Spanish
¡Bienvenido a Español en Marine Academy Primary!
Our Key Stage 2 (Years 3 to 6) pupils take part in weekly Spanish lessons and our KS1 pupils develop an understanding of basic pronunciation and vocabulary through songs throughout their time in Years 1 and 2.
Our toolkit supports three key aspects of the curriculum (following the Professor Rachel Hawkes’ Scheme of Work): phonics, vocabulary and grammar. Following this curriculum, we are proud to be part of a 4-year longitudinal study of new language development in primary schools in England, led by Dr Rowena Kasprowicz at the University of Reading.
Through these lessons our pupils:
read, write and speak Spanish words, phrases and sentences to communicate meaning
develop an appreciation of the Spanish language and culture
develop global citizenship awareness
develop an understanding of etymology and the relevance of this and the words we use in modern English
increase their knowledge and understanding of English grammar and spelling.
To further develop children’s knowledge and understanding in Spanish, we celebrate special Spanish days throughout our academic calendar. We collaborate with Devonport High School for Boys, who have delivered Spanish workshops to our children and also celebrated el Día de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead) with us. At Marine Academy Primary, we aim to ensure that all of our pupils leave us able to hold basic conversations in Spanish and are inspired to visit Spanish speaking countries, as well as learn other languages too!
Across Marine Academy Primary, the teaching and support team completed a Curriculum Audit, which showed that they had the most expertise in teaching Spanish. Our Languages and International Leader is actually a fluent Spanish speaker and lived in Spain for many years so has amazing hands on experience of the culture too!
To find out more about what the children learn to do when in Spanish at Marine Academy Primary, please click on the Spanish Long Term Curriculum Map and Primary Languages Policy below:
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