Teacher of German with French

CURRICULUM

The curriculum incorporates contexts familiar to pupils in their everyday lives and teaches them the vocabulary that they need to communicate with young German people of their own age on topics that interest them. They are introduced to the everyday life and the culture of Germany and other German-speaking countries, encouraging intercultural understanding. At the same time, we ensure pupils are taught language learning skills and strategies that they need to become independent language learners.

In the Lower School, we use STIMMT 1, 2 and 3 and for GCSE we use STIMMT (Year 10) and the new Pearson Edexcel text book (Year 11). Teachers are also able to use Active Hub, which provides an easy-to-use technology, designed to add dynamism and engagement to whole-class teaching. From Year 7 onwards, we use a range of extra materials and assessments to introduce, consolidate and extend pupils’ understanding of the new GCSE 9-1 specification.

The new Pearson Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Curriculum builds upon the work that has been completed in Years 7-9, both consolidating as well as extending it in order to enable pupils to achieve the very highest grades. The majority of the course is covered in Year 10 and the aim is to finish the course content by the February of Year 11, allowing sufficient time for revision in preparation for the GCSE examinations.

For Advanced Level, we are using the new AQA approved German course book (Hodder Education) and a range of stimulating online resources and authentic source material. Advanced Level students have had the opportunity to undertake a work experience placement in Germany.

EXAMINATION RESULTS

The GCSE and A Level results in German have been consistently good, with a GCSE average grade of 7.13 and over 25% of pupils achieving grade 9 in June 2025. 100% of grades at A Level were A*-A in June 2025, with 50% of students achieving A*.