Spanish

Spanish at Our School  

At Crackley Bank, we aim to inspire an interest in other languages, fostering children’s curiosity and deepening their understanding of the wider world. Spanish is taught as our chosen modern foreign language because it is the most widely spoken language globally after English. It is also the language our children are most likely to encounter when travelling abroad to Spanish-speaking countries. Furthermore, learning Spanish supports smooth progression into Key Stage 3, as it is the chosen language of our main feeder school within our Trust.

Our MFL curriculum is carefully designed to progressively develop children’s language skills through regular lessons and consistent recap sessions. Children acquire, use, and apply an expanding bank of vocabulary, grammar, and phonics knowledge across the four key areas of language learning: speaking, listening, reading and writing. We incorporate songs, rhymes, and interactive activities to help embed vocabulary and improve recall. This approach makes language learning both enjoyable and relevant to children’s lives, helping them to know more and remember more. 

We began our whole-school Spanish learning journey in September 2024, with all children starting from Unit 1, except Year 5, who had already completed Unit 1 during the summer term of 2024 and therefore began with Unit 2. 

From September 2025, the progression will be as follows: 

This structured and consistent progression ensures that by the end of Key Stage 2, all children have a solid foundation in Spanish, preparing them well for their continued language studies in secondary school.