Spanish equips pupils to celebrate differences through the study of culture and traditions alongside developing lifelong transferable, key skills to become confident, fluent and eloquent individuals.
Our Spanish curriculum is designed around the three key pillars of knowledge: vocab, grammar and phonics which are developed through the four key skill areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Pupils learn to speak confidently about themselves and their interests, while learning how to use the three tenses. Culture is taught throughout, as students engage in cultural discussions, allowing them to explore similarities and differences of new and different cultures.
Enrichment
Trips to Spain are offered to students to support their linguistic competency and cultural experiences. Extra curriculum clubs are offered on a half termly basis, with the aim to develop students cultural understanding further.
Assessment
Assessments are carefully mapped to ensure pupils are not continually being assessed and so there is balance between assessment of all skills areas. These short assessments take place at the end of each topic.
KS4 Specification
Careers
Reference to careers are made throughout the Spanish curriculum, particularly during the ‘work’ topic, where pupils get top learn about key jobs, explore characteristics required for jobs and discuss their future aspirations. This topic is also further developed at KS4.
Curriculum Overview
| Year | Cycle 1 | Cycle 2 | Cycle 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | My life: Introducing myself, what type of person am I, learning numbers, talking about brothers and sisters, saying when my birthday is, learning about pets and learning colours | My free time: Saying what I like to do, saying what I do in my spare time, learning about the weather, saying what I do according to the weather and saying what sports I do | Mi Insti: Learning about school subjects, giving opinions about school subjects, describing what’s in my school, giving opinions about what’s in my school, talking about what I do at breaktime |