Girls in Years 8-11 are taught the subject to GCSE. They follow
a lively new course supplemented with interactive and online
activities and opportunities for independent reading and listening.
We promote listening, reading, speaking and writing skills and
offer a good grounding in grammar. ICT is also used to complement
the course.
All girls study aspects of Hispanic culture and produce work
which illustrates topics of interest. From Year 11 onwards, girls
have weekly lessons individually or in small groups with the
Spanish Lectora who also runs the Spanish Club with the help of
girls in the Upper Sixth.
At AS and A2 we follow the AQA specification with topics ranging
from family life in Spain to Latin American novels. Courses are
supplemented with audio-visual materials and on-line resources.
Students can also watch Spanish programmes broadcast live via the
Internet. They are encouraged to borrow Spanish and Latin American
films, documentaries and DVDs from the department's audio-visual
library.
Recent extra-curricular events for students in Years 11-13 have
included a Cinema evening and Language Days at Salford University.
At Easter girls from Years 10-12 participate in the Spanish
Exchange with students from a school in Villanueva de la Cañada
near Madrid. Sixth Form girls have also undertaken work experience
in Spain this year.