European Award for Languages - 2004 Winner

French Primary Liaison

Winner of the French Embassy Language Prize

An inspiring project which sees year 10 students become French ‘teachers’ at local feeder primaries. One-hour classes over a six-week period cover a range of topics and activities, highlighting both languages and cultural awareness. Pupils are given a certificate and a calendar of French festivals, produced by their year 10 ‘teacher’, who in turn is awarded a certificate to be included in their ‘Record of Achievement’ folder.
The project is led by Holyhead School (Birmingham); a mixed comprehensive which despite high levels of social deprivation is achieving excellent GCSE results and has recently received an Ofsted Gold Star award.