A Specialist Language College “The school has established an ethos in which students from a wide variety of backgrounds learn to appreciate and value their own and each other’s cultures.” Ofsted
Language study is a major part of life at Westwood. In addition to French, German, Spanish and Japanese, students can opt to learn other languages such as Arabic, Greek and Urdu. Some students take language A-levels early with excellent results. Our outstanding facilities include two multimedia language centres. Westwood is a lead training school in the use of ICT for the teaching of Modern Foreign Languages. We provide exciting out-of-hours activities and work closely with partner schools throughout the world. We have a busy schedule of international projects, overseas cultural visits and exchanges. Westwood also plays an important role in language education in the community, running evening courses in European and other languages such as Urdu and Arabic for parents and local residents. Language study at Westwood does not end with grammar and vocabulary. Students apply their knowledge to other subjects and leave our school keen to discover more about other cultures and societies.
Florence trip 2008