Our approach to the primary Spanish curriculum 

This printable PDF document provides a detailed overview of Kapow Primary’s Spanish scheme of work for KS2, designed to support schools that deliver the subject each week. It helps primary teachers confidently deliver a well-structured, engaging Spanish scheme, aligned with the National curriculum.

What does Kapow Primary’s Spanish long-term plan contain?

The long-term plan outlines the progression of skills and knowledge in Spanish, ensuring that pupils build upon their learning each year in a spiral curriculum.

It covers the statutory requirements of the National curriculum, details the Spanish skills and knowledge taught, offers guidance on primary Spanish assessment and provides information to support the implementation of Kapow Primary’s Spanish scheme within your primary school setting.

How does Kapow Primary’s Spanish scheme develop knowledge and skills?

This document provides a suggested long-term plan for each KS2 year group, ensuring a clear pathway for pupil learning. Progression is broken down into the following key areas:

• Phonics – becoming familiar with key Spanish phonemes, spelling and pronunciation.
• Vocabulary – introducing commonly-used words; memorising high-frequency keywords.
• Grammar – systematically learning Spanish grammar and applying it in a variety of contexts; practising grammar structures in speaking, writing, reading and listening activities.
• Language comprehension (listening and reading) – applying knowledge of phonics, vocabulary and grammar; decoding what the children hear and read more accurately and efficiently using a range of strategies.
• Language production (speaking and writing) – applying what the children have learnt across other knowledge strands to speak and write in Spanish.
• Cultural awareness – learning about Spanish food, celebrations, festivals, art and Spanish-speaking countries around the world.

Can I adapt the Spanish long-term plan to my school?

All schools have different needs. As such, Kapow Primary’s Spanish units can be taught in different orders or moved within year groups to align with your school’s specific requirements and cross-curricular links.

If your school is short on curriculum time, you may wish to consider our Spanish: Long-term plan – condensed curriculum, which covers the National curriculum in only 20 lessons.

What other Kapow Primary resources support primary Spanish teaching?

• For our standard Spanish scheme, see the corresponding Spanish: Progression of skills and knowledge.
• If you follow our Long-term plan – condensed, see the corresponding Progression of skills and knowledge – condensed.
• If you follow our Long-term plan – mixed-age, see the corresponding Progression of skills and knowledge – mixed-age version.
• Explore more of Kapow’s Spanish scheme by browsing our Lower KS2, Upper KS2 and Mixed-age units.