Remove and 5th Form CurriculumSpanish is the world’s most widely spoken language after English and Mandarin Chinese. It now occupies an immensely influential position in Europe and South America in both economic and political spheres. As Britain plays an ever more influential role in Europe, graduates who are familiar with two or more European languages will be at clear advantage. Language graduates are in demand and studying this subject will improve your job prospects, not just in Britain but in the USA and elsewhere. Spanish combines well with other subjects.
Spanish is offered in the Remove and Fifth Form to those pupils who have successfully completed the introductory course in the Fourth Form and who wish to continue to study the language to GCSE.
The Department follows the Edexcel examination board GCSE syllabus and each of the four skills – speaking, listening, reading and writing – is separately tested, each being worth up to 25% of the total mark. Various extra-curricular activities such as conversation classes and examination skill workshops are offered which pupils are expected to attend. In line with the revised syllabus, we shall exploit a wider variety of materials in what is necessarily a dense course.
We have an exchange link with a school in Valencia in the east of Spain and also offer a study visit to Spain for those in the Fifth Form studying the subject.
