Founded in 1970 as a comprehensive, co-educational school, Tomlinscote School & Sixth Form College in Frimley in Surrey has around 1600 pupils.
As a designated Language College Tomlinscote School considers modern languages a basis for pupils’ carreer chances and aims to offer as wide a choice of languages as possible.
We were delighted to learn that German is offered as a first foreign language and that all students are expected to take at least one foreign language to GCSE examination.
The German Department at Tomlinscote School is currently working at increasing the take-up of German. To ensure that pupils receive an authentic impression of German-speaking countries the schools has joined into partnerships with the Robert Bosch Gynasium in Wedlingen, the Burgschule in Köngen and the Maria-Stern-Gymnasium in Augsburg.
An intensive and constantly developing exchange programme profits in particular pupils in Key Stages 3 and 5. Those in KS 5 are offered the option to do a one-week work experience in Germany.
The German Department also supports early language learning and works closely with primary schools on developing German teaching at primary level.
Tomlinscote School already has some experience in Content and Language Integrated Learning Projects (CLIP). As a member of the “Schools, Partners for the Future” project the school hopes to play a part in further developing cross-curricular teaching in the UK.
