Year Group

Cultural and Enrichment Opportunities

Career Links

Moral Guidance

Social Development

7

WBD – MR MEN AND DORA IN TARGET LANGUAGE

RESEARCH ABOUT TARGET LANGUAGE COMMUNITY LIFESTYLES, CELEBRATIONS AND CULTURAL PRACTICES

ANECDOTES FROM TEACHERS ABOUT TIME SPENT IN TARGET LANGUAGE COMMUNITIES

GLOBAL NEWS ITEMS THAT AFFECT TARGET LANGUAGE COUNTRIES

DISCUSSION OF FOOD FROM TARGET LANGUAGE COUNTRIES

FOOD TASTING

MUSIC FROM OTHER CULTURES

CULTURAL QUIZZES

TALKS WITH NATIVE SPEAKERS

ROLE-PLAY COMPETITIONS   

CELEBRATIONS INCLUDING LA TOMATINA, BASTILLE DAY, CASTELLERS, EL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS ETC

CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AT CHRISTMAS, EASTER

PEN PAL LINK WITH HESSLE

ANNUAL EUROPEAN FILM PROJECT

EXTRA CURRICULLAR CHANCE TO SAMPLE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES

OVERSEAS TRIPS (WHEN APPROPRIATE AND WHEN COVID PERMITS)

ENRICHMENT TASKS SUCH AS LOOKING AT HARRY POTTER BOOKS IN TL

 NAMES FOR JOBS AND WORKPLACES IN TOWN

FUTURE PLANS

RANKING CAREER CHOICES

ROUTES INTO LANGUAGES PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL ABOUT HOW LANGUAGES ARE USEFUL IN THE WORKPLACE AND HOW FAMOUS PEOPLE USE LANGUAGES

COMPARING JOBS

GUEST VISITS FROM TARGET LANGUAGE SPEAKERS LIVING AND WORKING IN THE UK

DESCRIPTION OF WHAT JOBS PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS DO

DISCUSSIONS OF HOW LANGUAGES CAN BE USEFUL IN A RANGE OF DIFFERENT WORK PLACE ENVIRONMENTS AND HOW MANY JOBS AND CAREERS CAN USE THE LANGUAGE OR PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAVEL

BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD WE LIVE IN AND OTHER CULTURAL PRACTICES AND LIFESTYLES

DISCUSSION OF LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES SUCH AS POVERTY, THE ENVIRONMENT, HOMELESSNESS, CRIME AND HEALTH

AWARENESS OF WHAT IS HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY

COMPARISON OF LIFESTYLES

COMPARISON OF AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CULTURAL PRACTICES, DAILY ROUTINE AND LIFESTYLES

BROADENING HORIZONS, DISPELLING MYTHS AND STEREOTYPES AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND THEM

IMPROVING COMMUNICATION FACE TO FACE, LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING, WRITING AND WITHIN THE ONLINE SPHERE

AAPRECIATION OF OTHER CULTURES

APPRECIATION OF INTERNATIONAL POETRY

DESCRIBING PHOTOS

ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THEMSELVES, WHERE THEY LIVE, WHAT THEY LIKE,  SCHOOL LIFE, HOLIDAYS, CELEBRATIONS, LIFESTYLES, WORLD PROBLEMS AND  FUTURE PLANS

COMMUNICATION SKILLS – ROLE-PLAY SITUATIONS ABROAD SUCH AS WHAT TO SAY IN RESTAURANTS, SHOPS, CAFES, ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS, AT THE CINEMA/THEATRE/EVENT OR TALKING TO A PENPAL ABOUT LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES

RESPECTING VIEWS OF OTHERS

DISCUSSION ABOUT OPINIONS AND REASONS FOR THOSE OPINIONS

USE OF LANGUAGE LEARNING APPS

READING SUBTITLES

WORKING COLLABORATIVELY

APPRECIATION OF OTHER CULTURES

APPRECIATION OF INTERNATIONAL POETRY

ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THEMSELVES, WHERE THEY LIVE, WHAT THEY LIKE, SCHOOL LIFE, HOLIDAYS, CELEBRATIONS, LIFESTYLES, WORLD PROBLEMS AND FUTURE PLANS

