Learning a second language can provide pupils with many wonderful opportunities and is a great discipline in itself. For pupils to broaden their horizons, converse with people from other countries and explore other cultures, we need schools to build firm foundations in language learning. 

The research review on languages education; OFSTED 

At Dove Bank, we believe that learning another language helps foster a curiosity and deeper understanding of other cultures and the world in general. This school year, we embark upon our new languages journey, implementing an exciting, brand new & thematic Spanish curriculum aimed to enthral our children and ignite an interest in bilingualism. We believe that pupils learning to understand, speak, read and write in Spanish during their time at Dove Bank, will provide the basis for learning other languages, which in turn will provide important opportunities for future study and work in other countries.  

Underpinning our languages curriculum is a rich vocabulary and confidence to apply a plethora of new skills;   

• Ask and answer questions; 

• Use correct punctuation and grammar; 

• Memorise words; 

• Interpret meaning; 

• Understand basic grammar; 

• Use dictionaries; 

• Work in pairs and groups and communicate in Spanish; 

• Look at life in another culture; 

• Develop a positive attitude towards learning a second language in readiness for study at KS3.