Languages Assessments

Students are assessed as follows:

French

Key Stage 3

Students are assessed summative termly in listening, reading, writing and speaking by completing tests which assess them on their understanding of topics covered in each term.

Formative assessments are completed regularly and this may include questioning, regular low-stake vocabulary tests and quizzes and through the marking of their books and homework tasks.

Key Stage 4

GCSE French has a Foundation Tier (grades 1-5) and a Higher Tier (grades 4-9).
Students must take all four question papers at the same tier. All question papers must be taken in the same series.

The specification covers three distinct themes. These themes apply to all four question papers.

Theme 1:  Identity and Culture
Theme 2:  Local, national, international and global areas of interest 
Theme 3:  Current and future study and employment

There are four areas of assessment:
Paper 1:  Listening exam (25% of GCSE)
Paper 2:  Speaking Non-exam assessment (25% of GCSE)
Paper 3:  Reading exam (25% of GCSE)
Paper 4:  Writing exam (25% of GCSE)

Key Stage 5

This is a linear qualification. Students will sit all their exams at the end of the course and in the same series.

Paper 1:  Listening, reading and writing – Assessment of the four sub-themes: current trends, current issues, artistic culture, aspects of political life (50% of A level)
Paper 2:  Writing – One text and one film, or two texts from the list set in the specification (20% of A level)
Paper 3:  Speaking – Discussion of one of the four sub-themes with the discussion based on a stimulus card and presentation and discussion of individual research project (IRP) (30% of A level)

German

Key Stage 3

Students are assessed summative termly in listening, reading, writing and speaking by completing tests which assess them on their understanding of topics covered in each term.

Formative assessments are completed regularly and this may include questioning, regular low-stake vocabulary tests and quizzes and through the marking of their books and homework tasks.

Key Stage 4

GCSE German has a Foundation Tier (grades 1-5) and a Higher Tier (grades 4-9).
Students must take all four question papers at the same tier. All question papers must be taken in the same series.

The specification covers three distinct themes. These themes apply to all four question papers.

Theme 1:  Identity and Culture
Theme 2:  Local, national, international and global areas of interest 
Theme 3:  Current and future study and employment

There are four areas of assessment:
Paper 1:  Listening exam (25% of GCSE)
Paper 2:  Speaking Non-exam assessment (25% of GCSE)
Paper 3:  Reading exam (25% of GCSE)
Paper 4:  Writing exam (25% of GCSE)

Key Stage 5

This is a linear qualification. Students will sit all their exams at the end of the course and in the same series.

Paper 1:  Listening, reading and writing – Assessment of the four sub-themes: current trends, current issues, artistic culture, aspects of political life (50% of A level)
Paper 2:  Writing – One text and one film, or two texts from the list set in the specification (20% of A level)
Paper 3:  Speaking – Discussion of one of the four sub-themes with the discussion based on a stimulus card and presentation and discussion of individual research project (IRP) (30% of A level)

Spanish

Key Stage 3

Students are assessed summative termly in listening, reading, writing and speaking by completing tests which assess them on their understanding of topics covered in each term.

Formative assessments are completed regularly and this may include questioning, regular low-stake vocabulary tests and quizzes and through the marking of their books and homework tasks.

Key Stage 4

GCSE Spanish has a Foundation Tier (grades 1-5) and a Higher Tier (grades 4-9).
Students must take all four question papers at the same tier. All question papers must be taken in the same series.

The specification covers three distinct themes. These themes apply to all four question papers.

Theme 1:  Identity and Culture
Theme 2:  Local, national, international and global areas of interest 
Theme 3:  Current and future study and employment

There are four areas of assessment:
Paper 1:  Listening exam (25% of GCSE)
Paper 2:  Speaking Non-exam assessment (25% of GCSE)
Paper 3:  Reading exam (25% of GCSE)
Paper 4:  Writing exam (25% of GCSE)

Key Stage 5

This is a linear qualification. Students will sit all their exams at the end of the course and in the same series.

Paper 1:  Listening, reading and writing – Assessment of the four sub-themes: current trends, current issues, artistic culture, aspects of political life (50% of A level)
Paper 2:  Writing – One text and one film, or two texts from the list set in the specification (20% of A level)
Paper 3:  Speaking – Discussion of one of the four sub-themes with the discussion based on a stimulus card and presentation and discussion of individual research project (IRP) (30% of A level)