At Our Lady & St Philomena's, Spanish was selected as it is the most widely spoken language internationally after English, is the language most likely to be used by our children (many of whom holiday in Spanish speaking countries) and offers continual progression into KS3.

Learning a foreign language is a necessary part of being a member of a multi-cultural society and provides an opening to other cultures. Our school is diverse in culture and language. At Our Lady & St Philomena's Catholic  Primary School, it is our intent to provide a high-quality languages education, which fosters children’s curiosity and deepens their understanding of the world.

At Our Lady & St Philomena's Catholic Primary School we are at the start of our journey using the Kapow scheme of work. 

‘Learning a foreign language is a liberation from insularity and provides an opening to other cultures. A high quality languages education should foster pupils’ curiosity and deepen their understanding of the world.’

DFE, National Curriculum