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Year 7 Autumn 17 weeks

Autumn 27 weeks

Spring 16 weeks

Spring 26 weeks

Summer 15 weeks

Summer 27 weeks

Curriculum Content

Composite 1 - Getting to know the basics and introducing yourself and your classroom environment (Identity and Culture)

Components:Component 1: Greetings and phonics Component 2: Giving introductionsComponent 3: Numbers and ageComponent 4: BirthdaysComponent 5: Hispanic countries Component 6: In my bagComponent 7: ColoursComponent 8: In the classroomComponent 9: PetsComponent 10: Developing writing skills with Qu.A.C.O Component 11: Describing petsComponent 12: Introducing familyComponent 13: Día de los muertosComponent 14: Developing translation skills

Composite 2 - Giving descriptions of self and introducing your family (Identity and Culture)

Components:Component 1: Family membersComponent 2: Using the third person Component 3: Hair and eyesComponent 4: Physical appearance with adjectivesComponent 5: Developing writing skills with Qu.A.C.OComponent 6: ClothesComponent 7: Describing clothes with coloursComponent 8: PersonalityComponent 9: Describing others’ personalitiesComponent 10: Developing translation skills Component 11: RelationshipsComponent 12: Nationality

Composite 3 - Describing my school and school life (School)

Components:Component 1: school subjectsComponent 2: giving opinions on school subjectsComponent 3: Telling the timeComponent 4: Timetable and school dayComponent 5: Developing writing skills with Qu.A.C.OComponent 6: Describing teachersComponent 7: TransportComponent 8: Lunch time activitiesComponent 9: School facilitiesComponent 10: My ideal schoolComponent 11: Developing translation skillsComponent 12: School in Hispanic countries

Composite 3 -Describing my school and school life (continued)

Composite 4- Giving information about my hobbies and how often I take part in activities (Identity and Culture)

Components:Component 1: sportsComponent 2: giving opinions on sportsComponent 3: hobbiesComponent 4: hobbies and time phrasesComponent 5: Developing writing skills with Qu.A.C.OComponent 6: Present tense regular verb conjugationComponent 7: Present tense verb regular verb conjugation in listening and reading contextsComponent 8: The weatherComponent 9: Si clausesComponent 10: The future tenseComponent 11: Developing translation skillsComponent 12: My favourite things

Composite 4- Giving information about my hobbies (Identity and Culture, continued)

Composite 5 - Where I live, describing my home and local area (Local area, holiday and travel)

Components:Component 1: homes and locations for homesComponent 2: describing homesComponent 3: rooms in the houseComponent 4: what I do in the rooms of my houseComponent 5: Developing writing skills with Qu.A.C.OComponent 6: furnitureComponent 7: my dream houseComponent 8: places in townComponent 9: what I do when I go out in townComponent 10: What I am going to do next weekendComponent 11: What I am doing to do next weekend listening and reading focusComponent 12: Developing translation skills

Composite 5- Describing where I live (Local area, holiday and travel, continued)

Prior knowledge and skills (from previous year /key stage)

Potential coverage of the basics in pronunciation and instructions based on primary schemes.

Use of the verb “tengo” and “hay” to form full sentences.Adjectival agreement to describe people, seen with items.

Recap of numbers to be able to tell the time. Use of adjectives to describe teachers and school subjects. Conditional tense “Me gustaría + verb”.

Developing a range of opinions.Recap use of adjectives and adjectival agreement.Use of the conditional tense in the context of school and hobbies.

Developing a range of opinions.Recap use of adjectives and adjectival agreementPresent tense consolidation.Conditional tense consolidationRecap of activities.

Developing a range of opinions.Recap use of adjectives and adjectival agreement. Present tense consolidation.Conditional tense consolidationRecap of activities seen in unit 4.

Assessment Objectives

To assess understanding of key basic items of vocabulary and develop learner’s confidence in spoken Spanish

Reception and production skills- Writing assessment- translation and production of answers to key questions

Vocabulary checks and understanding of key sentence structures.

