GLF Schools

GLF Schools

GLF Schools was founded in 2012 in order to enable the federation of Glyn School (an academy in 2011) and Danetree Junior School. Together, we began our journey to become a MAT of more than 1000 talented staff working with over 10,000 children in 40 schools across 5 regions in southern England.

Our Schools

Banbury Region

Banstead Region

Berkshire & Hampshire Region

Caterham Region

Crawley Region

Didcot Region

Epsom Region

London Boroughs

Redhill Region

Sunbury & Camberley Region

Modern Foreign Language

 

The Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) department is passionate about the benefits learning a foreign language can bring. We strongly believe in languages as a skill for life and that learning should be fun and rewarding for all. From Year 9 students will follow the new Spanish GCSE under the guidance of the AQA exam board. The exam itself has a Foundation Tier (grades 1-5) and a Higher Tier (4-9) with four skills being examined: Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing. The four skills are weighted the same at 25% each.

The course objective is to enable students of all abilities to become confident and effective communicators in a variety of contexts on a cultural as well as linguistic level. Spanish study covers a range of themes, including: relationships, technology and media, music, sport, food, customs and careers. ¡Suerte a todos!

 

Key Stage 4 Curriculum 2016-2017
Department: Spanish
Department Team: Miss Moore and Mr Hodgson
Year 9
Number of lessons a week  4 every fortnight
Autumn term topics Local and international areas of interest
This involves looking at their home town, neighbourhood and region. A key area of focus will be protecting the environment. We will also look at the wider world and discuss poverty.
Spring term topics Identity and Culture.
This involves the study of relationships with family and friends along with looking at the importance of music, cinema, food and sport. We will also explore festivals from around the Spanish speaking world.
Summer term topics Current and future study and employment
Students will examine life at school and will explore their hopes and ambitions. 
Homework Once a week as directed
Good sources of information for additional reading. http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/gcse/spanish-8698/subject-content/communication-strategies

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/gcse/spanish-8698/subject-content/vocabulary

http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/Hotpotatoes/Index.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/

http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp
 
Year 10  
Number of lessons a week 5 every fortnight
Autumn term topics Local and international areas of interest.
This involves looking at their home town, neighbourhood and region. A key area of focus will be protecting the environment. We will also look at the wider world and discuss poverty.
Spring term topics Identity and Culture
This involves the study of relationships with family and friends along with looking at the importance of music, cinema, food and sport. We will also explore festivals from around the Spanish speaking world.
Summer term topics Current and future study and employment
Students will examine life at school and will explore their hopes and ambitions. 
Homework Once a week as directed.
Good sources of information for additional reading. http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/gcse/spanish-8698/subject-content/communication-strategies

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/gcse/spanish-8698/subject-content/vocabulary

http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/Hotpotatoes/Index.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/

http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp
 
Year 11
Number of lessons a week 5 every fortnight
Autumn term topics Health - to complete a spoken controlled assessment.
Spring term topics Local area and environment - to complete a spoken controlled assessment.
Summer term topics Revision of vocabulary and exam techniques in preparation for the Reading and Listening GCSE exams in May.
Homework Once a week as directed. However, learning homework should be on a ‘little and often’ basis to avoid cramming for the controlled assessments.
Good sources of information for additional reading. http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/gcse/spanish-8698/subject-content/communication-strategies

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/gcse/spanish-8698/subject-content/vocabulary

http://www.languagesonline.org.uk/Hotpotatoes/Index.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/

http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp