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Welcome to Modern Languages

The Languages faculty at Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School is committed to providing a high quality teaching and learning experience.

The last Ofsted inspection in September 2006 made the following comments:-

“Attainment at Key Stages 3 and 4 in 2005 was well above average and students make good progress throughout the school in both French and German. Boys and girls achieve equally well.”

“Students’ attitudes to language learning are very positive. They respond enthusiastically in lessons and behaviour is excellent.”

“Teaching and learning in Modern Languages are good overall, with some outstanding features. ICT is used with increasing skill to engage students and they have many opportunities to develop their ICT skills through modern languages. Relationships are a strength. Teachers and students know each other very well and lessons are characterized by a sense of fun and purpose. Planning is very well matched to students’ needs.”

“Students enjoy Modern Languages and there is good take-up of both French and German in Key Stages 4 and 5.”

“The deployment of a specialist Higher Level Teaching Assistant to teach languages to vulnerable Year 7 students, prior to them entering mainstream languages classes, is an outstanding and inclusive feature.”

“The department has Modern Languages assistants in both French and German who work with students throughout the school. Provision for gifted and talented is good.”

“The leadership and management of Modern Languages are good at all levels with some outstanding features. Specialist support and administrative assistants in modern languages are an outstanding feature.”

“Currently 60% of students choose to study at least one modern language at Key Stage 4 and the proportion is rising yearly.”