Spanish

Children at St. Mary's learn Spanish! This is done through embedding speaking the Spanish language into our daily routines; you will find children greeting each other, answering the register and responding to simple questions. Lessons are designed to help our children learn in a fun and inspiring way and teach skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing in Spanish, so the children can use this when visiting other countries and demonstrate cultural respect. All teaching staff are present in classes during this time and this helps them to embed the skills the children throughout the school day.

Intent: Our Spanish Curriculum aims to give children an awareness of other cultures and have the confidence and resilience to communicate in Spanish for Practical purposes, using both written and oral Spanish. We aim to give pupils a foundation for language that encourages and enables them to apply their knowledge and skills - knowledge, skills and vocabulary that are built on from prior learning and repeated with increasing complexity.