Languages

Modern Foreign Languages (Spanish)

Statement of Intent

At Hazelmere Junior School we want our children to be good communicators, who enjoy languages. We have chosen our languages curriculum so that learning is enjoyable and accessible but also allows our children to gain progressive knowledge of Spanish language and culture. Children are exposed to songs, text and cultural knowledge.

Our aims are to fulfil the requirements of the National Curriculum; providing a broad, balanced and differentiated curriculum; ensuring the progressive development of vocabulary and sounds, alongside developing transferable skills.

Key aims

• Deliver engaging and creative lessons- for example year 3 create puppets to enable them to become confident when talking to others. Across the school all children celebrate European day of Languages, enhancing their knowledge of their peers’ native languages.
• We would like our children to learn more about the wider world and therefore we have chosen to include information about Spanish culture and do so in a fun way such as songs and games. This makes it accessible to all.
• We have towards making sure our work is well differentiated and engaging. A progressive Spanish curriculum has recently been rolled out across the school. This ensures all National Curriculum content is being met.
• The curriculum has also been organised so that some units “support” teaching other subjects or units e.g. counting in year 3, months of the year in year 4, Take 10 which enhances PE movement time., reading and phonics skills.

Curriculum

Hazelmere - Curriculum Map (MFL - Spanish)

Hazelmere - Progression of Skills (MFL - Spanish)

Spanish Day 30th January 2026

 We'd love to invite you to take a look at the wonderful photos from our amazing Spanish Day! The children had a fantastic time exploring many aspects of Spanish culture, from learning traditional dance steps and discovering Spanish festivals and religion, to enjoying music, food tasting and practising new language skills. They also got creative with art and DT activities, designed their own flags and even joined in with a lively game of Spanish bingo. We hope you enjoy seeing the special moments they shared throughout the day!