Course Outline and Structure – Key Stage 4 – GCSE Spanish
Our curriculum in year 10 and year 11 follows the AQA GCSE specification. We encourage all of our students to continue studying a Modern Foreign Language at GCSE level. Teachers deliver a rich curriculum that stretches and challenges students of all abilities and backgrounds. In class, we use a range of teaching techniques and materials to keep our students engaged with grammar concepts and new vocabulary in literary texts.
In addition, teachers deploy a range of activities to develop the students’ proficiency in listening, reading and writing as well as to perfect their speaking skills through the teaching of pronunciation and intonation. Teachers are constantly given high quality, detailed feedback on how they can improve both lessons and written work.
All lessons include an element of retrieval practise to enable learners to re-activate prior learning which develops long-term language acquisition.
Content at KS4
The specification covers three distinct themes. These themes apply to all four question papers. Students are expected to understand and provide information and opinions about these themes relating to their own experiences and those of other people, including people in countries/ communities where Spanish is spoken.
Assessment Structure
At GCSE level you will be assessed at the end of the course in the four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. All set and marked by AQA.
Post 16 Progression
Successful completion in GCSE French or Spanish will allow you to have a range of options if you wish to progress to A Level but you are required to have a minimum of grade 4 at GCSE. With GCSE Spanish you can continue to do A-Level Spanish. We believe French or Spanish is the language that will give you the most choices later in your studies or your career.
What can you do with a language at GCSE
Employees often look for people with language skills. Courses connected with travel and tourism, leisure, marketing, and business are particularly highly rated. If you want to carry on with French or another language you will have to do GCSE first. GCSE in a language is an important qualification for many careers. We have a national shortage of people who can offer a foreign language. Learn one while you can.
For more details please see Ms Piraino