Languages

Spanish is the language we focus on from Year 7, with options to speak French and German.

In Year 7, students have the opportunity to study two languages: Spanish with French or German. At the end of Year 8, students choose which language (or languages) they would like to continue to study for GCSE.

The GCSE course is a three-year course, beginning in year 9. Throughout Key Stage 3, in each language, we learn how to talk about ourselves, our family, hobbies, where we live, holidays and school. The key grammar concepts covered in Key Stage 3 form a good basis for students to be able to advance successfully to the more complex grammatical structures required for GCSE.

Our school has a long and successful history of cultural exchanges, enabling students to experience European languages and cultures as well as trips and exchanges to other countries around the world.