Key Stage 3 course
Key Stage 3 French and Spanish
Bonjour! The Key Stage 3 French course at Net School provides students with a firm foundation in the French language. Students will learn how to communicate confidently with French speakers and to understand aspects of popular French culture. Learning French can open up a whole new world of books and film, not to mention travel opportunities! Taught by a native French speaker, our French courses will prepare students for further study of French at GCSE/IGCSE level.
Students starting the course in Year 7 are taught from Beginner level. Those joining in Year 8 or Year 9 should have some previous experience of learning French before joining the course.
The topics taught in each year of the course are as follows:
Year 7 (First year of secondary school)
- The basics: the alphabet, numbers, times of the day, meeting and greeting.
- To introduce themselves and say where they live.
- To talk about and describe themselves, their family and friends.
- To ask and answer simple questions about themselves and their family.
- To talk about their hobbies, free time and weather.
- About school: school subjects, school routine.
- About town: places in the town, directions, restaurants, likes and dislikes, shops, food and drink, colours.
- How to use the present tense and the immediate future.
Year 8 (Second year of secondary school)
- Key facts about the French-speaking world
- To talk about and describe themselves, their family and friends in relation to personality and profession
- To ask and answer simple questions about what they would like/not like to do
- To talk about health and medical problems
- To understand and order from a French menu
- To shop for food and drink
- How to talk about holidays and use the past tense
Year 9 (Third year of secondary school)
- Key facts about some important French festivals
- To talk about and describe clothes, and give their opinions on school uniform
- Helpful language when shopping in a French speaking country including simple transactional language
- Some information about French music, TV and film including giving personal opinions
- To discuss environmental problems and their solutions
- To discuss issues relating to a healthy lifestyle including diet and physical activity
- How to talk about future holiday plans
- More about using past, present and future tenses in French
Key Stage 3 Spanish
Hola! The Key Stage 3 Spanish course at Net School provides students with a firm foundation in the Spanish language. Spanish is the fourth most spoken language in the world, spoken on every populated continent! So learning Spanish opens up many more opportunities to build friendships, take up employment opportunities or simply get the most out of Spanish and Hispanic cultures. Taught by a native Spanish speaker who is keen to share her love of her language, our Spanish courses will enthuse students as well as prepare them for further study of Spanish at GCSE/IGCSE level.
Students starting the course in Year 7 are taught from Beginner level. Those joining in Year 8 or Year 9 should have some previous experience of learning Spanish before joining the course.
The topics taught in each year of the course are as follows:
Year 7 (First year of secondary school)
- Introduce themselves, meeting and greeting
- Days of the week, months, telling the time
- Numbers and colours
- To talk about and describe themselves, their family, friends and pets
- To ask and answer simple questions about themselves and their family
- School subjects, school activities, classroom items
- The present tense
- Hobbies and free time
Year 8 (Second year of secondary school)
- Where they live, their home and daily routine
- Places in towns, directions, shops and the weather
- Clothes and opinions
- Food and mealtimes
- Holidays and Spanish speaking countries
- Practise of the present tense
- The future tense, the preterite tense and the imperfect tense
Year 9 (Third year of secondary school)
- New technology, music and tv
- Activities and pocket money
- Parts of the body and illness
- Healthy/unhealthy food
- Healthy living and lifestyle changes
- Careers
- The environment
- Present, preterite and future tenses
Will there be homework?
Key Stage 3 students can expect to be given around 30-60 minutes of homework every week for each subject they study. But homework takes many forms and will not always involve writing – it could just as easily be a research or reading task, a creative activity or even preparing a speech! We also understand that not all children will find homework beneficial and we are happy to accommodate what works best for your child.
Flexibility for Home Educating Families
We know that home educating families have many different models for how their children learn, but the flexibility offered by Net School allows parents to choose just the courses that are right for their child and that fit around their existing commitments.
Fees
Key Stage 3 French and Spanish on its own
2 hours of live teaching a week, for the 2026/27 school year. 10% off the whole timetable at ten hours a week or more. There is no minimum — take this subject by itself if that is what suits.
All fees include VAT. Charged termly, by bank transfer, at least a week before term starts — invoices go out at the end of the previous term.
- Autumn term£421.20
- Spring term£356.40
- Summer term£291.60
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