You will be supported through a transition phase, in which we look again at grammar and topics from the IGCSE Spanish course. From this you will gradually build up your range and complexity of grammar whilst exploring topic areas in more depth.

Our smaller classes will ensure you receive individual support and attention, and you will be challenged to go further than perhaps you thought possible, in order to fulfil your potential. We also encourage getting things wrong sometimes ... as often this ultimately leads to a better understanding!

A Level content

• Unit 1 Listening, reading and writing - This unit covers four broad topic areas:

1. Aspects of Hispanic society
2. Artistic culture in the Hispanic world
3. Multiculturalism in Hispanic society
4. Aspects of political life in Hispanic society

• Unit 2 Writing - This unit covers a set text and a set film or two set texts from the specified list and also translation of an English passage into Spanish.
• Unit 3 Speaking - This unit covers an individual research project and one sub-theme from aspects of Hispanic society, artistic culture in the Hispanic world, multiculturalism in Hispanic society and aspects of political life in Hispanic society.

AS Level content

• Unit 1 Listening, reading and writing - This unit covers two broad topic areas:

1. Aspects of Hispanic society
2. Artistic culture in the Hispanic world

• Unit 2 Writing - This unit covers a set text or film from the specified list and also translation of an English passage into Spanish.
• Unit 3 Speaking - This unit covers one sub-theme from aspects of Hispanic society and one sub-theme from artistic culture in the Hispanic world.

A Level assessment

• Unit 1 Listening, reading and writing
  • Listening assessment
  • Reading assessment
  • Translation into English: a passage of minimum 100 words
  • Translation into Spanish: a passage of minimum 100 words (10 marks)
• Unit 2 Writing
  • The assessment involves either one question in Spanish on a set text from a choice of two questions and one question in Spanish on a set film from a choice of two questions or two questions in Spanish on set texts from a choice of two questions on each text.
• Unit 3 Speaking
  • Discussion of a sub-theme with the discussion based on a stimulus card (5-6 minutes). The student studies the card for 5 minutes at the start of the test.
  • Presentation (2 minutes) and discussion (9-10 minutes) of individual research project (35 marks).

AS Level assessment

• Unit 1 Listening, reading and writing
  • Listening assessment
  • Reading assessment
  • Translation of a Spanish passage of a minimum of 70 words into English
• Unit 2 Writing
  • Translation of a passage of a minimum of 70 words from English into Spanish
  • One essay question in Spanish on either a set text from a choice of two questions or on a set film from a choice of two questions
• Unit 3 Speaking
  • The asssessment lasts 12-14 minutes and involves discussion of two sub-themes based on a stimulus card for each sub-theme