Students will continue their study of French into Year 9. We firmly believe that teaching mixed ability groups allows all students to thrive in MFL. Over the course of year 9 we aim to have students in as strong a position as possible, should they wish to choose the subject for GCSE. A Year 9 French student at The Herewoode Academy will be able to communicate in at least three different tenses, with some even being able to use four or five.

In the Spring term of Year 8, students will be able to choose a expressive arts pathway which will dictate a small number of optional subjects taken in Year 9. If students elect to follow a pathway containing Spanish they will be given a year-long crash course in the language, the aim of which is to equip them with enough knowledge to continue to succeed at GCSE level in the language.

French

Term	Topic	Key Content
Autumn	Holidays	Where you went on holiday What you did on holiday Where you would like to go on holiday By the end of this term, students will be able to: give an account of a recent holiday plus talking about an ideal holiday.
Spring	Future Plans and Work	Life After NCL 1 (Near Future Tense) Life After NCL 2 (Conditional) By the end of this term, students will be able to: talk about their future plans for life after NCL and aspirations.
Summer	French Survival Guide	At the Restaurant At the Hotel At the Pharmacy By the end of this term, students will have access to a range of practical vocabulary and phrases that can be used in real-life scenarios in a Francophone country.

Year 9 Knowledge — French

Spanish

Term	Topic	Key Content
Autumn	Local Area	What is and isn't in your local area? What can you do in your local area? Opinion on your local area. By the end of this term, students will be able to: give a detailed description of where they live using modal verbs and opinions to communicate with increasing fluency.
Spring	Media	Digital Life (near future) Film and TV By the end of this term, students will be able to: discuss film and TV viewing habits with reference to the future.
Summer	Future Plans and Work	What you eat and drink What you have eaten and drunk recently Eating Habits By the end of this term, students will be able to: talk about food and drink including their dietary requirements.

Year 9 Knowledge — Spanish