Developing examination skills and revision techniques


Whole school End of Year assessment- Consideration of all skills.

Spanish / Year 7/ 2020-2021

Vocabulary / Key Subject Terminology

See KO/ SFL Vocabulary plansPhonics, 1st / 2nd/ 3rd person, nouns, adjectives

Verbs and verb conjugationAdjectives and adjectival agreement

The conditional tense, time and giving other people’s opinions

The present tense, development of the use of time, connectives and sequencers.

Use of the conditional tense and imperfect tense as a lexical item. Use of the 3rd person and “se puede”.

Assessment 1AO3 Reading and AO2 Speaking (classroom)

Whole school assessment Year 7 w/c _______AO1 Listening and AO4- Writing

Formative assessment in classrooms

Whole school assessment Year 7 w/c _______AO3 Reading and AO2 Speaking

Formative assessment in classrooms

Whole school assessment Year 7 w/c _______All skills, tbc

Assessment 2Weekly vocab tests to check ongoing learning and use of the KO

Weekly vocab tests to check ongoing learning and use of the KO





Cross Curricular Links with other Faculties

The European Day of Languages –26th September.All departments are invited to contribute by planning a link e.g. bell task linked to Spain/ another European country.

English grammar will be taught twice a week throughout the Year 7 course which will link in with the Spanish study of grammar. References will be made to the English and Spanish book covers for terminology.

Maths curriculum – numeracy tasks are included in lessons where pupils work with numbers 1-100 (simple addition, subtraction, multiplication etc.).

PSHE & British Values: Pupils are given a brief overview of the history of the colonisation of America by Spain and their role in slavery in Latin American countries. Links to British role in slavery.

History – pupils study the Trans-Atlantic slave trade in year 8 autumn 2, which is clearly linked to Spain’s role in the colonisation of South American countries.

PSHE programme will link in with developing a sense of personal identify in terms of students embarking on their KS3 education. A range of adjectives linked to the conditional tense to describe the ideal student.


PSHE & British Values: mutual respect and different types of families / relationships (LGBT+).

International Mother Tongue Language Day- Thursday 21st Feb. All departments to be invited to contribute by planning a link e.g. bell task linked to Spain/ another country. The PSHE programme will support the study of different cultures.

Media. Explore the use of Spanish in the wider world- education in Spain.

English grammar will be taught twice a week throughout the Year 7 course which will link in with the Spanish study of grammar.

In maths, telling the time appears on the curriculum in Year 7 Autumn 1 - Composite: Number & Algebra - Component 1: All four operations & Component 4: Decimals.

PSHE & British Values: individual liberty – pupils look at school in other Hispanic countries and can compare with the British education system (All British citizens have a right to a good education, which is not the case in poorer Latin American countries such as El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala etc.).


PE- Skill related fitness in Spring 2. - links made to Spanish cultural sports for example Salsa and pelota basca.

In geography, pupils study different weather types in year 9 composite 2.



Knowledge Organiser content

Vocab- Identity and CultureIntroductions

Vocab- Identity and CultureKey Qu.A.C.O features for developing written work

Vocab- SchoolKey Qu.A.C.O features for developing written work

Vocab- Identity and Culture- hobbiesKey Qu.A.C.O features for developing written work

Vocab- Identity and Culture- hobbiesKey Qu.A.C.O features for developing written work

Vocab- Local area, Holiday and travelKey Qu.A.C.O features for developing written work

Extra-Curricular Offer

Language themed activities during the week of the

European Day of Languages.

Day of the Dead celebrations- film night, skull decorations.

Great Spanish Bake Off event.

Spanish Christmas film

Spanish Club formed to enter “Linguafest”, Oldham schools competition to perform an MFL based act.

Spanish Club -“Linguafest” preparation, Oldham schools competition to perform an MFL based act. Spanish games club.

