KS4:
Students work towards GCSE following the AQA French or Spanish specification over a period of three years. During this time they will have weekly homework tasks and vocabulary tests. Over a fortnightly cycle of the timetable there will be 5 lessons of 1 hour.
FRENCH – AQA EXAM BOARD
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/languages/gcse/french-8658
Year 9: French may be chosen as a GCSE option
Year 10 and 11 : continuation of GCSE course started in Year 9
Students study all of the following themes on which the assessments are based.
Theme 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest
Theme 3: Current and future study and employment
USEFUL WEBSITES:
www.linguascope.com (PLEASE ASK YOUR MFL TEACHER FOR THE LOGIN DETAILS).
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OfstedStudents participate readily in the wide range of sports, social, art, music and drama activities that the school provides. Many students attend the after school and weekend revision clubs that staff provide.
OfstedThe school organises the wide range of subjects it teaches extremely well, and reviews them regularly, adjusting its provision to meet the changing needs of students.
OfstedTeaching is challenging. It is based on accurate assessment of how well students make progress, what their individual learning needs are, and what kinds of activities will best make sure that they learn well.
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