Community language

Somali

Curriculum model

Year 3
Somali teaching (30 mins per week)

Year 4
Spanish teaching (30 mins per week)

Year 5/6
French teaching (30 mins per week)

Teacher model

Bilingual Teaching Assistant; Local Authority training and monitoring; class teacher participation; complementary school partnership language support

Learner profile

90% - EAL

40% - Somali background
15% - mainly Arab background
4% - White British background
41% - other ethnic origins

88% - Muslim background

30% - classified as 'Vulnerable Children'

Link to KS2 Framework

Somali Year 3 lesson plans, aligned to Framework objectives and based on Asset Languages resources leading up to Languages Ladder ‘Breakthrough’ level (approximately equivalent to National Curriculum levels 1-3); access to National Curriculum Level 4 by end of Year 6 (French).

Post-KS2 opportunities

Partnership with complementary school involving secondary schools; data sharing with secondary schools; partnership with SLC (French teaching)

Other key features

Our Languages partnership; whole school ethos celebrating multilingualism and intercultural understanding; community cohesion; community and parental involvement; family learning programme; international partnerships; partner school in Sheffield.

More information

Full case study

Springfield Primary School, Our Languages profile

Somali lesson plans and resources, Our Languages

Year 3 'laps up' Somali lessons, TES 23 January 2009

Somali Community and Cultural School, Our Languages profile

Article - Community Languages Bulletin No 25, pg 6-7 (pdf)

Contact

Beth Stevenson, Head Teacher, Springfield Primary