Spanish film night Spanish trip abroad


Autumn 27 weeks

Spring 16 weeks

Spring 26 weeks

Summer 15 weeks

Summer 27 weeks

Curriculum Content

Composite 1 - Self and family (Identity and Culture)

Components:Component 1: Introducing self and othersComponent 2: Describing the appearance of self and othersComponent 3: Family and activities you do togetherComponent 4: Developing writing skills with Qu.A.C.OComponent 5: Relationships Component 6: Relationships speaking and listening focusComponent 7: Daily routineComponent 8: Daily routine speaking and listening focusComponent 9: Telling the timeComponent 10: Developing translation skillsComponent 11: Helping in the homeComponent 12: Helping in the home speaking and listening focusComponent 13: Future tenseComponent 14: preparing for speaking assessment

Composite 2 - Holiday (Local area, Holiday and travel)

Components:Component 1: Holiday destinations Component 2: Travel and transportComponent 3: Types of accommodationComponent 4: Describing accommodation with adjectivesComponent 5: Developing writing skills with Qu.A.C.OComponent 6: Making a hotel reservationComponent 7: places of interest in BarcelonaComponent 8: Holiday activitiesComponent 9: WeatherComponent 10: An ideal holidayComponent 11: Developing translation skillsComponent 12: Future holiday plans

Composite 3- Media and technology (Identity and Culture)

Components:Component 1: TV programmes Component 2: ‘teleadicto’Component 3: filmsComponent 4: Describing a future trip to the cinemaComponent 5: Developing writing skills with Qu.A.C.OComponent 6: Giving opinions on booksComponent 7: Giving opinions on Spanish musicComponent 8: What you use your phone for/ technologyComponent 9: ¿Qué hiciste ayer?Component 10: Using the present and past tenses togetherComponent 11: Developing translation skillsComponent 12: Making plans to meet up

Composite 3- Media and technology (Identity and Culture, continued)

Composite 4- Out and about (Identity and Culture)

Components:Component 1: places in your town / city Component 2: giving opinions on where you live – example of CórdobaComponent 3: shopping / different types of shopsComponent 4: shopping / prices and buyingComponent 5: ClothesComponent 6: Developing writing skills with Qu.A.C.OComponent 7: Making plans to go shopping for clothesComponent 8: Making plans in town using times and locationsComponent 9: Understanding information about the townComponent 10: Giving directionsComponent 11: Consolidation of all 3 tenses: past, present, futureComponent 12: Developing translation skills

Composite 4- Out and about (Identity and Culture, continued)

Composite 5- Food and drink (Identity and Culture)

Components:Component 1: food Component 2: giving opinions on foodComponent 3: meal timesComponent 4: fruit and vegetables / healthy foodComponent 5: Developing writing skills with Qu.A.C.OComponent 6: Spanish foodComponent 7: In the restaurant – understanding conversationsComponent 8: In the restaurant – having conversationsComponent 9: In the marketComponent 10: Food in different countries / Mexican fiestaComponent 11: Consolidation of all 3 tensesComponent 12: Developing translation skills

Composite 5- Food and drink (Identity and Culture, continued)


Personal introductions and a range of questions and answers linked to self. Present tense recap.

Use of adjectives and adjectival agreement, seen throughout the course of study. Reflexive verbs, as seen in unit 1. Vocabulary for weather and activities recapped from Year 7 unit 4.

A range of opinions with adjectives to give justifications.Use of time phrases.Use of the past tense, seen previously as lexical items.

Study of the future tense.Activities revisited from unit 2 in Year 8 and unit 4 in Year 7. Numbers recapped for asking about prices. Vocabulary for asking someone to make plans to go out, seen in unit 3.

Activities and a range of opinions revisited. Recap of basic food vocabulary used in Year 7, unit 3. Time phrases recapped and tenses recapped/ covered as lexical items.

Activities and a range of opinions revisited. Recap of basic food vocabulary used in Year 7, unit 3. Time phrases recapped and tenses recapped/ covered as lexical items.


