The Primary Languages Development Award enables primary schools to evaluate, strengthen and celebrate their MFL provision.

Primary Schools can take the award to ensure they are prepared for an Ofsted inspection and confirm languages are embedded in their primary curriculum.

Schools can achieve Establishing, Enhancing or Outstanding awards

To achieve a Primary Languages Development Award schools follow a simple process of self–assessment and evidence gathering supported by our primary languages mentor and submit this online to our Primary Languages Network VLE.

Assessment Criteria

School Improvement Planning (SIP)
Subject Coordination
Staff training and CPD
Teaching and learning of MFL
Tracking and assessment
Links abroad
Transition to KS3

Application requirements

Any school can apply for our Primary Languages Development Award
Purchase online or complete our online Order Form
Schools must complete a baseline primary languages questionnaire
The Primary Languages Development Award can be renewed bi-annually and costs:

Pricing

Outstanding Award £350.00

Enhancing Award £300.00

Establishing Award £250.00

PLN members receive 25% discount

Full description of each award

Establishing Award *

School improvement planning

Subject Coordination

Subject coordinator appointed and receiving training and support from outside agencies. The subject coordinator has a developing understanding of the requirements of the KS2 PFL POS. The subject coordinator is using the staff audit and school vision to inform school’s first steps in language learning. Subject coordinator is informing his/herself of the development of language learning skills when leaning a foreign language. Long term planning is being developed by the subject coordinator for PFL across KS2 (possibly KS1).

Teaching and learning of MFL

1Teaching and learning is planned for on a regular weekly basis to all KS2 and an effective SOW is accessi-ble with sound file and language support where necessary. PFL teaching and learning intends to address the 12 DfE KS2 MFL PoS Languages Attainment Targets including phonics, grammar and the use of bilingual dictionaries. Opportunities to share good work is planned for – display, class and whole school assembly input. Teachers are experimenting with the use of authentic rhymes, songs and story books /online stories as part of the teaching and learning of the target language. Children have access to target language spoken by a native speaker.

*You will need to provide evidence that you can meet the requirements of all criteria for each level of award. The award levels are cumulative (therefore to apply for the Enhancing award, the criteria for the Establishing award must also be met).