NEW: International GCSE Spanish (9269)

Unlock the secrets of one of the fastest growing languages in the world

OxfordAQA International GCSE Spanish is designed to engage and enthuse learners, equipping them with the acquisition and transactional skills to thrive in their new language. We see learning a language as more than just an academic skill, it’s a gateway to discover a new culture, countries and way of life.

OxfordAQA International GCSE Spanish is based on AQA’s market-leading UK Spanish specification. Trusted by teachers in England for its rigour, accessibility, and fairness, you can be sure that your students will be in the safest hands.
Designed as an introduction course and to build the foundations for further study in the second most widely spoken language in the world. Thanks to the spread of Hispanic culture around the globe, Spanish language skills are also a key to travel and exciting opportunities for cultural immersion.
Our expert team have worked to tailor the specification for international schools, so you can be confident that it is culturally sensitive with vocabulary lists suited to the needs of international students and multi-cultural classrooms.
As part of our Fair Assessment commitment, all of our language qualifications are designed to be accessible for non-native English speakers. This means that, whilst the exams will test students’ ability in their new language, the English used for instructions and questions in the exams will be accessible to all.

International GCSE Spanish (9269)

We have adopted a consistent, thematic approach across our languages and International GCSE English as a Second Language specifications. We hope your International GCSE Spanish students will be reassured by this familiar format and your school can reap the benefits in terms of efficient curriculum planning and cross-curricular opportunities.

Students study the following themes on which the assessments are based:

Theme 1: Identity and culture

Theme 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest

Theme 3: Current and future study and employment

OxfordAQA provides the resources and advice you need to get started with and teach the International GCSE Spanish specification effectively.

Download the specification here
Take a look at specimen Papers and Mark Schemes

Our language qualifications are part of our new 2023 suite of International GCSE specifications. Our team of experts are busy producing more teaching and learning support resources for your team. To keep up to date with new resources available, visit our resources area for teachers.

Coming soon:

Switching guide
Training courses to help you deliver OxfordAQA International GCSE languages qualifications
Schemes of work to allow you to plan how to deliver the specification
Teaching guidance to outline clearly the scope of teaching and learning
Topic tests and mock exam analysers to track your students’ progress

Paper 1: Listening, 50 minutes, 40 marks. 25%
Paper 2: Speaking, 20 minutes (includes 10 minutes to prepare), 40 marks. 25%
Paper 3: Reading, 60 minutes, 60 marks. 25%
Paper 4: Writing, 1h15 minutes, 60 marks. 25%

Re-sits

Linear: students sit all exams at the end of the course.
Students cannot re-sit individual components.
Students can re-take the whole qualification as many times as they wish.

You must be an approved OxfordAQA centre to enter students for our exams. Make sure you become an OxfordAQA centre before you start teaching a course.

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