Spanish
At Warlingham, we believe learning a Modern Foreign Language, such as Spanish, widens horizons as it opens windows and enables exploration. To have another language is to have another vision of the world through which students understand themselves better.
Our curriculum aims for every Warlingham Learner to be able to show:
- Courage by developing and producing language in the classroom, with an equal focus on the key skills Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. Building a fearless attitude to learning and communicating in another language.
- Commitment to the continuing development of transferable skills. Improving their literacy ability through learning a language will not only help further their understanding of other subjects and their own language but will help build a strong skill set for future employment.
- Kindness: learning a language is discovering a whole new culture, connecting people from all over the world, helping to form stronger relationships. This exposure to diversity builds a strong respectful welcoming community in the school and beyond.
The Core Concepts
- Inference: acquisition of vocabulary and grammar structures will enable students to understand listening and reading passages in the target language.
- Production: acquisition of vocabulary and grammar structures and knowledge of phonics will enable students to communicate in the target language through speaking and writing.
- Cultural knowledge: students will be introduced to various cultural customs, festivals and celebrations of the target language studied enabling them to widen their horizons.
Key Stage 3
Year 7
All students will be learning both French and Spanish during Year 7 and be introduced to cultural aspects of the language studied. By the end of the year, all students will begin to infer language from short listening and reading extracts and begin to produce short sentences in Spanish about:
- Themselves - Háblame de ti
- Their school - Mi insti
- Their free time - Mi tiempo libre
Year 8
Students will continue learning both French and Spanish. At the end of the year students will decide which language they want to continue with in Year 9.
By the end of the year, students will be able to infer language from longer listening and reading extracts and be able to produce longer sentences in Spanish about:
- Holidays – Mis vacaciones
- Themselves – Todo sobre mi vida
- Eating habits – ¡A comer!
- Free time activities – ¿Qué hacemos?
Year 9
Students will concentrate on the language chosen at the end of year 8. Students having chosen Spanish will continue to learn about cultural aspects of Spanish and Spanish-speaking countries. By the end of the year, all students will be able to infer language from longer listening and reading extracts and be able to produce more complex and developed sentences (in the language of their choice) about:
- Themselves – ¡ Somos así!
- Professional future – ¡ Oriéntate!
- Healthy living – En forma
- Technology – La technología
Key Stage 4
AQA GCSE (8692) Spanish Course Overview
Students study all of the following themes on which the assessments are based.
- Theme 1: People and lifestyle
- Theme 2: Popular culture
- Theme 3: Current and future study and employment
At the end of Year 11, students will be assessed in all four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Each skill is worth 25% of their French and/or Spanish GCSE.
Key Stage 5
AQA A-Level Spanish 7692
During this course, students will read and listen to authentic foreign language 
materials and will study aspects of the contemporary society, cultural background and heritage of a country where the language is spoken. They will have the opportunities to develop their understanding and awareness of spiritual, moral, ethical, environmental, health and European issues. Students will extend and develop their knowledge of the grammar and the vocabulary of Spanish and will use this to speak, write, read and listen to the language.