IB Ab Initio Spanish

Applications Open: - 3rd November 2025

Applications Close: - 30th June 2026

Entry Requirements: - 5 x grade 4-9 including Maths & English at G5

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices

IBCP students will take a minimum of three courses of study. All of these will be Level 3 courses (A/AS Level equivalent). The courses will be a combination of vocational BTEC qualification (equivalent to up to 3 A Levels, approximately 10 hours of study per week) and 2 IB subjects (approx. AS level each and studied for 5 hours a fortnight). If you select this subject you must also select one BTEC in your application and one other IB subject.

This course is for those of you wanting to further your knowledge of the Spanish Language and Hispanic cultures. The objective of the course is to be able to communicate with confidence and competence in Spanish in a wide variety of everyday situations. To achieve this, all four skills; listening, speaking, reading and writing, will be regularly practised.

The course is split into three units:

- Individual and society

- Leisure and Work

- Urban and Rural Environment

Within each unit, a variety of everyday topics are studies in detail including vocabulary

Internal:

Oral Exam (25%)

External:

Paper 1: Text handling (30%)

Paper 2: Written Production (25%)

Written Assignment

For entry into King Ethelbert School Sixth Form all students must attain 5 grades between Grade 9 and Grade 4 (or equivalent) with a Grade 5 in both English Language and Mathematics.