01942 204 640 admin@hhhs.net Quick Links Search for: Home About Us For Parents For Students News Vacancies Contact Us Staff GCSE HUB Modern Foreign Languages Faculty: Modern Foreign Languages Head of Faculty: Mr K O’Rouke Throughout Key Stage 3 students are taught Spanish in ability sets. Sets 1 and 2 receive three hours a week of Spanish lessons, while sets 3 and below receive one or two lessons left to enable them to follow our Communication curriculum, which is a literacy intervention programme. Home learning tasks are usually set weekly. Four assessments are completed with sets 1 and 2 every term to track and monitor the progress of students in Spanish, whereas 3 assessments are completed with set 3 every term and 2 assessments with set 4 every term. Feedback is provided to students in terms of the skills they are working towards or have mastered. Targets for further improvement are then shared with students. At Key Stage 4 Spanish is a subject that is taught as a GCSE option and is a subject that is counted towards the English Baccalaureate. Students that opt to take Spanish in Key Stage 4 have 3 hours a week and are working towards one GCSE qualification. They follow the AQA GCSE specification (8698) and will be awarded a grade 1-9 following their GCSE examinations in the summer of Year 11. Year 11 are presently the last cohort to follow the old specification AQA Spanish (4695) Assessments to track progress are set regularly throughout each half term. With feedback being related to GCSE criteria to highlight areas of strength and development throughout the course. Throughout their time at Hawkley Hall, students are taught the following key skills: Listening: Understand and respond to different types of spoken language. Speaking: Communicate and interact in speech. Reading: Understand and respond to different types of written language Writing: Communicate in writing Overview of the Modern Foreign Languages Curriculum The topics students cover throughout Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 are outlined in the table below: Year Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2 7 Myself and family School and subjects Free time activities House and Home Town and types of towns Grammar, reading and topic focus 8 Holidays Barcelona Food Fashion and special occasions My life Grammar, reading and topic focus 9 Technology Healthy lifestyles School / education Work and future plans Latin American countries Grammar, reading and topic focus 10 Me, my family and friends My studies Social issues Customs and festivals in Spanish-speaking countries Travel and tourismEducation post-16 Me, my family and friendsMarriage/ partnership 11 Global issues The environment Career choices and ambitions Technology in Everyday Life Global issuesPoverty/ homelessness Revision and preparation for assessment Revision and preparation for assessmentGCSE exams GCSE Exam Board Specifiction The specification code for GCSE Spanish is AQA GCSE Spanish 8698. Click here to view the GCSE specification Additional Information The faculty offers extra help and support with help with homework available at lunchtimes. Key Stage 4 intervention sessions also take place Monday lunchtime and Tuesday lunchtime and Wednesday and Friday after school. Revision sessions also take place during the February half term holidays and during the Easter Holidays. The faculty also runs a trip to Spain visiting Barcelona and the surrounding region. Transition 2021 Please click the link below for more information: Coronavirus Please click the link below for the latest news from our school: Contact Us Address: Carr Lane, Wigan, WN3 5NY Telephone: 01942 204 640 Email: admin@hhhs.net Latest News Safer internet day – 9 Feb Invitation to Tender – Hawkley Interactive Screens Goodluck Year 11! Headteacher Update – August 2020 @HawkleyHallHigh Hawkley Hall High3 Sep Many thanks to the Y7 children that have taken part in the testing in school today. The children looked very smart and behaved extremely well and we are looking forward to welcoming them to our school on Monday. Reply on Twitter 1433783486922559491 Retweet on Twitter 1433783486922559491 Like on Twitter 1433783486922559491 7 Twitter 1433783486922559491 Load More... Hawkley Hall High School, Carr Lane, Wigan, WN3 5NY | T 01942 204640 | E admin@hhhs.net © Hawkley Hall High School 2018 Hawkley Hall High School is a member of the Rowan Learning Trust. Company No. 8010464, Reg. Office: Hawkley Hall High School, Carr Lane, Wigan. Copyright © 2018 Hawkley Hall High School