To assess understanding of key basic items of vocabulary and develop learners confidence in spoken Spanish






Spanish / Year 8 / 2020-2021


See KONouns (gender), adjectives (agreement and placement)Use of Qu.A.C.O features to develop mastery work.

KOPresent tense, opinion phrases, indicators of time and frequency, quantifiers. Use of Qu.A.C.O features to develop mastery work.

KOFuture tense, Indications of time and conjugation of irregular verbs.Use of Qu.A.C.O features to develop mastery work.

KOConditional tense. Use of Qu.A.C.O features to develop mastery work.

KOPreterite tense, conditional tense. Use of Qu.A.C.O features to develop mastery work.

KOConsolidation of tenses. Present, future, preterite and conditional tenses. Use of Qu.A.C.O features to develop mastery work.

Assessment 1 Formative assessment in classrooms

Whole school assessment Year 8 w/c ______AO3 Reading and AO2 Speaking

Formative assessment in classrooms- AO1 Listening and AO4 Writing.

Whole school assessment Year 8 w/c ________AO1 Listening and AO4 Writing.

Formative assessment in classrooms- AO3 Reading and AO2 Speaking

Whole school assessment Year 8 w/c ________All skills, tbc

Assessment 2

Weekly vocab tests to be used to gauge independent learning and complement lesson content. KO to be used every lesson to promote independence.







The European Day of Languages – Wednesday 26th September.All departments are invited to contribute by planning a link e.g. bell task linked to Spain/ another European country.PSHE programme.

The Spanish festival, The Day of the Dead will be used as a focus for the Year 9 non-fiction study in autumn term 2.


In maths, telling the time appears on the curriculum in Year 7 Autumn 1 - Composite: Number & Algebra - Component 1: All four operations & Component 4: Decimals.

The Maths curriculum will study price/currency in Year 8 Autumn 2 - Composite: Ratio and Proportion - Component 3: Currency conversion graphs & Exchange rates.

The geography year 7 composite 1 will study compass points (linked to holiday destinations component).The geography year 9 composite 2 will study weather types.

International Mother Tongue Language Day- Thursday 21st Feb. All departments to be invited to contribute by planning a link e.g. bell task linked to Spain/ another country. PSHE programme.Media. Explore the use of Spanish in the wider world.Opportunities to be developed for literacy- promoting reading in Spanish. Spanish film and music opportunities.In the KS3 Music curriculum, pupils are encouraged to develop opinions on their own tastes in music and explore different genres.In computing year 7 composite 2 pupils study the different types of technology in their lives and advantages and disadvantages.Reading curriculum – pupils are encouraged to discuss which books they are reading in their reading lessons and give opinions.

The Maths curriculum will study price/currency in Year 8 Autumn 2 - Composite: Ratio and Proportion - Component 3: Currency conversion graphs & Exchange rates.

In history year 7 spring 1, pupils study the influence of Islamic culture on European cities and study the example of Córdoba (a case study in this unit).

In Food & nutrition year 7 rotation students study diets in different countries including the seasonality of food which links with the study of the Mediterranean diet. They also study food measurements.Students also study menus in Art in Year 8.

In Year 10 summer 1 Computing, students will use recipes in Spanish to apply algorithms to putting a recipe in order.

In the science year 8 composite 4, pupils will study mass and weight (linked to quantities and ordering food in a market).

In PSHE, Year 7 composite 2 will focus on healthy lifestyles and the role of a healthy diet.

In maths, weight and quantities are studied in Year 8 Autumn 2 - Composite: Ratio & proportion - Component 2: Conversion of measure (graphs) , and Scales.

Ongoing links from last term.


Identity and CultureRecap the basics, personal information, questions and answers.Key verbs and grammatical features.

Local area, Holiday and travelKey verbs and grammatical features.

Identity and CultureMedia and technology. Key verbs and grammatical features.

Identity and CultureShopping, clothing, making plans and directions.Key verbs and grammatical features.

