Languages

Heritage Languages

We are proud to offer a Heritage Languages curriculum at LCA, enabling students to achieve qualifications in their native languages and earn an additional GCSE. This curriculum is part of our Peak Performance programme for Year 10 and Year 11 students. Specialist tutors provide tuition once a week for one hour after school. The languages available vary based on our cohort but include Arabic, French, Chinese, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Persian, Russian, Spanish, and Urdu.

The Spanish Department

At Key Stage 3, Spanish provides students with an introduction to the language and culture of Spain; covering topics such as self, family and friends, school, and food and drink. Students are able to practise their language skills through listening, speaking, reading and writing Spanish. Emphasis is placed upon building students' grammatical understanding in order to provide them with a sound basis for future study.

At Key Stage 4, students are encouraged to develop their ability to communicate coherently and with increased accuracy. Over the two 'years, students taking the course during 2023 - 2025 cover the following three themes: Identity and culture, Local, national, international and global areas of interest, and Current and future study and employment. Students starting the course in year 10 from September 2024 will cover the following three themes: People and Lifestyle, Popular Culture and Communication and the World Around Us. Students deepen their knowledge not only of the language itself but also of the culture of the different countries and communities which speak Spanish, which helps them to broaden their horizons and provides them with a different perspective of the world. Students are assessed via examinations in reading, listening, speaking and writing, taken at the end of year 11, each of which account for 25% of the final grade.

Courses Delivered

GCSE Spanish (AQA)

Term by Term Subject Content

Year 7 Units	Greetings and Introductions Family members and physical descriptions Pets, colours and descriptions Free-time and weather Where I live (1)
Year 8 Units	Holidays and the past tense Time and daily routine School and future plans Food and Drink (1) TV and Film
Year 9 Units	Family and relationships Fashion and shopping Where I live (2) Environment (1) Food and Drink (2)
Year 10 Units	My digital life and free time Travel and tourism Festivals and celebrations Family and Relationships Healthy Living
Year 11 Units	Healthy Living Travel and tourism Where I live Exam Skills and Preparation

For further information on the curriculum offered please contact the Academy F.A.O Helena Dorman (Subject Leader for MFL)