COMMUNICATION SKILLS – ROLE PLAY

SITUATIONS ABROAD SUCH AS WHAT TO SAY IN RESTAURANTS, SHOPS, CAFES, ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS AT THE CINEMA/THEATRE/EVENT OR TALKING TO A PENPAL ABOUT LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES

RESPECTING VIEWS OF OTHERS

DISCUSSION ABOUT OPINIONS AND REASONS FOR THOSE OPINIONS

USE OF LANGUAGE LEARNING APPS

READING SUBTITLES

8

WBD – MR MEN AND DORA IN TARGET LANGUAGE

RESEARCH ABOUT TARGET LANGUAGE COMMUNITY LIFESTYLES, CELEBRATIONS AND CULTURAL PRACTICES

ANECDOTES FROM TEACHERS ABOUT TIME SPENT IN TARGET LANGUAGE COMMUNITIES

GLOBAL NEWS ITEMS THAT AFFECT TARGET LANGUAGE COUNTRIES

DISCUSSION OF FOOD FROM TARGET LANGUAGE COUNTRIES

FOOD TASTING

MUSIC FROM OTHER CULTURES

CULTURAL QUIZZES

TALKS WITH NATIVE SPEAKERS

ROLE-PLAY COMPETITIONS   

CELEBRATIONS INCLUDING LA TOMATINA, BASTILLE DAY, CASTELLERS, EL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS ETC

CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AT CHRISTMAS, EASTER

PEN PAL LINK WITH HESSLE

ANNUAL EUROPEAN FILM PROJECT

EXTRA CURRICULLAR CHANCE TO SAMPLE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES

OVERSEAS TRIPS (WHEN APPROPRIATE AND WHEN COVID PERMITS)

ENRICHMENT TASKS SUCH AS LOOKING AT HARRY POTTER BOOKS IN TL

 NAMES FOR JOBS AND WORKPLACES IN TOWN

FUTURE PLANS

RANKING CAREER CHOICES

ROUTES INTO LANGUAGES PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL ABOUT HOW LANGUAGES ARE USEFUL IN THE WORKPLACE AND HOW FAMOUS PEOPLE USE LANGUAGES

COMPARING JOBS

GUEST VISITS FROM TARGET LANGUAGE SPEAKERS LIVING AND WORKING IN THE UK

DESCRIPTION OF WHAT JOBS PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS DO

DISCUSSIONS OF HOW LANGUAGES CAN BE USEFUL IN A RANGE OF DIFFERENT WORK PLACE ENVIRONMENTS AND HOW MANY JOBS AND CAREERS CAN USE THE LANGUAGE OR PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAVEL

BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD WE LIVE IN AND OTHER CULTURAL PRACTICES AND LIFESTYLES

DISCUSSION OF LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES SUCH AS POVERTY, THE ENVIRONMENT, HOMELESSNESS, CRIME AND HEALTH

AWARENESS OF WHAT IS HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY

COMPARISON OF LIFESTYLES

COMPARISON OF AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CULTURAL PRACTICES, DAILY ROUTINE AND LIFESTYLES

BROADENING HORIZONS, DISPELLING MYTHS AND STEREOTYPES AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND THEM

IMPROVING COMMUNICATION FACE TO FACE, LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING, WRITING AND WITHIN THE ONLINE SPHERE

AAPRECIATION OF OTHER CULTURES

APPRECIATION OF INTERNATIONAL POETRY

DESCRIBING PHOTOS

ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THEMSELVES, WHERE THEY LIVE, WHAT THEY LIKE,  SCHOOL LIFE, HOLIDAYS, CELEBRATIONS, LIFESTYLES, WORLD PROBLEMS AND  FUTURE PLANS

COMMUNICATION SKILLS – ROLE-PLAY SITUATIONS ABROAD SUCH AS WHAT TO SAY IN RESTAURANTS, SHOPS, CAFES, ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS, AT THE CINEMA/THEATRE/EVENT OR TALKING TO A PENPAL ABOUT LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES

