The increasing globalization of today’s society means that there are more opportunities than ever for people who speak a foreign language. Not only will you enhance your linguistic skills, you will also develop your knowledge about matters central to the society and culture, past and present, of the countries where Spanish is spoken. As part of the course you will also study a Spanish novel and a Spanish-language film.

The critical thinking skills that you will practice during this your Spanish A Level will complement those needed for other subject disciplines such as English Literature, Geography, Film Studies and Cultural and Social Anthropology.

A qualification in MFL will open up a world of global opportunities! Students with an A level in Spanish have many routes of progression. A variety of jobs and apprenticeships are available in the travel and tourism industry as well as the hospitality industry (e.g. cabin crew/ chefs) and employers look favourably on candidates with good communication skills and linguistic ability. An A level in Spanish would be evidence that you are ready to study an accelerated programme in another language at university (e.g. Russian/ Mandarin Chinese). Many students choose to do a university course with joint honours: Spanish combines very well with other subjects such as politics, international development, business studies and law to name a few!