About Us

A small group of teachers representing Darlington’s primary and secondary schools are collaborating to look at transition in MFL from KS2 to KS3. Research shows that lack of effective transition practices in MFL can affect engagement with languages in KS3. The group is looking at children’s attitudes to learning languages and ways to build cultural capital as well as engage and enthuse children with language learning. The group seeks to strengthen transition in MFL for Y6 and Y7 pupils. With these aims in mind, a new website, Darlingo, has been created to house resources and share links and good practice between Darlington schools and further afield. The group has produced a set of high-quality lessons aimed at building cultural capital and enthusiasm for language learning. These lessons come with comprehensive teaching notes and can be easily delivered by the non-specialist teacher.