Key Stage 3

Year 8	Year 9
Greetings, Name, age, birthday Alphabet & Numbers Classroom, school, subjects, teachers, opinions Times, days, months Colours & adjectives Family members, describing people – physical, skin, hair, eyes & animals House, bedroom, town, country, nationality Leisure time activity & sport Relevant grammar eg “the/a/some”, present tense verbs, adjective formation, possessives Film study - Carlitos	Review of personal information and leisure activities Simple future tense TV & cinema and going out with friends Complex verb structures, comparatives & superlatives Past tense Transport & holidays GCSE style speaking tests Food & restaurant Clothes Body & health Film study – Voces Inocentes

 

Key Stage 3 assessment

• At the end of each unit, the students are formally assessed in 2 or more skills (listening, reading, writing, translation, speaking)

 

Key Stage 4

AQA GCSE Spanish 8698

Year 10	Year 11
Family and social relationships Technology in society Food & Leisure Spanish culture & events Home, region and environment Relevant grammar eg present tense, present continuous, preterite, imperfect, perfect, immediate future, simple future and conditional verbs, adjective formation, possessives	Health & well-being Social issues Global matters Holidays & tourism Work, school & future study

 

Key Stage 4 assessment

• At the end of each unit, the students are formally assessed in 2 or more skills (listening, reading, writing, translation, speaking)
• During the mock exams in June of Year 10 and November of Year 11, students are assessed in all skills

 

Key Stage 5

AQA Spanish 7692

Year 12	Year 13
Aspects of Hispanic Society: Modern and traditional values   Cyberspace    Equal Rights    Artistic Culture in the Hispanic World: Modern day idols    Spanish regional identity  Cultural heritage     Film - Volver	Multiculturalism in Hispanic Society Immigration, racism and integration. Aspects of Political Life in the Hispanic World Today’s youth, monarchies and dictatorships and social movements. Play – La Casa de Bernarda Alba

 

Key Stage 5 assessment

• In Year 12, the students are assessed using the class tests in February and the UCAS prediction exams in June in all skills (speaking is only assessed in June)
• In Year 13, the students are assessed during the mock exams in January in all skills (speaking takes place later in March)
• Furthermore, the students are regularly assessed in class in vocabulary and grammar.
• Essays are regularly set.

 

Curriculum enrichment outside of the classroom

• Lunchtime support sessions
• Film club
• Celebration of European Day for languages
• Language study trips to Spain
• Use of languages assistants in all three languages
• Day trips to the BFI and Goethe Institute
• Language plays in school
• Opportunity for students to purchase language magazines