At Sir John Hunt, our Spanish curriculum has been carefully designed to inspire and engage all learners, equipping them with the linguistic skills, cultural awareness, and confidence to communicate effectively in Spanish. We aim to foster a deep understanding of the language through a structured and dynamic approach that caters to the diverse needs of our students. By exploring the rich cultural contexts in which Spanish is spoken, we seek to enhance their global perspective and encourage lifelong learning.

Our ambition is to provide every student with the opportunity to achieve their full potential, whether they are beginners or advanced learners. The curriculum is coherently sequenced to build upon prior learning following a methodology that allows for interleaving and a spiral curriculum. The curriculum is carefully constructed to develop proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, enabling students to confidently interact in a variety of real-world contexts. Through a range of stimulating activities, we encourage critical thinking, creativity, and a genuine curiosity for the Spanish language and the cultures it represents.

We believe that by fostering language acquisition in a supportive and challenging environment, students will be empowered to use their Spanish skills in academic, professional, and social settings, broadening their horizons and preparing them for success in an increasingly interconnected world. Students will strive to travel and experience other countries for leisure with the ability to understand and integrate.  They may aim to travel and communicate effectively for business purposes

Phonics	Sound patterns are the building blocks of language and vary from language to language. Understanding and using phonics correctly is imperative in oral and aural communication.
Gender              + agreement	Changes the way we see nouns in different languages and impacts all words in written and spoken communication.
Tenses	Communicating about the past, present and future relies on the knowledge of multiple verb structures in different timeframes.
Sentence Structure	Building a sentence around a single idea, linking clauses to expand on detail and justify opinions and ideas. Building awareness of syntax.
Audience + Cultural Awareness	The way in which we communicate depends on who we are and to whom we are talking. Understanding and respecting cultural differences and traditions.

YEAR 7 TBC AWAITING GLT CONFIRMATION OF TOPICS COVERED BUT THIS YEAR:

An introduction to Spanish including phonics, greeting, introducing yourself to give your name, age, birthday and nationality, giving your preferences relating to free time and life at school.

YEAR 8 TBC AWAITING GLT CONFIRMATION OF TOPICS COVERED – LIKELY TO BE

Friendships, relationships and role models - describe your best friend, talk about your relationships with family members and talk and role models in your life.

Food and drink and healthy lifestyles – talk about what you normally eat and your lifestyle,  comparing this to the past and discuss future plans and how you should change your lifestyle choices.

Shopping and groceries – understand and use shopping terminology and be able to speak in a supermarket in a transactional manner.

YEAR 9

Equality - what is important to young people.

Role-models – discussing role models and why they are important to people and what they represent.

Daily routine – Discussing daily routine and telling the time.

Illness and accidents- Learning parts of the body and being able to discuss illnesses and transactional conversations with a doctor.

Environmental and social problems – Describing environmental problems and worries and how best to resolve them.

Technology, Internet, video games and hobbies – Discussing how you spend your free time regarding the use of the internet.

Jobs – Talking about family jobs in the present, past and future plans. 

Accommodation – Describing hotel accommodation and transactional conversations to book a hotel.

YEAR 10 – All topics focus on the three tenses (past, present, future)

My personal world: Media and technology – technology and free time

Travel and tourism – talking about past holidays, travel plans and festivals.

Media and technology: My personal world – talking about family, personal identity, friendships, role models and giving advice.

Lifestyle and wellbeing – talking about leading a healthy lifestyle, food, illnesses and how to improve lifestyle choices.

Studying and my future-  describe a school day, subjects, students and teachers, a school trip and what you would change in the school

My neighbourhood - talking about town, where you live and shopping.

YEAR 11

My neighbourhood – talking about community and the environment.

Studying and my future – talking about jobs, hopes, dreams and aspirations.

Revision and preparation for the exams including the speaking exam.