Community language

Turkish

Curriculum model

Years 3/4/5/6
French teaching (30 mins per week)

Year 5
Turkish teaching (additional 30 mins per week)

Teacher model

Bilingual Teaching Assistant; Local Authority training and monitoring; class teacher participation; class teacher leads every other lesson supported by Turkish-speaking children.

Learner profile

Approx. 20% Turkish home language.

Link to KS2 Framework

Turkish Scheme of Work with Framework references; access to National Curriculum Level 4 by end of Year 6 (French).

Post-KS2 opportunities

Data shared with secondary schools; Turkish in curriculum in 4 schools; GCSE/AS/A Level entries; opportunities with supplementary sector.

Other key features

Turkish breakfast club and after-school classes for Turkish-speaking children; LA-organised teacher study visits to Turkey; twinning with town in Turkey; partner school in Turkey; whole school ethos celebrating multilingualism.

More information

Full case study

Article, Community Languages Bulletin No 23, p4 (pdf)

Article, Community Languages Bulletin No 24, p13 (pdf)

Enfield MFL Portal: Primary languages

British Council Comenius programmes

Video clips of teaching and learning, Our Languages website

Contact

Bernadette Clinton, Enfield Local Authority
bernadette.clinton@enfieldpdc.org.uk