Spanish
The number of pupils studying Spanish has increased greatly in recent years, partly as a result of the national trend, and partly as a result of the infectious enthusiasm and expertise of a thriving department here at King Edward’s.
The teachers in the department, many of whom are native speakers, have an in-depth knowledge of the Spanish language and of Spanish and Hispanic culture, and their aim is not only to teach the language so that students can communicate efficiently but also to transmit a passion for all things Hispanic to their pupils.
Head of Spanish, Mrs Ladislao, shares more information about studying Spanish at King Edward VI School.
Year 7
Students entering the school in Year 7 who choose to study Spanish will study the following topics:
Term 1: introducing yourself and pets, free time and weather; present tense
Term 2: school, likes and dislikes, family, descriptions
Term 3: home, town, telling the time, weekend plans; near future
Year 8
In Year 8, students who studied Spanish in Year 7, will study the following topics:
Term 1: holidays; preterite tense, hobbies, music, cinema, mobiles; comparatives
Term 2: food, eating out, shopping for food; near future, three tenses together. Planning an outing and clothes; stem changing verbs, reflexive verbs.
Term 3: holiday activities and directions
If Spanish is chosen as a second language in Year 8, students will study the topics outlined under 'Year 7' above.
Year 9
In Year 9, students on their third year of Spanish, will study the following topics:
Term 1: hobbies, likes and dislikes, films and birthdays; verbs in the past, present and near future. Jobs and future aspirations; tener que+inf.
Term 2: food and healthy diets, daily routine and aches and pains; reflexive and stem-changing verbs.
Term 3: children's rights, environment and changes in town; imperfect tense, se debería+ inf. Visiting a Spanish city; future tense.
Those students in their in their second year of Spanish will study the topics outlined under 'Year 8' above.
Year 10
In Year 10, students will study the following topics:
Term 1: house, school life, food and drink, health, media.
Term 2: relationships and family, daily routine, house chores, hobbies,
Term 3: special occasions, holidays. (End of year exams)
Students will have the opportunity to work with the Spanish assistant on a regular basis.
Year 11
In Year 11, students will study the following topics:
Term 1: city life, directions, shopping and money matters, environment, weather
Term 2: mock exams - transport, childhood, work and future plans and aspirations.
Term 3: IGCSE exams
Students will have the opportunity to work with the Spanish assistant on a regular basis.
Enrichment Opportunities
Clubs and Societies
There are also a number of co-curricular events taking place throughout the year which may involve different year groups.
Trips
- Cataluňa: students can sign up for a trip to Cataluňa in the Summer Term for 5 days (Year 7 and Year 8).
- Andalucía: there is the opportunity to take part in a Homestay programme in Andalucía, staying with host families and attending language lessons in a specialist language school. This trip takes place at the beginning of the Easter holidays (Year 9 and Year 10).
Theatre Trips:
We are dependent on what's on offer at the cinema and the theatre, or if there is an appropriate study day available, for example, but a trip to the theatre in London to see a play in Spanish in the Autumn term has become the norm, having now watched several plays by Lorca and I. Allende.
Other opportunities:
Every year we also welcome the Onatti Theatre company who put on a play for Year 9.
Meet the Staff
If you have a specific enquiry for the Spanish Department, email eml@kes.hants.sch.uk​
| Sra. E.M. Ladislao | Head of Spanish- i/c of Salamanca trip |
| Mr. A.J.M. Sinclair | Head of Languages; Spanish, French, i/c Cataluña trip |
| Mr. Gavin Lawson | Spanish, Japanese, i/c of Andalucía trip. Co-ordinator for the Very Able |
| Mrs. S. Rugge-Price MA | Spanish, Italian co-ordinator- i/c of Milan trip |
| Srta V.B. Pastor | Spanish, EAL |
| Srta M. Redero | Language assistant |