Identity and CultureFood and drink, ordering in a restaurant.Key verbs and grammatical features.


Language themed activities during the week of the European Day of Languages.

Day of the Dead celebrations- film night, skull decorations


MMU university day to be explored. Onatti theatre production company- “El Viejo saloon”- January

Linguafest- Lunch/ afterschool club to prepare a piece for Linguafest, a competition to be entered with local Oldham schools.



Autumn 27 weeks

Spring 16 weeks

Spring 26 weeks

Summer 15 weeks

Summer 27 weeks

Curriculum Content

Composite 1- Self and family, being able to give personal information and describe my hobbies and relationships (Identity and Culture)

Components:Component 1: Introducing self Component 2: Describing the appearance of self and othersComponent 3: Introducing family and relationshipsComponent 4: Describing hobbies and personal likes and dislikesComponent 5: What you do in your free time Component 6: Developing writing task with Qu.A.C.O.Component 7: Giving opinions on film and TVComponent 8: Making plans to go to the cinemaComponent 9: Hobbies and time phrases with tensesComponent 10: What did you do to celebrate your birthdayComponent 11: Using 3 tenses togetherComponent 12: Translation skillsComponent 13: Preparing for a speaking assessmentComponent 14: Día de los muertos

Composite 2- Jobs, learning about how languages will fit into the world of work and discussing aspirations (Future aspirations, study and work)

Components:Component 1: What job you want to do in the future Component 2: Giving opinions on jobs and linking to school subjectsComponent 3: Personal qualities and skillsComponent 4: Things you do at workComponent 5: Future plans after school Component 6: Developing writing task with Qu.A.C.O.Component 7: Studying languages in different countriesComponent 8: Part time jobsComponent 9: Giving details and opinions on part-time jobsComponent 10: Chores in the houseComponent 11: Use of the past tenseComponent 12: Translation skills

Composite 3- Healthy lifestyle, being able to give information about lifestyle and describe and give advice about a healthy lifestyle. (Identity and Culture)

Components:Component 1: Food and drinkComponent 2: Using 3 tenses with food and drinkComponent 3: Healthy and unhealthy habitsComponent 4: Translation skillsComponent 5: Sports and hobbiesComponent 6: How often do you exercise?Component 7: Advice for a healthy lifestyleComponent 8: Developing writing task with Qu.A.C.O Component 9: Body partsComponent 10: IllnessesComponent 11: Role play focus – dialogue at the doctorsComponent 12: Role play speaking skills focus

Composite 3- Healthy lifestyle (Identity and Culture, continued)

Composite 4- Where I live, describing my home and my town and environmental issues (Local area, Holiday and travel)

Components:Component 1: Describing where you liveComponent 2: Describing your houseComponent 3: Describing the town Component 4: Making comparisonsComponent 5: Using the imperfect tense to describe what a place used to be like Component 6: Developing an extended piece of writing to describe an imageComponent 7: Things to do in the townComponent 8: Preterite tense and activities Component 9: Spanish city focus- MadridComponent 10: RecyclingComponent 11: Environmental issuesComponent 12: Developing an extended piece of writing using 3 tenses

Composite 4- Where I live (Local area, Holiday and travel, continued)

Composite 5- Describing festival and global events, learning about the wider Spanish speaking world and cultural activities and fiestas (Global dimensions)

Components:Component 1: Spanish musicComponent 2: Describing a musicianComponent 3: Describing a concert- picture based taskComponent 4: San FermínComponent 5: Using the past tense, link to a festivalComponent 6: Las FallasComponent 7: Using the conditional tense to express wishesComponent 8: CastellersComponent 9: Using the future tense to express future plansComponent 10: Describing a photo of a celebration (birthday/ Christmas/ festivalComponent 11: Spanish film project


Identity and CulturePersonal introductions and a range of questions and answers linked to self. Media vocabulary covered in Year 8.

