Languages · KS3 & KS4
Spanish
This curriculum enables learners to manipulate language so that they can build their own meaning, sentences and structures independently. It develops effective communicators who can confidently use their knowledge and skills to become global citizens and lifelong linguists, with a clear understanding of language and culture.
2026/27 at a glance
Each year is split into Autumn, Spring and Summer. Scroll sideways on small screens, or use the year-by-year detail below.
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Year by year
Year 7 Key Stage 3
Autumn
- Identity: 'estar' and 'ser' 'Estar' for location and states, and 'ser' for traits.
- Activities: singular -AR verbs in the present tense Regular -ar verbs in the singular to talk about what people do.
- Life at school and home: negation with 'no', plural nouns Using 'no' to make verbs negative.
Spring
- Celebrations: 'querer' and 'dar' 'Dar' and 'querer' to talk about giving and wanting at festive times.
- What we have: 'tener' plural persons, plural adjectives Working with an authentic text.
- What we can and must do: -AR verbs 1st person plural, modals 'poder' 'deber' The 'we' form of -ar verbs and modal verbs.
Summer
- At home and away: -AR verbs 3rd person plural, 'estar' and 'ser' The 'they' form of -ar verbs.
- What people do: -ER and -IR verbs An introduction to -er and -ir verbs.
- Places and plans: 'ir' for present and future plans 'Voy', 'vas', 'va', 'vamos'.
Year 8 Key Stage 3
Autumn
- Contrasting past and present events: -AR verbs singular persons An introduction to the preterite.
- Comparing what people do: -ER and -IR verbs Plural forms of -er and -ir verbs.
- Describing how people feel: 'tener' and 'dar' + noun Idiomatic expressions to talk about feelings.
Spring
- Activities past and present: -ar verbs, pronouns, adverbs The third person preterite of -ar, -er and -ir verbs.
- Friendships and birthday celebrations: pronouns, 'gustar'-type verbs Direct and indirect object pronouns.
- Opinions and feelings: gustar-type verbs, 'ser' and 'estar' Giving opinions with 'gustar'-type verbs.
Summer
- Family and friends: possessive adjectives, comparatives Possessive adjectives and comparisons.
- Asking questions: -ar, -er, -ir verbs Revisiting past and present regular verbs.
- Past and future trips to Spain and Spanish festivals: -ar verbs, 'hacer', 'ir' -ar verbs through the text 'La Tomatina'.
Year 9 Key Stage 3
Autumn
- My holidays: -ar, -er, -ir verbs The singular preterite, question words and negatives.
- Activities and opinions: pronouns, gustar-type verbs Plural object pronouns 'los', 'las' and 'les'.
- Weekends: 'ser', 'estar', 'ir' and 'hacer' 'Ser' versus 'estar', comparatives, the present continuous and pronouns.
Spring
- School is out! 'Ir' and 'ir' + a + infinitive Using 'ir' and talking about plans.
- Times of change: -er, -ir, -ar verbs 1st and 3rd person Plural preterite forms of -er and -ir verbs.
- Important events: present and imperfect continuous Events in progress and interruptions in the past.
Summer
- Past routines and past events: imperfect tense The imperfect tense for past habits.
- Friends: 'ser', 'estar' and demonstrative adjectives Demonstrative and possessive adjectives.
- Plans for the holidays: 'ir' + a + infinitive Contrasting the 'we' form in the present and preterite.
Year 10 Key Stage 4
Autumn
- Travel and tourism: nuevas experiencias Singular preterite forms, including spelling changes.
- Popular culture: la cultura popular y tradicional The informal affirmative imperative.
- People and lifestyle: la vida fuera y dentro del colegio Irregular preterite stems.
Spring
- Communication and the world around us: acciones para un mundo mejor 'Ir' and 'ver' and plural forms in the imperfect.
- People and lifestyle: en el instituto Possessive adjectives and pronouns.
- People and lifestyle: mi futuro en el trabajo The future tense in singular forms.
Summer
- Popular culture: estrellas y famosos 'Dar' in the preterite.
- Popular culture: fiestas y costumbres 'Acabar de', 'seguir' and 'continuar'.
- People and lifestyle: mi futuro y mis modelos a seguir The future tense, including irregular stems.
Year 11 Key Stage 4
Autumn
- People and lifestyle: relaciones New forms of possessive adjectives and pronouns.
- Popular culture: de compras Demonstratives 'aquel', 'aquella' and 'aquello'.
- Lifestyle and wellbeing: el deporte Making adjectives with '-able'.
Spring
- Popular culture: figuras históricas Relative pronouns and relative clauses.
- Communication and the world around us: lugares y personas famosos Building knowledge of the subjunctive.
- Repaso: perspectivas internacionales Revision of the present perfect tense.
Summer
- Repaso: el colegio y el trabajo In-depth revision of the present tense.
- Repaso: consejos de vida Revision of a range of moods and tenses.
- Preguntas y respuestas Practising the skills for each part of the GCSE exam.