Spanish A Level

Scarborough Sixth Form College

Sandybed Lane, Scarborough, YO12 5LF

GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent

Level 3

Available start dates

Tuesday, 01 September 2026

Scarborough Sixth Form College

1 Year(s)

Full time

Daytime/working hours

Course Summary

A Level Spanish provides you with an exciting insight into Spanish culture and history and will increase and expand your knowledge and understanding of the language.

The course explores Hispanic society including modern and traditional values, cyberspace and equal rights. You will examine the artistic culture in the Hispanic world, modern day idols, Spanish regional identity and the cultural landscape.

In your second year you will continue to develop your skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing through the wider social and cultural topics of: Immigration, Racism, Cultures Living Together, Young People Today, Monarchy and Dictatorships, and Popular Movements.

In order to fully embrace the language and lifestyle you will visit Spain as part of the course. Learning a second language develops your communication and gives you transferable skills that will leave you well equipped for a career beyond S6F.

Course Details

Course Modules

First Year

The course in the Lower Sixth covers the themes of: Traditional and Modern Values; Cyberspace; Sex Equality; The Influence of Idols (singers, musicians, TV and film stars etc.); Regional Identity in Spain; Cultural Heritage in the context of Spain and other countries where Spanish is spoken. This course builds on those topics covered at GCSE level and will improve your reading and listening with a greater understanding of grammar. Also, you will be able to write and speak Spanish with much more confidence.

Second Year

The Upper Sixth continues to develop your skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing through the wider social and cultural topics of: Immigration; Racism; Cultures Living Together; Young People Today; Monarchy and Dictatorships; Popular Movements.

General information

In this course, you will learn by using the Internet, our Languages ICT suite, through group and individual listening activities, role play, memorising, tasks to develop your reading skills and, especially, through conversation in a small group with a native Spanish speaker. You will read and listen to a variety of texts, including stories, magazines, newspaper articles, podcasts and YouTube and have opportunities to take part in a Spanish cultural trip to Malaga. Creative work may include acting, writing letters or stories and making recordings. Our most successful students enjoy listening to and reading Spanish in their own time.

Please note that the Syllabus and Examination Board are the same for Spanish and French and therefore topics do overlap. We follow the AQA specification and there is no coursework.

How will it be delivered and assessed?

There are 3 papers at the end of the two year course.

Entry requirements

In addition to the A Level entry requirements of 4 GCSEs at grade 4 including English Language and/or Maths, you will need grade 5 in GCSE Spanish and grade 5 in GCSE English Language.

Please let us know if you do not have a GCSE qualification and want to tell us about your individual situation. If you sat your GCSE in Spanish early, you should contact us for a ‘refresher’ pack.

Your next steps...

You could progress to university, higher apprenticeship or employment.

Additional information

https://s6f.ac.uk/courses/spanish-a-level

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