Modern Foreign Languages Curriculum Area
William Morris Sixth Form
We are a friendly, enthusiastic and innovative team who work hard together to provide an outstanding student experience.
There are currently seven members of teaching staff and a curriculum area assistant. Classes are mainly taught in three rooms, all have interactive whiteboards, CD players and MP3 players. The groups taught would have a maximum of 16 students.
We currently offer:
· Arabic (GCSE and AS/A-level to native speakers mainly)
· French (GCSE and AS/A-level to non-native speakers mainly)
· Italian (GCSE and AS/A-level to non-native speakers mainly)
· Mandarin Chinese (GCSE and AS/A-level to native and non-native speakers)
· Japanese (GCSE to non-native speakers)
· Persian (AS/A-level to native speakers mainly)
· Portuguese (AS/A-level to native speakers mainly)
· Spanish (AS/A-level to native and non-native speakers)
Every single year, our results reflect our strong commitment to adding value to student achievement whilst maintaining pass rates which maintain or very often better those achieved nationally.
Our key strengths are:
• Excellent staff/student relationships
• Enthusiasm for MFL
• Very experienced and creative staff
• Outstanding retention on most courses
• Outstanding achievement on most A-level courses
• Outstanding subject expertise (all teachers are native speakers)
• A curriculum offering a wide variety of languages (quite rare in a sixth form context)
• Outstanding commitment from staff to students and colleagues across the institution
• Ability to work with mixed ability students
• All GCSE courses (except Mandarin Chinese) are taught in one year from scratch
We are also the London Centre for Languages and Cultures, an exciting partnership between Pembroke College Oxford, William Morris Sixth Form, and The Open University, in conjunction with the Department for Education and the Mayor of London and supported by the London Schools Excellence Fund. The Centre is to enhance the subject knowledge of language teachers in West London.
The Centre’s activities, which will be primarily for teachers of modern foreign languages, will include the provision of a network of subject resources, language study days, twilight seminars and a residential course held at Pembroke College Oxford. Cultural events and supporting lectures will promote languages and more generally intercultural awareness. As part of a widening participation programme, the Centre is intended to encourage and promote the study of languages which are traditionally less popular choices for university applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Candidates wishing to visit the department are most welcome and can contact me on 020 8748 6969 ext 185 or email .
Petros Samano
Curriculum Area Leader