RESPECTING VIEWS OF OTHERS

DISCUSSION ABOUT OPINIONS AND REASONS FOR THOSE OPINIONS

USE OF LANGUAGE LEARNING APPS

READING SUBTITLES

WORKING COLLABORATIVELY

APPRECIATION OF OTHER CULTURES

APPRECIATION OF INTERNATIONAL POETRY

ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THEMSELVES, WHERE THEY LIVE, WHAT THEY LIKE, SCHOOL LIFE, HOLIDAYS, CELEBRATIONS, LIFESTYLES, WORLD PROBLEMS AND FUTURE PLANS

COMMUNICATION SKILLS – ROLE PLAY

SITUATIONS ABROAD SUCH AS WHAT TO SAY IN RESTAURANTS, SHOPS, CAFES, ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS AT THE CINEMA/THEATRE/EVENT OR TALKING TO A PENPAL ABOUT LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES

RESPECTING VIEWS OF OTHERS

DISCUSSION ABOUT OPINIONS AND REASONS FOR THOSE OPINIONS

USE OF LANGUAGE LEARNING APPS

9

WBD – MR MEN AND DORA IN TARGET LANGUAGE

RESEARCH ABOUT TARGET LANGUAGE COMMUNITY LIFESTYLES, CELEBRATIONS AND CULTURAL PRACTICES

ANECDOTES FROM TEACHERS ABOUT TIME SPENT IN TARGET LANGUAGE COMMUNITIES

GLOBAL NEWS ITEMS THAT AFFECT TARGET LANGUAGE COUNTRIES

DISCUSSION OF FOOD FROM TARGET LANGUAGE COUNTRIES

FOOD TASTING

MUSIC FROM OTHER CULTURES

CULTURAL QUIZZES

TALKS WITH NATIVE SPEAKERS

ROLE-PLAY COMPETITIONS   

CELEBRATIONS INCLUDING LA TOMATINA, BASTILLE DAY, CASTELLERS, EL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS ETC

CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AT CHRISTMAS, EASTER

PEN PAL LINK WITH HESSLE

ANNUAL EUROPEAN FILM PROJECT

EXTRA CURRICULLAR CHANCE TO SAMPLE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES

OVERSEAS TRIPS (WHEN APPROPRIATE AND WHEN COVID PERMITS)

ENRICHMENT TASKS SUCH AS LOOKING AT HARRY POTTER BOOKS IN TL

NAMES FOR JOBS AND WORKPLACES IN TOWN

FUTURE PLANS

RANKING CAREER CHOICES

ROUTES INTO LANGUAGES PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL ABOUT HOW LANGUAGES ARE USEFUL IN THE WORKPLACE AND HOW FAMOUS PEOPLE USE LANGUAGES

COMPARING JOBS

GUEST VISITS FROM TARGET LANGUAGE SPEAKERS LIVING AND WORKING IN THE UK

DESCRIPTION OF WHAT JOBS PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS DO

DISCUSSIONS OF HOW LANGUAGES CAN BE USEFUL IN A RANGE OF DIFFERENT WORK PLACE ENVIRONMENTS AND HOW MANY JOBS AND CAREERS CAN USE THE LANGUAGE OR PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAVEL

BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD WE LIVE IN AND OTHER CULTURAL PRACTICES AND LIFESTYLES

DISCUSSION OF LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES SUCH AS POVERTY, THE ENVIRONMENT, HOMELESSNESS, CRIME AND HEALTH

AWARENESS OF WHAT IS HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY

COMPARISON OF LIFESTYLES

COMPARISON OF AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CULTURAL PRACTICES, DAILY ROUTINE AND LIFESTYLES

BROADENING HORIZONS, DISPELLING MYTHS AND STEREOTYPES AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND THEM

IMPROVING COMMUNICATION FACE TO FACE, LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING, WRITING AND WITHIN THE ONLINE SPHERE

AAPRECIATION OF OTHER CULTURES

APPRECIATION OF INTERNATIONAL POETRY

DESCRIBING PHOTOS

ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THEMSELVES, WHERE THEY LIVE, WHAT THEY LIKE,  SCHOOL LIFE, HOLIDAYS, CELEBRATIONS, LIFESTYLES, WORLD PROBLEMS AND  FUTURE PLANS

