Our board of fame has been updated with our most recent superstar linguists! Well done to all the boys who feature on it. They all received a prize and an email home. Great work boys!
| Vision:
The MFL department at SFX offers Spanish and French to all the boys from year 7 onwards. We aim to provide our pupils with strong linguistic skills which will broaden their opportunities to travel and to work in businesses all over the world. We also give them a taste of different cultures and traditions, and pride ourselves in giving them a well-rounded insight to modern life in French and Spanish speaking countries.
Our language teachers understand the importance of using a variety of activities and a wide range of interactive equipment. The inclusion of other subjects in our lessons (such as IT, geography, numeracy and literacy), is also a priority to us as we want our pupils to realise that the use of languages is not restricted to the classroom but reaches all areas of life.
We are very proud of the excellent results achieved by our pupils at both GCSE and A Level in both languages. |
Staff:
- Mrs C. Thiery – Head of French
- Mrs K. Fakir – Head of Spanish
- Miss C Hulmes – Teacher of French and Spanish
- Mr B. Mitchinson – Teacher of French and Spanish
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| Courses:
Key Stage 3
| Year 7
Term 1 Topics & Content:
- Talking about yourself
- Talking about school
Term 2 Topics & Content:
- Talking about my family
- Talking about my house and my town
Term 3 Topics & Content:
- Talking about my free time
- Studying about a trip to Madrid
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Year 8
Term 1 Topics & Content:
- Holidays
- Food and Culture
Term 2 Topics & Content:
- Clothes / Fashion
- Studying about a trip to Barcelona
Term 3 Topics & Content:
- Describing People
- Making plans / Daily routines
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Year 9
Term 1 Topics & Content:
Term 2 Topics & Content:
- Healthy Living
- Jobs and future aspirations
Term 3 Topics & Content:
- The Spanish speaking world
- Festivals
- Studying about a trip to Bilbao
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Key Stage 4 –: Edexcel GCSE
| Year 10
Term 1 Topics & Content:
- Identity and Culture
- Sports / Hobbies
- Festivals
- Social Media
- TV / Music
Term 2 Topics & Content:
- School
- School uniform
- Subjects – likes/dislikes
- Comparison to primary school
- School Trips
- Exchanges
Term 3 Topics & Content:
- Local area, travel and tourism
- Towns and cities
- Holidays
- Holiday activities
- Weather
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Year 11
Term 1 Topics & Content:
- Future Aspirations, study and work
- Future studies
- Work experience
- Future jobs
- Use of languages outside the classroom
Term 2 Topics & Content:
- International and Global Dimension / Environment
- Environmental problems
- How to save the environment
- The future of the planet
- What you do to protect the environment
- Music Festivals
- Global Sporting events
Term 3 Topics & Content:
- Revision of all 4 skills – reading, writing, listening and speaking
- Speaking assessment
- Exam preparation
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Key Stage 5 – : AQA A Level
| Year 12
Term 1 Topics & Content:
- Introducing the A Level specification and expectations.
- Cementing grammatical knowledge from GCSE
- Modern and Traditional values
Term 2 Topics & Content:
- Spanish Regional Identity
- Cyber Space
- Modern day idols
Term 3 Topics & Content:
- Equal Rights
- Cultural Heritage
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Year 13
Term 1 Topics & Content:
- Social Issues
- Current affairs
- Literature – La Casa de Bernarda Alba
- Film – El Laberinto del Fauno
Term 2 Topics & Content:
- Political Life in Spain
- The youth today
- Social movements
Term 3 Topics & Content:
- Preparation for the speaking assessment
- Revision
- Exam Practice
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| Out of Hours Activities (what, when,where):
French club for year 7 – Tuesday 15.10 – 15.30
Night Owl – Year 10 – Wednesday 15:15 – 16:00
Year 11 – Tuesday – 15:15 – 16:00
Year 13 – Thursday – 15:15 – 16:00
Theatre/Art/Cinema Trips – Annually
University Language Visits – KS4 and KS5
Trips to France and Spain – KS3, KS4 and KS5
Upcoming trips:
- Year 11 weekend to Paris in January 2020
- Visit from our link French school in Brittany in April 2020
- KS3 PGL trip to the south of France in July 2021
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| Department Website Links (including exam boards, revision sites etc):
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Links to Learning Journeys
French Learning Journey:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bBRaluWxYr9XPeYBzpFg3TPNU6hl6ZCxlxk6odtrE7M/edit?usp=sharing
Spanish Learning Journey:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cJdXNb3IyV3De5hD3e_LFYjSruMp3mDJFMFeYCZqlKU/edit?usp=sharing
Curriculum Maps
French Curriculum Maps
Year 8 Curriculum Map
Year 9 Curriculum Map
Year 10 Curriculum Map
Year 11 Curriculum Map
Spanish Curriculum Maps
Year 7 Curriculum Map
Year 8 Curriculum Map
Year 9 Curriculum Map
Year 10 Curriculum Map
Year 11 Curriculum Map
Year 12 Curriculum Map
Year 13 Curriculum Map
