Spanish
Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) is an exciting and enriching subject in the curriculum. It brings together creativity and uses a variety of teaching methods to engage and challenge children.
Our Key Aims
The National Curriculum for Modern Foreign Languages aims to ensure that all children:
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Understand and respond to spoken and written language from a variety of authentic sources.
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Are able to speak with increasing confidence and fluency, finding ways of communicating what they want to say, including through discussion and asking questions, and that they are continually improving the accuracy of their pronunciation and intonation.
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Can write at varying length, for different purposes and audiences, using the variety of grammatical structures that they have learnt.
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Discover and develop an appreciation of a range of writing in the language studied.
How do we teach Spanish?
At Archibald, we teach a weekly 30 minute Spanish session to each class from Nursery to Year 4. In EYFS and Key Stage 1, our children are introduced to Spanish through songs, rhymes and stories to help familiarise thems with the language. This enables the children to develop early language acquisition skills that facilitate their understanding of the patterns of language and how these differ from, or are similar to, English. As our children move through our school, they practise the skills and the vocabulary needed to prepare them for the start of year 5 at middle school.
The children initially focus on practising their speaking and listening skills, and later, in Key Stage 2, they also practise their reading and writing skills whilst developing their growing knowledge of grammar, phonics, vocabulary and culture.
What is the impact of our Spanish curriculum?
Our young learners of Spanish gain confidence and a curiosity of languages and cultures different to their own which will be something they can build on in later learning.
Key Documents
AFS Spanish Curriculum Statement
International Links
Click on our International Links page to find out more about MFL at Archibald.
Languages at Archibald
Did you know that (as of September 2024) there are at least 74 children within our school community who speak English and at least one other language? In fact, we have 27 different languages spoken by our school community!
We would love to celebrate all of these languages. Please encourage the children to share words & phrases with their friends.
Let’s communicate together!