At BSCD, language development is more than learning different languages. While the school setting is designed for English immersion, families are strongly encouraged to reinforce their first language(s) at home, as first language development is essential to the development of any additional language.
With pupils and staff stemming from a wide range of cultural backgrounds, the resulting language environment is uniquely intricate. At the BSCD, most pupils are EAL learners and because of that our approach has a strong emphasis on creating an inclusive learning environment where lessons are adapted to the needs of our pupils and teachers which have the opportunity to work with pupils in small groups daily; assessing their needs and providing targeted groups with the tools they need to succeed. We create an inclusive and supportive environment where children can continue to grow their language abilities at their own pace. We believe that the more children know about the world around them, the better their opportunities will be when they grow up. Introducing the children to the culture of all the taught and spoken languages at the school and also learning its culture will help them to better understand and use that language.
Ample opportunities are given throughout the timetable for language acquisition to occur naturally and inquiry based/interest based learning is supported through the use of Enhanced Provision (COOL Time – Choose Our Our Learning Time, etc). This approach not only supports their immediate language development but also nurtures their confidence, independence and resilience as learners.
While we immerse our children from the beginning in the English language, we strive to provide a multicultural and multilingual education to young learners from 4 months. We have been doing so since 2008 and we are starting to see very progressive and positive results. Our way focuses on the continuous strengthening and consolidation of children's linguistic and communicative skills.
This approach goes hand in hand with our school values and our aim to provide an environment of equality, diversity, and inclusion, by offering multiple accents and different points of view and reinforces our commitment to individual attention for each child.
As a British school, we follow an entirely English language curriculum, and English is the vehicular language for communication inside the classroom. In coherence with the standards for learning and development published in the statutory framework and curriculum we foster the learning of all areas of the English language in a stimulating and meaningful language and literature environment.
Taking into account the language background of our pupils, the BSCD attends to the needs of our English as an Additional Language (EAL) population, looking very closely at the quality and quantity of the language input they receive, and how the development of their language production is guided. Class teachers plan ahead for foreseeable misconceptions, create specialised resources, and language-specific differentiation within the classroom is promoted and include one-to-one support in the classroom during all other subjects.
In Primary and Secondary, pupils will continue to develop English as a vehicular language, and study our two local languages (Spanish and Catalan), as well as one foreign language (German).
Catalan and Spanish are introduced in Year 1 and it is compulsory for all pupils to attend these subjects up to Year 11. By Year 11 our pupils are ready for their ESO diploma validation, which includes Spanish and Catalan Curriculum requirements.
Spanish as a Foreign Language is also offered for (I)GCSEs.
We offer German as a foreign language starting in Primary Year 5. We prepare pupils for the Common European Reference Framework Exams which they take at Goethe Institut.
German as a Foreign Language is also offered for (I)GCSEs.
The class teacher and the Language Coordinator will determine which language programmes and support sessions are best suited for each pupil at the beginning of the school year, after a baseline assessment. Progress will be continually assessed to make the pertinent modifications throughout the year. Evidence of this progression will be recorded in the Individual Language Learning Plan (ILLP) of those pupils that require it. ILLPs will be communicated to all language practitioners involved in the pupil's education at school, and to the pupil's family.
At BSCD, language development is more than learning different languages. While the school setting is designed for English immersion, families are strongly encouraged to reinforce their first language(s) at home, as first language development is essential to the development of any additional language.
With pupils and staff stemming from a wide range of cultural backgrounds, the resulting language environment is uniquely intricate. At the BSCD, most pupils are EAL learners and because of that our approach has a strong emphasis on creating an inclusive learning environment where lessons are adapted to the needs of our pupils and teachers which have the opportunity to work with pupils in small groups daily; assessing their needs and providing targeted groups with the tools they need to succeed. We create an inclusive and supportive environment where children can continue to grow their language abilities at their own pace. We believe that the more children know about the world around them, the better their opportunities will be when they grow up. Introducing the children to the culture of all the taught and spoken languages at the school and also learning its culture will help them to better understand and use that language.
Ample opportunities are given throughout the timetable for language acquisition to occur naturally and inquiry based/interest based learning is supported through the use of Enhanced Provision (COOL Time - Choose Our Our Learning Time, etc). This approach not only supports their immediate language development but also nurtures their confidence, independence and resilience as learners.
While we immerse our children from the beginning in the English language, we strive to provide a multicultural and multilingual education to young learners from 4 months. We have been doing so since 2008 and we are starting to see very progressive and positive results. Our way focuses on the continuous strengthening and consolidation of children's linguistic and communicative skills.
This approach goes hand in hand with our school values and our aim to provide an environment of equality, diversity, and inclusion, by offering multiple accents and different points of view and reinforces our commitment to individual attention for each child.
As a British school, we follow an entirely English language curriculum, and English is the vehicular language for communication inside the classroom. In coherence with the standards for learning and development published in the statutory framework and curriculum we foster the learning of all areas of the English language in a stimulating and meaningful language and literature environment.
Taking into account the language background of our pupils, the BSCD attends to the needs of our English as an Additional Language (EAL) population, looking very closely at the quality and quantity of the language input they receive, and how the development of their language production is guided. Class teachers plan ahead for foreseeable misconceptions, create specialised resources, and language-specific differentiation within the classroom is promoted and include one-to-one support in the classroom during all other subjects.
In Primary and Secondary, pupils will continue to develop English as a vehicular language, and study our two local languages (Spanish and Catalan), as well as one foreign language (German).
Catalan and Spanish are introduced in Year 1 and it is compulsory for all pupils to attend these subjects up to Year 11. By Year 11 our pupils are ready for their ESO diploma validation, which includes Spanish and Catalan Curriculum requirements.
Spanish as a Foreign Language is also offered for (I)GCSEs.
We offer German as a foreign language starting in Primary Year 5. We prepare pupils for the Common European Reference Framework Exams which they take at Goethe Institut.
German as a Foreign Language is also offered for (I)GCSEs.
The class teacher and the Language Coordinator will determine which language programmes and support sessions are best suited for each pupil at the beginning of the school year, after a baseline assessment. Progress will be continually assessed to make the pertinent modifications throughout the year. Evidence of this progression will be recorded in the Individual Language Learning Plan (ILLP) of those pupils that require it. ILLPs will be communicated to all language practitioners involved in the pupil's education at school, and to the pupil's family.
