SPANISH

When learning Spanish as a second language as part of the curriculum and as part of the assessment systems, it incorporates 3 important ‘pillars’:

  • Phonics (Learning the sounds)

  • Vocabulary

  • Grammar of the language understanding and producing these when they are combined.

Learners understand language when reading and listening (receptive skills). They produce language when speaking and writing (productive skills). Speaking, listening, reading and writing are the 4 ‘modalities’ of language.

The Modern Foreign Language curriculum is designed to allow progress in one language, Spanish. The purpose of teaching Spanish at St. John Fisher is to have an early introduction of literacy in the new language, as this can provide an important focus, as well as support for learning, by linking it to other subjects such as Geography, Maths, English, etc. Through studying a foreign language, grammatical concepts and rules in English become clearer, for example, the structure of a sentence. The children reinforce their learning by recalling what is a noun, an adjective, a verb, an adverb, a transitional verb, a conjunctive word, pronouns, etc.

Spanish is taught by class teachers, from Year 3 to Year 6. 

At St John Fisher we follow the Language Angels scheme of work. 

Please click on the files provided to find detailed information about our approach to this subject at St John Fisher. 

Spanish Subject Leaders Intent V2 Spanish Overview 2024 onwards website

Progression of Skills & Knowledge Map