Headteacher - Mr Andy English
Our Lady's Catholic High School 6-16 Amhurst Park London N16 5AFAt Key Stage 3, all students study either French or Spanish. The aim is for all students to understand and respond to spoken and written language, and be able to speak with increasing confidence, fluency and spontaneity, improving the accuracy of their pronunciation and be able to write in the language, for different purposes and audiences, using the variety of grammatical structures that they have learnt.
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Autumn term |
All about me How can I greet people, introduce myself and spell my name? How can I give my age and count up to 21? How can I say when my birthday is and learn days of the week, months of the year and count up to 31? |
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Spring term |
My personality To be able to explain what you like and don't like To be able to explain what is important for you To be able to describe what kind of person you are using adjectives To be able to describe your friends To be able to describe a musician My school To be able to explain which subject you like or dislike To be able to justify why you like or dislike subjects To be able to describe your timetable using a 12-hour clock |
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Summer term |
My school To be able to understand talking about French school To be able to explain what you eat at the canteen My leisure To be able to explain what you do with your computer and your phone To be able to explain which sport you do To be able to explain what you do during your leisure using the verb to do To be able to explain what you like doing |
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Autumn term |
Media To be able to express opinions about TV programmes To be able to express opinions about films and cinema To be able to express opinions about reading To be able to explain what you do on internet |
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Spring term |
A visit to Paris Give an account of a trip to Paris in the past To be able to explain what you did yesterday To be able to give your opinion on what you did To be able to explain where you went and how |
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Summer term |
My identity Describing my personality, relationships with my family and friends and my daily routine.. To be able to give opinions about your leisure, fashion and music Discovering France and French speaking countries |
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Autumn term |
All about me Describing my personality and relationships (family and friends). Making arrangements to go out. Discussing role models. Use of the 3 tenses (Present, Past, Future) |
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Spring term |
My leisure Explain what you do during your leisure, ICT, sport, activities… give your opinion Use of the 3 tenses (Present, Past, Future) |
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Summer term |
French customs and special days Give an account of my daily life, describing festivals and traditions and family celebrations Use of the 3 tenses (Present, Past, Future) Researching about France and French speaking countries |
The contents of the course cover five themes:
Identity and culture (studied in Y10)
Local area, holiday and travel (studied in Y10)
School (studied in Y10)
Future aspirations, study and work (studied in Y11)
International and global dimension. (studied in Y11)
The course will enable students to:
Develop their ability to communicate confidently and coherently with native speakers.
Express and develop thoughts and ideas spontaneously and fluently.
Listen to and understand clearly articulated standard speech at normal speed.
Deepen their knowledge about how the language works, enrich their vocabulary and be able to translate texts from English to the target language and vice versa.
Develop awareness and understanding of the culture and identity of the countries and communities where the language is spoken.
Make appropriate links to other areas of the curriculum to enable deeper learning.
Year 10 /11 will have access to the E-book format of the Edexcel GCSE course.
Edexcel GCSE assessment in languages consists of four units based on the following skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Each of the four exams equates for 25% of the total mark.
All examinations are taken at the end of Y11.
The four papers are sent to Edexcel/Pearson for external marking.
The students can be entered for Foundation or Higher papers.
Thanks to the language skills acquired at Key Stage 3, students are well prepared to do a GCSE in Language. They should already know how to talk about themselves, their family, hobbies, where they live, school, holidays, food and drink.
The key to success is regular homework and the ability to understand or use the target language for different purposes and different settings.
We have a programme of ‘twilight’ language lessons in Polish, Turkish, Portuguese and Spanish. Students who attend regularly can enter for an additional GCSE exam or A level exam.
| Subject Leader | Ms S Robinson |