COMMUNICATION SKILLS – ROLE-PLAY SITUATIONS ABROAD SUCH AS WHAT TO SAY IN RESTAURANTS, SHOPS, CAFES, ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS, AT THE CINEMA/THEATRE/EVENT OR TALKING TO A PENPAL ABOUT LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES

RESPECTING VIEWS OF OTHERS

DISCUSSION ABOUT OPINIONS AND REASONS FOR THOSE OPINIONS

USE OF LANGUAGE LEARNING APPS

READING SUBTITLES

WORKING COLLABORATIVELY

APPRECIATION OF OTHER CULTURES

APPRECIATION OF INTERNATIONAL POETRY

ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THEMSELVES, WHERE THEY LIVE, WHAT THEY LIKE, SCHOOL LIFE, HOLIDAYS, CELEBRATIONS, LIFESTYLES, WORLD PROBLEMS AND FUTURE PLANS

COMMUNICATION SKILLS – ROLE PLAY

SITUATIONS ABROAD SUCH AS WHAT TO SAY IN RESTAURANTS, SHOPS, CAFES, ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS AT THE CINEMA/THEATRE/EVENT OR TALKING TO A PENPAL ABOUT LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES

RESPECTING VIEWS OF OTHERS

DISCUSSION ABOUT OPINIONS AND REASONS FOR THOSE OPINIONS

USE OF LANGUAGE LEARNING APPS

10

TOPIC ON CELEBRATIONS AND CULTURE

THIS WILL COME UP IN THE EXAM AND WE COMPARE CHRISTMAS AND EASTER IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE COUNTRIES

TRANSLATION ACTIVITIES ABOUT CELEBRATIONS AND TRADITIONS

UNDERSTAND SUBTITLES

GLOBAL NEWS ITEMS

TL LITERARY TEXTS TO SUPPORT EXCERPTS IN EXAM

ANSWERING QUESTIONS IN GCSE EXAM ABOUT FUTURE STUDIES, FUTURE CAREERS AND JOBS THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO AS WELL AS LISTENING AND READING FOR PROS AND CONS OF DIFFERENT JOBS

DETAILED GCSE TOPIC LEARNING ABOUT JOBS, PART TIME JOBS, VOLUNTARY JOBS AND ALL THE VOCAB AND STRUCTURES AROUND THIS

BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD WE LIVE IN AND OTHER CULTURAL PRACTICES AND LIFESTYLES

DISCUSSION OF LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES SUCH AS POVERTY, THE ENVIRONMENT, HOMELESSNESS, CRIME AND HEALTH

CHARITIES AND VOLUNTEERING

AWARENESS OF WHAT IS HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY

COMPARISON OF LIFESTYLES

COMPARISON OF AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CULTURAL PRACTICES, DAILY ROUTINE AND LIFESTYLES

BROADENING HORIZONS, DISPELLING MYTHS AND STEREOTYPES AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND THEM

IMPROVING COMMUNICATION FACE TO FACE, LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING, WRITING AND WITHIN THE ONLINE SPHERE

AAPRECIATION OF OTHER CULTURES

APPRECIATION OF INTERNATIONAL POETRY

DESCRIBING PHOTOS

ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THEMSELVES, WHERE THEY LIVE, WHAT THEY LIKE,  SCHOOL LIFE, HOLIDAYS, CELEBRATIONS, LIFESTYLES, WORLD PROBLEMS AND  FUTURE PLANS

COMMUNICATION SKILLS – ROLE-PLAY SITUATIONS ABROAD SUCH AS WHAT TO SAY IN RESTAURANTS, SHOPS, CAFES, ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS, AT THE CINEMA/THEATRE/EVENT OR TALKING TO A PENPAL ABOUT LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES

RESPECTING VIEWS OF OTHERS

DISCUSSION ABOUT OPINIONS AND REASONS FOR THOSE OPINIONS

USE OF LANGUAGE LEARNING APPS

READING SUBTITLES

WORKING COLLABORATIVELY

APPRECIATION OF OTHER CULTURES

APPRECIATION OF INTERNATIONAL POETRY

ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THEMSELVES, WHERE THEY LIVE, WHAT THEY LIKE, SCHOOL LIFE, HOLIDAYS, CELEBRATIONS, LIFESTYLES, WORLD PROBLEMS AND FUTURE PLANS