School subjects and opinions from Year 7, unit 3. Personality adjectives and use of the 1st and 3rd person as covered in Year 7, unit 2 and Year 8 unit 1. The conditional and future tenses will also be recapped from Year 8.

Food vocabulary recap, covered in the year 8 curriculum, unit 5. A range of opinions and adjectival agreement will consolidate grammatical learning throughout KS3. The conditional tense recap from unit 2.

Use of the present, past, future and conditional tenses, consolidating verb tenses from units of work throughout KS3. Describing homes and town links directly to Year 7, unit 5 and year 8, unit 4.

Places recapped and a range of opinions with adjectives to give justifications, as covered in Year 8 units 2 and 4.

Countries and holiday activity recap from Year 8, unit 2. Developing on the range of opinions and tenses covered throughout KS3.

To assess understanding of key basic items of vocabulary

Reception and production skills- Writing assessment- translation

Vocabulary checks and understanding of key sentence


Vocabulary checks and understanding of key sentence


Spanish / Year 9/ 2020-2021

Assessment Objectives and develop learners

confidence in spoken Spanish

and production of answers to key questions

structures. structures.


See KONouns (gender), adjectives (agreement and placement)

KO, Present tense, opinion phrases, indicators of time and frequency, quantifiers

KOFuture tense, Indications of time and conjugation of irregular verbs.

KOConditional tense. KO

Preterite tense, conditional tense,KOConsolidation of tenses.

Assessment 1Whole school assessment Year 8 w/c ______AO3 Reading and AO2 Speaking

Formative assessment in classrooms- AO1 Listening and AO4 Writing.

Whole school assessment Year 8 w/c ________AO1 Listening and AO4 Writing.

Formative assessment in classrooms- AO3 Reading and AO2 Speaking

Whole school assessment Year 8 w/c ________All skills, tbc

Assessment 2








The European Day of Languages – Wednesday 26th September.All departments to be invited to contribute by planning a link e.g. bell task linked to Spain/ another European country.PSHE programme.


This unit will support the careers and aspirations work done in PSHE lessons throughout the year. Raising aspirations through discussion of jobs, opportunities for study and work abroad.

In Year 9 PSHE term 2 students will study a unit of work “Life after TOAN” looking at aspirations and future careers. They will also look at skills needed for certain jobs and writing CVs.

PSHE & British Values: individual liberties – the importance of university education is highlighted in this composite and every individual’s right to an education.

International Mother Tongue Language Day- Thursday 21st Feb. All departments to be invited to contribute by planning a link e.g. bell task linked to Spain/ another country. PSHE programme.Media. Explore the use of Spanish in the wider world.Opportunities to be developed for literacy- promoting reading in Spanish. Spanish film and music opportunities.This unit will support the work done through PE, Year 8 autumn 1 lifestyle and year 8 autumn sports nutrition, and PSHE in Year 7 composite 1, Year 8 composite 3, year 9 composite 3. In all units students will consider attitudes towards healthy lifestyles.In science year 7 composite 5 pupils will study the human body and year 9 composite 1 they will study disease and illness.

The geography KS3 curriculum map makes numerous references to the environment: year 7 composite 2 looks at recycling, year 8 composite 6 looks at climate change, year 9 composite 4 looks at traffic and pollution and year 9 composite 6 looks at the environmental effects of litter and festivals.

The science year 8 composite 2 will allow pupils to learn about global warming and the environment.

PSHE & British Values: mutual respect – the importance of respecting the environment and where you live.

Food technology- food tasting. Options to be explored for cooking a Spanish dish. Students will have studied a range of different cuisines linked with different countries throughout their study of Food this year.

The trip to Barcelona will reinforce learning that students will engage with in Term 1 of the Year 10 Art/graphics curriculum; students will look at cities to design cultural escape boards.

The geography year 9 composite 6 links directly to the study of festivals and their effect on the environment.

Music festivals are included as an option for a GCSE question in term 2 in Year 10. Sporting events e.g. World Cup/ Olympics are covered in Year 7.

