School is now closed for an extended period. If you need emergency food over the weekend please click here. If you are a student in need of additional mental health support, please click here, to access numerous helplines. If a crime has been committed call the police on 101, or if there is an emergency taking place call 999. we look forward to welcoming back all our students on Tuesday 22nd April at 8.00am in full school uniform and with school equipment in a school bag.
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.
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.
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.
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.
| 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 |