SPANISH
Department Vision:
We aim to ensure that linguists at Stone Lodge School (SLS) have access to a high-quality, knowledge rich, curriculum where they will gain the skills to become Confident Communicators in with the wider world. Our curriculum looks at a variety of areas from daily life and the world around us, in order to give students the ability to interact with others in a Spanish speaking environment. Linguists at SLS will be will develop the key skills required to speak academically, express points of view, understand different cultures and ways of life and work and communicate with others. Our aim is that they leave SLS not only with the ability to have general day-to-day conversations in Spanish, but more importantly the ability to use key communication skills that the modern world requires.
Year 7
| Cycle A | Introductions |
| Cycle B | Family and Home |
| Cycle C | Free time |
| Cycle D | School |
Year 8
| Cycle A | My home town |
| Cycle B | Holidays |
| Cycle C | Technology, Music and Television |
| Cycle D | Food and Eating out |
Year 9
| Cycle A | Healthy lifestyles |
| Cycle B | The world of work |
| Cycle C | Social and Environmental issues |
| Cycle D | Key Stage 3 revision |
Years 10 & 11
Having gained competence from practice in KS3 of our core communication skills, our linguists are developed further in Key Stage 4. Students will continue to enhance the confident communicator skills of a linguist, whilst exploring a wider range of themes related to the Spanish speaking world.
Key Stage 4 is a two-year journey that sees students prepare for the AQA Spanish GCSE. Details of the topics studied can be viewed in the Long-Term Plans section below.
Year 10
| TERM 1 | Unit 1 Me, my family and friends |
| TERM 2 | Unit 2 Technology in the modern world |
| TERM 3 | Unit 3 Free time activities |
| TERM 4 | Unit 4 Customs and Festivals |
| TERM 5 | Unit 6 Social issues (Healthy living and Charity) |
| TERM 6 | Unit 7 Global issues (Environment and Homelessness) |
Year 11
| TERM 1 | Unit 5 Home, town, neighbourhood and region |
| TERM 2 | Unit 8 Travel and Tourism |
| TERM 3 | Units 9-12 My studies, Life at school, Further education and Careers |
| TERM 4 | Revision and Speaking exam preparation |
| TERM 5 | Revision and Speaking exams |
| TERM 6 | Exams |
Advice For Parents & Carers
Communication skills are a key foundation to our students’ successful lives. Whether it be using the Spanish language itself, or the skills gained through the process of language learning, we are supporting the students in learning key life skills.
We have a subscription to www.languagenut.com and all students have been given an account with this learning platform. This can be accessed from the school library or at home and allow students the chance to consolidate vocabulary knowledge, as well as practice their reading, listening, writing and speaking skills through fun, interactive tasks. Alongside the Knowledge Organiser homework tasks, using this website for 15-30 minutes a week can greatly support language acquisition and the development of communication skills. We encourage you to support your child to use them for independent studies.
In addition, the following websites are also useful to students:
· https://www.wordreference.com/
