All year 7 and 8 students will study Spanish and in year 9, all students pick up French as a second language. Students have three lessons of MFL over the two-week timetable throughout KS3. Our main coursebooks are Claro and Allez at KS3. All students have a login for this and are able to access the online version from outside of the classroom and enables them to complete independent study in the subject.

Students who started Prenton prior to September 2022 will continue with the current provision of Spanish.

Table of topics

Year 7	Year 8	Year 9
My schoolAll about meFriends and familyMy home and routine	Free time activitiesMy town,HolidaysFood and meals;Fashion	Food and mealsHealthy diet and healthy livingWorld of workMy life as a teenager

Students who take with the E-Bacc, take one language at GCSE and have five lessons across the two-week timetable. From September 2025, students will have the choice of either French or Spanish at GCSE and will be able to study both languages if they wish. Students study all of the following themes on which assessments are based.

Table of topics

Identity and culture	Local, national, international and global areas of interest	Current and future study and employment
Me, my family and friends Technology in everyday life Free time activities Customs and festival	Home, town, neighbourhood and region Social issues Global issues Travel and tourism	My studies Life at school/college Education post-16 Career choices and ambitions

FRENCH – AQA GCSE (8658)

SPANISH – AQA GCSE (8698)

4 exams: Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking Listening Length of paper: Higher-45 minutes, Foundation- 35 minutes 25% of final grade ReadingLength of paper: Higher-60 minutes, Foundation- 45 minutes 25% of final grade WritingLength of paper: Higher-75 minutes, Foundation- 60 minutes 25% of final grade SpeakingLength of test: Higher-12 minutes, Foundation- 7-9 minutes (plus 12 minutes preparation time for each tier) 25% of final grade

4 exams: Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking Listening Length of paper: Higher-45 minutes, Foundation- 35 minutes 25% of final grade Reading Length of paper: Higher-60 minutes, Foundation- 45 minutes 25% of final grade Writing Length of paper: Higher-75 minutes, Foundation- 60 minutes 25% of final grade Speaking Length of test: Higher-12 minutes, Foundation- 7-9 minutes (plus 12 minutes preparation time for each tier) 25% of final grade

Find out more about French GCSE

Find out more about Spanish GCSE