculum.

What does Kapow Primary’s French long-term plan contain?

The long-term plan outlines the progression of skills and knowledge in French, ensuring that pupils build upon their learning each year in a spiral curriculum.

It covers the statutory requirements of the National curriculum, details the French skills and knowledge taught, offers guidance on primary French assessment and provides information to support the implementation of Kapow Primary’s French scheme within your primary school setting.

How does Kapow Primary’s French scheme develop knowledge and skills?

This document provides a suggested long-term plan for each KS2 year group, ensuring a clear pathway for pupil learning. Progression is broken down into the following key areas:

• Phonics – becoming familiar with key French phonemes, spelling and pronunciation.
• Vocabulary – introducing commonly-used words; memorising high-frequency keywords.
• Grammar – systematically learning French grammar and applying it in a variety of contexts; practising grammar structures in speaking, writing, reading and listening activities.
• Language comprehension (listening and reading) – applying knowledge of phonics, vocabulary and grammar; decoding what the children hear and read more accurately and efficiently using a range of strategies.
• Language production (speaking and writing) – applying what the children have learnt across other knowledge strands to speak and write in French.
• Cultural awareness – learning about French food, celebrations, festivals, art and French-speaking countries around the world.

Can I adapt the French long-term plan to my school?

All schools have different needs. As such, Kapow Primary’s French units can be taught in different orders or moved within year groups to align with your school’s specific requirements and cross-curricular links.

If your school is short on curriculum time, you may wish to consider our French: Long-term plan – condensed curriculum, which covers the National curriculum in only 20 lessons.

What other Kapow Primary resources support primary French teaching?

• For our standard French scheme, see the corresponding French: Progression of skills and knowledge.
• If you follow our Long-term plan – condensed, see the Progression of skills and knowledge – condensed.
• If you follow our Long-term plan – mixed-age, see the Progression of skills and knowledge – mixed-age version.
• Explore more of Kapow’s French scheme by browsing our Lower KS2, Upper KS2  and Mixed-age units.