In the KS3 Music curriculum, pupils are encouraged to develop opinions on their own tastes in music and explore different genres.


Identity and CultureSelf- preferences, family relationships, routines etc.Media/technologyReading habits

Future aspirations, study and workFuture aspirationsSchool preferencesLanguage opportunitiesJobsChores around the houseClothing- uniform

Identity and CultureDiet and healthy lifestyleFoodExerciseAdvice

Local area, Holiday and travelDescribing where you liveShopsEnvironmental issuesGlobal/ local issues

Global dimensionsSporting events. Festivals and the wider Spanish speaking worldHoliday wishes


Language themed activities during the week of the European Day of Languages.






Autumn 27 weeks

Spring 16 weeks

Spring 26 weeks

Summer 15 weeks

Summer 27 weeks

Curriculum Content

Módulo 1 – ¡Desconéctate! (Local, national, international and global areas of interest)Components:- Holiday preferences- Holiday activities- Accommodation and bookings- Describing a past holiday

Módulo 2 – Mi vida en el insti (Current and future study)Components:- school subjects and opinions- Describing the school day, rules and uniform- Describing your school- present and imperfect tense comparison- Teachers- Extra-curricular opportunities

Módulo 3 – Mi gente (Identity and culture)Components:- Family and relationships- Describing others- Routines- Role models

Módulo 4 – Intereses e influencias (Identity and culture)Components:- Media- Sports and hobbies- Making plans- Reading preferences

Módulo 4 – Intereses e influencias continued (Identity and culture)

Módulo 5 – De costumbre (Identity and culture)Components:- Meal times and eating habits- Ordering in a restaurant- Describing festivals- Describing special occasions

Módulo 6 – De costumbre continued (Identity and culture)Components: as listed in summer 1.

Skills work, exam-style practice, revision/assessment


Holiday vocabulary covered in Year 8, unit 2. Activities and weather covered in Year 9, unit 4. Recap of grammar e.g. adjectival agreement and present and preterite tenses.

School subjects and a range of opinions with justifications, recapped from Year 9, unit 2.

Family descriptions and personal preferences, covered in Year 8 and 9, unit 1. Use of the 1st and 3rd person descriptions and recap of the conditional and imperfect tenses.

Sports and free time activities studied in Year 8, unit 3 and Year 9, unit 2. Consolidation of the verb tenses covered to date.

A range of adjectives to describe food, as covered in Year 8, unit 5 and Year 9 unit 2. Consolidation of the verb tenses covered to date.

Consolidation of prior learning linked to exam skill and preparation of speaking test question answers.


To assess understanding of key basic items of vocabulary and develop learners confidence in spoken Spanish







See KOVerb conjugationPresent and preterite tense

KO, Present tense, opinion phrases, indicators of time and frequency, quantifiers

KOFuture tense, Indications of time and conjugation of irregular verbs.

KOConditional tense. KO

Preterite tense, conditional tense,KOConsolidation of tenses.

Assessment 1Assessment Pack End of Module 1 testsAO1 and AO4

Whole school assessment Assessment Pack End of Module 2 testsAO1, 2, 3 and 4

Assessment Pack End of Module 3 tests

Whole school assessment Assessment Pack End of Module 4 testsAO1, 2, 3 and 4

Assessment Pack End of Module 5 testsAO1, 2, 3 and 4

Whole school assessment End of Year 1 GCSE syllabus assessment. Mock exam in all 4 skills.

Assessment 2







Spanish / Year 10/ 2020-2021


The European Day of Languages – Wednesday 26th September.All departments are invited to contribute by planning a link e.g. bell task linked to Spain/ another European country.PSHE programme links to the wider world and appreciating other cultures.

This unit will support the careers and aspirations work done in PSHCE lessons throughout the year. Raising aspirations through discussion of jobs, opportunities for study and work abroad.

