Spanish
Our Vision
Our MFL curriculum is designed to ensure that Meadowhead students:
- Understand and respond to spoken and written language;
- Speak and write with increasing confidence, fluency and spontaneity, finding ways of communicating what they want to say;
- Recognise and use grammatical rules and a range of vocabulary to communicate effectively; and
- Discover and develop an appreciation of foreign languages and other cultures.
We want every student at Meadowhead School to experience the fun and satisfaction of a foreign language. Being able to communicate in another language opens up doors to a wider range of better-paid jobs, new friends, and a more understanding world view. The future needs open-minded, forward-thinking, more tolerant linguists.
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart” - Nelson Mandela, South African politician and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
“You live a new life for every new language you speak. If you know only one language, you live only once” – Czech proverb
Please click the hyperlinks to access the knowledge organisers
Key Stage 3 (7-9)
Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | |
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Term 1 |
All about me Talking about my name + age Talking about birthday Talking about my appearance All about my family Saying who is in my family and their ages Describing my family (physical description) Describing my family (personality)
Knowledge Organisers: |
My Town Describing where I live Asking for directions and saying where I’m going Say what you can do in my town Barcelona Famous sites in Barcelona Things to do in Barcelona Planning a visit
Knowledge Organisers: will be published each term Sept 2022 onwards |
Relationships with family and friends; and home. Consolidation of adjectives, negatives, prepositions, Tener, Ser and Estar, possessive adjectives, nouns, connectives to form longer sentences. Past, present and future questions. Knowledge Organisers: |
Assessment |
Vocabulary tests. Formative Writing and Reading |
Formative Writing and Summative Reading and Grammar |
Listening and reading |
Term 2 |
All about my school Talking about my subjects Giving opinions about my subjects Activities at school What is in my pencil case What I wear for school Teacher language in the classroom.
Knowledge Organisers: |
Holidays Saying where I will go and how long for Weather and saying what I do Using Present and Future tenses together Research project on Spanish or Spanish speaking destination Booking a hotel room Describing my dream holiday What will I put in my suitcase Knowledge Organisers: will be published each term Sept 2022 onwards |
School subjects, opinions, daily routine at school, time, school rules, school building. Hobbies, free time activities, TV programmes and cinema. Hay que + infinitive, Imperative, simple use of conditional tense.
Knowledge Organisers: |
Assessment | Summative listening + Formative speaking | Summative Writing and Grammar. Formative speaking. | Reading |
Term 3 |
All about my house Talking about rooms in my house Describing what’s in my room Saying where things are All about my free time Saying what sports I play Saying what sports I do Learning about the Tour de France
Knowledge Organisers: |
Food Saying what I have for breakfast Shopping for food at the market Saying what I like to eat / drink Saying what you should eat / drink to be healthy Spanish speciality foods Ordering food in a restaurant Knowledge Organisers: will be published each term Sept 2022 onwards |
Food and drink, Sport, Festivals in Spain. Future tense, Saying what you would like, Regular preterite tense and recognition of imperfect tense Knowledge Organisers: |
Key Stage 4 (10-11)
Year 10 | Year 11 | |
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Term 1 |
My town, School and uniform/clothes; Holidays and Tourism Knowledge Organisers:
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Holidays and travel; Regions of Spain ; Environment and social issues Knowledge Organisers:
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Assessment | Writing | Trial exams – speaking, listening, reading, and writing |
Term 2 |
Options post 16, Jobs and future plans; Healthy living Knowledge Organisers: |
Recap of relationship, family and friends, Social media and festivals Knowledge Organisers: Unit 1.1 Me, family, friends - relationships |
Assessment | Reading | GCSE Speaking Exam |
Term 3 |
Technology, use of mobile phones; work experience; exam practice Knowledge Organisers: Unit 6.1 Charity and Voluntary Work
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Exam practice and revision. |
Assessment | Trial exams – speaking, listening, reading, and writing | N/A |
Key Stage 5 (12-13)
Year 12 and 13 | |
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Term 1 | Racism; Convivencia; Politics; Volver and Como agua para chocolate. |
Term 2 | Monarchy; Francoism; Dictatorships; Social movements. |
Assessment | Trial exams – speaking, listening, reading, and writing. |
Term 3 | Immigration and revision. |
Assessment | Assessment week – speaking, listening, reading, and writing. |
Useful websites
Extra-curricular / enrichment
Trips and exchanges abroad,
Homework Support Club,
KS4 weekly revision sessions,
February and Easter holiday revision sessions