Course outline

KS3

Year 7
All students study French.

Year 8
1st language - Listos 1- School, Home, Town, Harry Potter
2nd language - Listos 1 

Year 9
1st language - Listos 2
2nd language - Listos 2

KS4

GCSE 

Listening exam - 20% of marks
Reading exam - 20% of marks
Speaking - 2 tasks conducted during Year 11 - 30% of marks
Writing - 2 tasks during Year 10-11 - 30% of marks

Topics to be studied:

Lifestyle
Health - Healthy and unhealthy lifestyles and their consequences
Relationships and Choices - Relationships with family and friends, Future plans regarding: marriage/partnership, Social issues and equality

Leisure
Free Time and the Media - Free time activities, Shopping, money, fashion and trends, Advantages and disadvantages of new technology
Holidays - Plans, preferences, experiences, What to see and getting around

Home and Environment
Home and Local Area - Special occasions celebrated in the home, Home, town, neighbourhood and region, where it is and what it is like
Environment - Current problems facing the planet, Being environmentally friendly within the home and local area

Work and Education
School/College and Future Plans - What school/college is like, Pressures and problems
Current and Future Jobs - Looking for and getting a job, Advantages and disadvantages of different jobs

For more information on Spanish GCSE (Summer 2011 onwards) click here

NVQ
Module 1 - Greeting a Spanish visitor
Module 2 - Working in a tourist office
Module 3 - Working in a sports centre in Spain
Module 4 - Working in a hotel in Spain
Module 5 - Finding work in Spain