In Year 11 PSHCE term 1 students will study a unit of work “Life after TOAN” looking at aspirations, interview techniques etc.

International Mother Tongue Language Day- Thursday 21st Feb. All departments to be invited to contribute by planning a link e.g. bell task linked to Spain/ another country. PSHE programme of study in term one links in with personal identity and description of self.Media. Explore the use of Spanish in the wider world.Opportunities to be developed for literacy- promoting reading in Spanish. Spanish film and music opportunities to be explored.

This unit will support the work done in PSHCE lessons throughout the year, discussion of qualities, aspirations and role models.

The study of festivals and global sporting/music events etc.In Art students study a range of festivals as inspiration for work.Music festivals are included as an option for a GCSE question in term 2 in Year 10.Sporting events e.g. World Cup/ Olympics in Year 7.

The Spanish festival, The Day of the Dead will be used as a focus for the Year 9 non-fiction study in autumn term 2.

In Food technology students study diets in different countries including the seasonality of food which links with the study of the Mediterranean diet. Spanish students will do food tasting and options to be explored for cooking a Spanish dish. Students also study menus in Art in Year 8.

The trip to Barcelona will reinforce learning that students engaged with in Term 1 of the Year 10 Art curriculum; students will have looked at cities to design cultural escape boards.


¡Desconéctate! Mi vida en el insti) Mi gente Intereses e influencias De costumbre De costumbre

Extra-Curricular Offer Language themed activities during the week of the European Day of Languages.




Spanish film nightThe University of Manchester GCSE success day- to be explored.

Spanish trip abroad


Autumn 27 weeks

Spring 16 weeks

Spring 26 weeks

Summer 15 weeks

Summer 27 weeks

Curriculum Content

Módulo 5 – Ciudades (Local, national, international and global areas of interest)Components:- Describing home and town- Things to do in your town- Shops and shop roleplays- Pros and cons in the town

Módulo 7 – ¡A currar! (Current and future study and employment)Components:- Part time jobs- Career options- Work experience- the importance of languages- Gap years- Future prospects

Módulo 8 – Hacia un mundo mejor (Local, national, international and global areas of interest)Components:

Skills work/exam-style practice Skills work/exam-style practice Skills work/exam-style practice


Link with vocabulary used to describe holiday destinations in Year 10, unit 1. Grammar recap and consolidation from Year 10.

School vocabulary recap and the importance of studying a language. Focus on the near future, future and conditional tenses.

Use of a variety of tenses. Focus on the conditional/ subjunctive to express opinions.

4 key skill consolidation.Particular focus on the speaking element- 3 tasks.

4 key skill consolidation 4 key skill consolidation


To prepare students for the requirements of the GCSE. AO1, 4

To prepare students for the requirements of the GCSE. AO2, 3

Mock speaking assessment to prepare learners with the expectations of the GCSE exam.

Mock assessment- AO1-4. GCSE speaking exam completion- AO2- 3 speaking skills GCSE exam- AO1, 3 and 4.


See course unit See course unit See course unit

Assessment 1 Assessment Pack End of Module 5 tests



Revision/practice papers/ exams End of Course test GCSE Speaking exam GCSE exams

Assessment 2








In Year 11 PSHCE term 1 students will study a unit of work “Life after TOAN” looking at aspirations, interview techniques etc.

The study of festivals and global sporting/music events etc. In Art students study a range of festivals as inspiration for work.Music festivals are included as an option for a GCSE question in term

Spanish / Year 11/ 2020-2021

2 in Year 10.Sporting events e.g. World Cup/ Olympics in Year 7.

Students study the environment and consider the being “green” in Year 7, spring 1 and in Year 9.

Extra-Curricular Offer 1:1 Speaking practice Spanish Christmas film1:1 Speaking practice

Spanish film nightThe University of Manchester GCSE success day- to be explored.Onatti theatre production company- “El Viejo saloon”- January1:1 Speaking practice

1:1 Speaking practice 1:1 Speaking practice

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