Spanish at Fawbert & Barnard’s

Intent

At Fawbert & Barnard’s, our Spanish curriculum aims to spark curiosity, broaden cultural awareness and equip pupils with the communication skills needed in an interconnected world. Spanish was chosen through pupil voice as a language children are excited to use in real-life situations, including holidays, travel and future learning.

Our intent is that pupils:

• develop confidence in listening, speaking, reading and writing
• acquire accurate Spanish pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary
• apply language purposefully and in context, not just through memorisation
• understand Spanish-speaking cultures and compare them with their own
• build a strong foundation for continued language learning at KS3

Above all, we want children to enjoy learning a new language and feel empowered to communicate beyond their own community.

Implementation

Spanish is taught weekly across Key Stage 2 using the LanguageNut scheme, which provides a clear progression of vocabulary, grammatical structures and cultural content.

How we teach Spanish

• Weekly Spanish lessons (~30 minutes) follow a consistent structure.
• Each lesson begins with retrieval practice, revisiting previous vocabulary to strengthen long-term memory.
• New learning is introduced with clear teacher modelling, supported by:
  • visuals
  • songs and repetition
  • short conversation practice
  • listening activities
  • interactive LanguageNut games and activities

Applying Spanish in Context

Children are regularly encouraged to use their Spanish in meaningful situations, such as:

• greeting one another
• ordering food in a role-play café
• describing family members
• asking and answering questions
• writing simple postcards or dialogues
• giving opinions about topics they know

This contextual learning helps pupils understand why Spanish matters and how it is used beyond the classroom.

Curriculum Structure

Across KS2, pupils study key units including:

• Introductions and greetings
• Numbers, colours and descriptions
• Family and pets
• Food, cafés and shops
• Daily routines and school life
• Spanish festivals and cultural traditions

Upper KS2 revisit these themes with increased complexity, longer sentences and improved grammatical accuracy.

Impact

Our Spanish curriculum ensures children become confident, engaged and culturally aware language learners.

We measure impact through:

Knowledge & Communication

• Children can understand and use essential vocabulary and phrases.
• Pupils speak with growing confidence, accuracy and correct pronunciation.
• Written work shows progress from words, to phrases, to full sentences.

Application in Context

• Pupils can apply their learning in real-life scenarios, not just recall vocabulary in isolation.
• Children demonstrate increasing independence in speaking, reading and writing tasks.

Assessment

• Teachers use ongoing formative assessment within each lesson.
• LanguageNut data supports tracking of individual progress and areas of need.
• Work samples and pupil conversations evidence improved proficiency over time.

Pupil Voice

Children enjoy learning Spanish, can explain what they have learned, and talk enthusiastically about Spanish-speaking cultures.