Languages

Welcome to the Languages Department at The Littlehampton Academy where equality, inclusivity, diversity and mutual respect are actively promoted. Our curriculum provides students with broad knowledge, understanding and effective language skills to enable them to read, listen to and understand, write and speak in another language. Our curriculum explores cultures and perspectives, within and outside the classroom, on a personal, local, national and global level.

Across the key stages, lessons are balanced between the four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking over 4 lessons a fortnight in KS3 and 5 lessons a fortnight in KS4 across a two-week timetable. Students are taught in mixed-ability groups and teachers promote a life-long love of language learning based on a curriculum that promotes an interest in other cultures and languages. All students study either French or Spanish in KS3. Dual linguist opportunities are provided for our most determined linguists where both languages are studied in KS3. Languages remain optional at GCSE level and students opt in Y9 and can choose either French or Spanish to study at GCSE or indeed both. 

Hours of lessons per fortnight for this subject:

- KS3: 4

- KS4 GCSE : 5

AQA GCSE French

AQA GCSE Spanish

Fully equipped classrooms with 4 classrooms and an EAL support room next door.

The department offers enrichment clubs with plans to launch trips to both France and Spain.