Modern Languages

Our Modern Languages Department promotes the study of foreign languages within our school community and supports and challenges our students to make strong progress in this subject area. We provide courses which are engaging, relevant and rewarding so that our students become resourceful, resilient, independent learners.

As a school and community we have a responsibility to prepare all our students for the global future which awaits them, and what better way to get them ready for this exciting future than by arming them with the skills that a foreign language offers?

21st Century learners must be resourceful and resilient. They must demonstrate a willingness to work independently and persevere when faced with challenges. It is through learning a modern language that we aim to embed these skills in our students. In every year group, we are developing courses which embrace new and compelling subject matter, whilst at the same time building students’ linguistic competence, promoting positivity and boosting self-confidence. We do this by the careful planning and delivery of lessons, and a flexible forward-looking curriculum.

The majority of our students study Spanish however we have recently introduced French to the MFL curriculum. Both Spanish and French are world languages which increasingly find themselves into nearly all aspects of our daily life and will undoubtedly play a part in some way in all our student’s global futures. They are languages of business, the internet and of travel.

Courses in Languages

Key Stage 4

GCSE Spanish(Eduqas)

Identity and Culture

Local, National, International and Global areas of interest

Current and future study and employment

Youth Culture

- Self and Relationships

- Technology and Social Media

Lifestyle

- Health and Fitness

- Entertainment and Leisure

Customs and Traditions

- Food and Drink

- Festivals and Celebrations

Home and Locality

- Local areas on interest

- Transport

Spain and Spanish-speaking countries

- Local and Regional features and characteristics

- Holidays and Tourism

Global Sustainability

- Environment

- Social Issues

Current Study

- School/College Life

- School/College Studies

World of Work

- Work experience and part-time jobs

- Skills and personal qualities

Jobs and Future Plans

- Applying for work/study

- Career plans

Skills

Foundation and Higher Tiers

Listening 25%

Reading 25%

Writing 25%

Speaking 25%

Translations

Role Play

Picture Based Task

Conversation

Key Stage 3 - Curriculum Breakdown

All students from entry into Year 7 will study Spanish. During their learning journey at KS3, we prepare their foundation for success at GCSE level, and eventually A-Level.

KS3 Curriculum – Year 7

Half Term	Topic	Learning Outcomes	Assessment
Autumn 1	Bienvenidos	To learn greetings and basic information about ourselves and family	Listening, Reading and Writing
Autumn 2	Mi familia y yo	To learn about the members of the family and how to describe people physically and personality-wise	Listening, Reading and Writing

Spring 1	Mi rutina diaria	To learn how to tell the time and talk about daily routines	Listening, Reading and Writing
Spring 2	Mis pasatiempos	To learn about a range of activities we do during our free time	Listening, Reading and Writing

Summer 1	Las vacaciones	To learn different kinds of weather phrases and what to do while on holiday.	Listening, Reading and Writing
Summer 2	El turismo y la cultura	To learn about different Spanish-speaking countries and their cultures.	Listening, Reading and Writing

KS3 Curriculum – Year 8

Half Term	Topic	Learning Outcomes	Assessment
Autumn 1	La tecnologia	To learn about the advantages and disadvantages of social media and technology and compare devices and social networks.	Listening, Reading and Writing
Autumn 2	Mis relaciones personales	To learn about family members, describe them physically and personality-wise, and talk about positive and negative relationships	Listening, Reading and Writing

Spring 1	Una vida saludable	To learn different foods and drinks as well as how to sustain a healthy lifestyle.	Listening, Reading and Writing
Spring 2	Mi casa	To learn how to describe one’s home and where they live.	Listening, Reading and Writing

Summer 1	Mi area local	To learn about places and activities in town as well as how to give directions and compare the city and the countryside.	Listening, Reading and Writing
Summer 2	Mi vida en el instituto	To learn about different topics related to school (Subjects, teachers, facilities, rules, extracurriculars...)	Listening, Reading and Writing

Key Stage 4 - Curriculum Breakdown

Students follow the Eduqas course in Spanish. Students will develop their skills in the four areas of: listening; reading; speaking and writing. Our students receive detailed and regular feedback from their teachers, helping them target certain areas of need.

KS4 Curriculum following Eduqas Spanish GCSE - Year 9

Half Term	Topic	Learning Outcomes	Assessment
Autumn 1	La televisión y el cine	To learn how to give opinions about different TV programs/films and compare them.	Listening, Reading and Writing
Autumn 2	Las celebraciones hispánicas	To learn about Hispanic culture and different festivals celebrated in Spain and Latin American countries.	Listening, Reading and Writing

Spring 1	Un estilo de vida saludable	To learn different foods and drinks as well as how to sustain a healthy lifestyle and what to avoid.	Listening, Reading and Writing
Spring 2	Las vacaciones	To learn different holiday destinations and activities as well as to talk about past and future holidays.	Listening, Reading and Writing

Summer 1	El medio ambiente	To learn about different environmental issues and what we should do to help the environment.	Listening, Reading and Writing
Summer 2	Saliendo de compras	To learn how to talk about clothes and school uniform, buying clothes in Spanish.	Listening, Reading and Writing

KS4 Curriculum following Eduqas Spanish GCSE - Year 10

Half Term	Topic	Learning Outcomes	Assessment
Autumn 1	Mis relaciones interpersonales	To learn about role models, ideal characteristics to have in personalities, partnerships, and future plans.	Listening, Reading and Writing
Autumn 2	Mi vida en el insti 2	To learn different topics related to school (Subjects, teachers, facilities, rules, extracurriculars...) as well as school in the past and ideal schools.	Listening, Reading and Writing

Spring 1	Mis aspiraciones futuras	To learn how to discuss work experience, jobs, skills and personal qualities, part-time work, and career plans.	Listening, Reading and Writing
Spring 2	Cultura hispánica 2	To learn about Hispanic culture and different festivals celebrated in Spain and Latin American countries.	Listening, Reading and Writing

Summer 1	Mi área local 2	To learn how to describe one’s home and where they live, as well as places and activities in town in the present and past. Describing one’s ideal town.	Writing
Summer 2	Los problemas sociales y del medio ambiente	To learn about different environmental issues and what we should do to help the environment.	Listening, Reading Speaking and Writing

KS4 Curriculum following Eduqas Spanish GCSE - Year 11

Half Term	Topic	Learning Outcomes	Assessment
Autumn 1	La tecnología y las redes sociales	To learn how/how often we use technology, and the advantages and disadvantages of social media and technology.	Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing
Autumn 2	El mundo laboral	To learn how to discuss work experience, jobs, skills and personal qualities, part-time work, and career plans.	Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing

Spring 1	Los problemas del medio ambiente	To learn about how to help the planet and what we can do to ensure we have a cleaner environment, things to avoid doing and ways of improving in the future.	Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing
Spring 2	GCSE revision for speaking and writing	To practice the three components of the speaking exam; Role play, picture description, and conversation. To ensure students understand what is expected of them in their exams, and to revise language and tenses	Speaking and Writing

Summer 1	GCSE speaking exam and tenses revision (all 9 tenses)	Past papers, vocab revision and recall, verbs and tenses.	Exam Papers
Summer 2	GCSE Exams