At OLASP, our Spanish Curriculum is delivered through the 'KAPOW' scheme of work.

Please see our planning and progression documents below...

Our Spanish Lessons
 

At Our Lady & St Patrick's, children in Key Stage Two learn to speak Spanish, through dedicated weekly Spanish lessons.

We prioritise teaching children to accurately pronounce the sounds of the Spanish language, giving them the phonics skills required to enable them to decode new words they encounter.

During lessons, and in our planning, we aim to develop listening, responding and speaking skills, supported by the acquisition of reading and writing skills. 

Ultimately, we want our to children develop positive attitudes to other languages and, thereby, to other cultures and countries, as they grow and discover more about the wider world. An understanding of other languages is a key skill - for life!

Overview- Spanish

Long Term Plan- Spanish

Progression of Knowledge, Skills and Vocabulary - Spanish

Intent, Implementation & Impact in Spanish

National Curriculum Programme of Study

Pillars of Language Learning

There are 3 pillars of progression: phonics, grammar and vocabulary and the interplay of these pillars are the key to understand and speak a language.  Increased capability in the use of languages can promote initiative and independent learning and encourages diversity within society

In line with research conducted by Ofsted, Kapow Primary’s language specialists have identified three knowledge strands: phonics, vocabulary and grammar, and two skills strands: language comprehension (listening & reading) and language production (speaking & writing), that help children learn a foreign language.

These strands are known as ‘pillars’ and they are used to help children understand and communicate in Spanish, while also promoting cultural awareness of Spain and the Spanish-speaking world.

Achievements & Events

European Languages Day 

Every year, we celebrate 'European Day of Languages' in school. This is always a fun and educational day in school, which the children really enjoy.

Our children have lots of fun learning about the languages and cultures of a range of European countries:

Early Years - Poland

Year 1 & Year 2 - France

Year 3 - Greece

Year 4 - Italy

Year 5 & Year 6 - Spain

'International School Award' 2021-2022

Celebrating El Dia de los Reyes - ‘The Day of The Kings’ -  January

On the evening of January 5th every year, Spanish towns and cities are given over to the colourful parades of the Dia de los Reyes, or the Kings' Day – a celebration of the arrival of the three wise men in Bethlehem after Jesus' birth.

For many families, Three Kings Day is as big a celebration as Christmas Day. It's customary to gather with friends and family to celebrate, often by opening gifts, playing music, and sharing a large meal together.

The whole school made Christmas cards and gifts to send to our friends in Spain! 

Vision Statement - Modern Foreign Languages

At Our Lady & St Patrick's, we believe that the learning of a foreign language provides a valuable educational, social and cultural experience for pupils.  

Pupils develop communication and literacy skills that lay the foundation for future language learning.  They develop linguistic competence, extend their knowledge of how language works and explore differences and similarities between the foreign language (Spanish, in our case) and English.  

Learning another language raises awareness of our multi-lingual and multi-cultural world and introduces an international dimension to pupils’ learning, giving them an insight into their own culture and that of others.

The learning of a foreign language provides a medium for cross-curricular links and for reinforcement of knowledge, skills and understanding developed in other subjects. 

We will teach children to:

• listen attentively to spoken language and show understanding by joining in and responding
• explore the patterns and sounds of language through songs and rhymes and link the spelling, sound and meaning of words
• engage in conversations; ask and answer questions; express opinions and respond to those of others; seek clarification and help
• speak in sentences, using familiar vocabulary, phrases and basic language structures
• appreciate stories, songs, poems and rhymes in the language
• broaden their vocabulary and develop their ability to understand new words that are introduced into familiar written material, including through using a dictionary
• write phrases from memory, and adapt these to create new sentences, to express ideas clearly
• describe people, places, things and actions orally and in writing  
• understand basic grammar appropriate to the language being studied, including (where relevant): feminine, masculine and neuter forms and the conjugation of high-frequency verbs; key features and patterns of the language; how to apply these, for instance, to build sentences; and how these differ from or are similar to English.  

Attainment & Assessment 

We use the ‘Framework for Languages’ as a tool for assessment, assessing the different strands of language learning on a termly basis.

We use the following documents (published above) to inform our assessment of children's learning in Spanish:

• Progression of knowledge, skills and vocabulary
• National Curriculum year group expectations for MFL