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20/02/25

Our year 12 students delivered a fantastic set of sessions for year 11s in the Sixth Form Sample. We hope to see all of you next year! pic.twitter.com/nQESnezgcc

17/02/25

We are en route to Beckenham. We should be there around 10.10pm

17/02/25

Barcelona students are all on board ready for our flight back to London. We will update on arrival time to school once we have landed and collected bags!

17/02/25

A perfect morning for a Scavenger hunt to finish our trip in Barcelona 🌞 pic.twitter.com/jL12dTdbdz

16/02/25

HABR above the city! pic.twitter.com/AhRK5LO0xE

16/02/25

Le weekend je vais à Paris et je visite les monuments avec mes amis 😍🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/FgKFYVADcn

16/02/25

Pret a chercher! Ready for a scavenger hunt in Rue Mouffetard 🏴‍☠️🗺️🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/HRZ4bUsZwq

16/02/25

Reading some names and giving a cheer! pic.twitter.com/z0NuxTc7iy

16/02/25

Practising our Spanish by shouting support for the half marathon runners! A beautiful day for day 3 in Barcelona pic.twitter.com/JWGZBRtvCW

15/02/25

Beautiful views at Park Guell this afternoon pic.twitter.com/2t8018M5gg

15/02/25

A beautiful morning at the Louvre 🖼️ pic.twitter.com/FuajKMAzIP

15/02/25

Disfrutando de la increíble arquitectura en la Sagrada Familia! pic.twitter.com/P19vDlV5ft

15/02/25

Day 2 in Barcelona, walking down Las Ramblas to start our day of sightseeing, Sagrada familia up next! pic.twitter.com/MaFM9dCWvN

14/02/25

What could be better on Valentines Day than a romantic stroll along the Seine ? 🌹🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/91hwZ2hlW9

14/02/25

Boarding, Barcelona time! pic.twitter.com/4Sp8ToRcEL

14/02/25

Fantastic collaboration between Harris Bromley and Harris Orpington libraries! pic.twitter.com/TXqo73NiMz

14/02/25

C’est parti! We have boarded the Eurostar and we are off to Paris! pic.twitter.com/dO7rinA17Q

13/02/25

Today our girls were celebrating ! Appreciating each other and recognising the power of female friendship 💕 pic.twitter.com/zE5mAziGOl

13/02/25

Our fabulous governor, Richard Hughes, led his third week of filmmaking workshops with Harris Sixth Formers from Orpington and Bromley. The students handled a professional film camera and learnt scripting & narrative techniques used in documentary filmmaking pic.twitter.com/rgdS0IVLke

13/02/25

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Spanish

In MFL, we aim to create independent learners who are able to manipulate language and communicate successfully.

Our intent is that students are aware of their position in a modern multicultural and global society, and they develop the skills and resilience required to succeed in their chosen career paths. Languages should be an asset to their working and personal life and we aim to encourage students to pursue language beyond the classroom as far as possible.

At KS3, we build engagement and aim to develop a love of languages. We lay the foundations of grammar, vocabulary and phonics to ensure that students are able to experience success early in their language use.

At KS4, we aim to build on the foundations of KS3 and develop in-depth knowledge and expertise in students’ chosen language. We allow students to successfully manipulate language to respond to a variety of situations, with a constant focus on transferability of language, and building vocabulary and grammatical knowledge.

At KS5, we nurture passionate students to explore culture and history through language, enabling them to develop a high level of proficiency and preparing them for higher education and employment where their languages will prove a valuable asset.

A more detailed breakdown regarding subject content can be found on the exam board website using the following links:

AQA GCSE Spanish

AQA A Level Spanish


New Spanish GCSE

Our current Year 10 cohort will be the first to sit the new GCSE in the June exam series 2026. Teaching will start in September 2024.

Our students will be assessed on four papers as before:

  • Speaking in Spanish
  • Listening and understanding in Spanish
  • Reading and understanding in Spanish
  • Writing in Spanish

The vocabulary in this qualification enables students to communicate across a range of engaging and relatable thematic contexts, which are relevant to their current and future needs.:

  • My personal world
  • Lifestyle and wellbeing
  • My neighbourhood
  • Media and technology 
  • Studying and my future
  • Travel and tourism

A link to the new specification can be found here: Pearson Edexcel GCSE Spanish (2024) | Pearson qualifications


DOCUMENTS

Spanish Curriculum Plan

Languages Careers

Languages Careers - Apprenticeships

 

Textbooks and useful resources

Useful websites

Online dictionaries