COMMUNICATION SKILLS – ROLE PLAY

SITUATIONS ABROAD SUCH AS WHAT TO SAY IN RESTAURANTS, SHOPS, CAFES, ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS AT THE CINEMA/THEATRE/EVENT OR TALKING TO A PENPAL ABOUT LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES

RESPECTING VIEWS OF OTHERS

DISCUSSION ABOUT OPINIONS AND REASONS FOR THOSE OPINIONS

USE OF LANGUAGE LEARNING APPS

11

TOPIC ON CELEBRATIONS AND CULTURE

THIS WILL COME UP IN THE EXAM AND WE COMPARE CHRISTMAS AND EASTER IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE COUNTRIES

TRANSLATION ACTIVITIES ABOUT CELEBRATIONS AND TRADITIONS

UNDERSTAND SUBTITLES

GLOBAL NEWS ITEMS

TL LITERARY TEXTS TO SUPPORT EXCERPTS IN EXAM

ANSWERING QUESTIONS IN GCSE EXAM ABOUT FUTURE STUDIES, FUTURE CAREERS AND JOBS THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO AS WELL AS LISTENING AND READING FOR PROS AND CONS OF DIFFERENT JOBS

DETAILED GCSE TOPIC LEARNING ABOUT JOBS, PART TIME JOBS, VOLUNTARY JOBS AND ALL THE VOCAB AND STRUCTURES AROUND THIS

BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD WE LIVE IN AND OTHER CULTURAL PRACTICES AND LIFESTYLES

DISCUSSION OF LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES SUCH AS POVERTY, THE ENVIRONMENT, HOMELESSNESS, CRIME AND HEALTH

CHARITIES AND VOLUNTEERING

AWARENESS OF WHAT IS HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY

COMPARISON OF LIFESTYLES

COMPARISON OF AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CULTURAL PRACTICES, DAILY ROUTINE AND LIFESTYLES

BROADENING HORIZONS, DISPELLING MYTHS AND STEREOTYPES AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND THEM

IMPROVING COMMUNICATION FACE TO FACE, LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING, WRITING AND WITHIN THE ONLINE SPHERE

AAPRECIATION OF OTHER CULTURES

APPRECIATION OF INTERNATIONAL POETRY

DESCRIBING PHOTOS

ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THEMSELVES, WHERE THEY LIVE, WHAT THEY LIKE,  SCHOOL LIFE, HOLIDAYS, CELEBRATIONS, LIFESTYLES, WORLD PROBLEMS AND  FUTURE PLANS

COMMUNICATION SKILLS – ROLE-PLAY SITUATIONS ABROAD SUCH AS WHAT TO SAY IN RESTAURANTS, SHOPS, CAFES, ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS, AT THE CINEMA/THEATRE/EVENT OR TALKING TO A PENPAL ABOUT LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES

RESPECTING VIEWS OF OTHERS

DISCUSSION ABOUT OPINIONS AND REASONS FOR THOSE OPINIONS

USE OF LANGUAGE LEARNING APPS

READING SUBTITLES

WORKING COLLABORATIVELY

APPRECIATION OF OTHER CULTURES

APPRECIATION OF INTERNATIONAL POETRY

ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THEMSELVES, WHERE THEY LIVE, WHAT THEY LIKE, SCHOOL LIFE, HOLIDAYS, CELEBRATIONS, LIFESTYLES, WORLD PROBLEMS AND FUTURE PLANS

COMMUNICATION SKILLS – ROLE PLAY

SITUATIONS ABROAD SUCH AS WHAT TO SAY IN RESTAURANTS, SHOPS, CAFES, ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS AT THE CINEMA/THEATRE/EVENT OR TALKING TO A PENPAL ABOUT LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES

RESPECTING VIEWS OF OTHERS

DISCUSSION ABOUT OPINIONS AND REASONS FOR THOSE OPINIONS

USE OF LANGUAGE LEARNING APPS