Our Spanish curriculum is designed to immerse students in the vibrant language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world, fostering both linguistic proficiency and cultural understanding. Through engaging lessons, interactive activities, and real-world applications, students will develop their skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

The curriculum emphasises communicative competence, encouraging students to express themselves confidently in diverse situations. Cultural studies are integrated throughout, offering insights into the traditions, history, and perspectives of Spanish-speaking countries. By the end of the course, students will be equipped with not only the language skills but also a deeper appreciation for the global community.

The intent and purpose of a Spanish curriculum, like any language curriculum, is to provide a structured framework for learning the Spanish language and understanding its associated cultures. Its goals often reflect linguistic, cognitive and cultural development.

We want to instill a love for learning languages and an openness to further linguistic and cultural exploration beyond the classroom setting. In essence, our Spanish curriculum is designed not only to teach a language but also to open doors to cultural understanding, cognitive skills and practical applications that benefit learners in a globalised world.

By sequencing foreign language learning carefully, teachers can create a logical, engaging and supportive path for students to achieve fluency, ensuring each step builds on the previous one while keeping learners motivated and confident. Our Spanish curriculum works through key grammar points and vocabulary and we revisit and recall previous learning so that pupils have a sound base knowledge.

In our Spanish lessons pupils will complete recall activities and be challenged to think. We encourage students to problem solve and take risks and be creative with language. We develop all 4 skills and lessons will often contain a mix of all. Teachers model the behaviours of an excellent linguist and encourage pupils to develop these behaviours.

Students are assessed through formative strategies like quizzes and targeted questioning. Students are encouraged to self assess through use of model answers. Students are also assessed through summative assessments, like extended writing tasks, each half term and given the opportunity to act on feedback.

In Key Stage 3 pupils are set weekly homework using a variety of types of task on Active Learn. Students can track progress and can retry any tasks they find difficult. There are also regular vocabulary recall activities in class. Students in Key Stage 4 are set homework through Kerboodle. Key Stage3 pupils also have the opportunity to attend Languages Club, in extra-curricular activities.

Spanish can lead on to A-Level and degree level study. Mastering a foreign language not only enhances communication but also fosters cultural sensitivity, problem-solving and adaptability, which are valuable in nearly all professions; for example, international business, translation and interpreting, tourism and hospitality, education, diplomacy and international relations.