MFL Prepare to perform 2024 - GCSE German/French/Spanish Assessment Structure 2025

Sep 28, 2026

Comprehensive guide for GCSE German, French, and Spanish covering course themes for Current Year 11 and a new course outline for Current Year 10. Summarizes assessment structure for 2025 across listening, speaking, reading, and writing, including timing, foundation vs higher entry levels, exam formats, and translation requirements. Provides upcoming assessment schedules for mocks and final external grading, plus parent support and revision tips, including vocabulary practice and resources. Includes guidance on exam preparation deadlines and success strategies.

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Current Year 11 GCSE German/French/Spanish

The Course

Assessment Structure 2025

Papers and assessment details

Upcoming Assessments

Current Year 10 GCSE German/French/Spanish

The NEW Course

Assessment Structure 2025

Parent Support and Tips for Success

Current Year 11 GCSE German/ French/Spanish Information The Course Exam Board: AQA Syllabus: GCSE German (8668) GCSE French (8658) GCSE Spanish (8698) | Theme 1: Identity and Culture | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Me, Family & Friends | Technology | Free time | Customs & traditions | | • Relationships with family/friends
• Marriage & partnership | • Social media
• Mobile technology | • Music
• Cinema/TV
• Food & eating out
• Sport | • In France/ Germany
• In other Fr/ Gm speaking countries | | | | | | | Theme 2: Local, National, International, Global | | | | | Your home & region | Social issues | Global issues | Travel & tourism | | • House
• Town
• Area | • Charity/ voluntary work
• Healthy living | • Environment
• Poverty/ homelessness | • Holidays
• Other countries | | | | | | | Theme 3: Current & Future Study and Employment | | | | | My studies | Life at college | Post 16 education | Jobs, careers & ambitions | | • Subjects
• teachers
• Your school day | • School building
• After school clubs
• School rules/ uniform | • What will you study?
• Work experience | • University/
• apprenticeship
• Dream job | Assessment Structure 2025 • There are 4 skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, which will be assessed for the GCSE . • Each skill is worth 25% . • Listening, reading and writing will be assessed via exams in June. • Speaking exam will be conducted by the class teacher, then sent away to be marked externally. • Entry levels – foundation (1-5) or higher (4-9) for the terminal exams. | Paper | Assessment | | --- | --- | | 1 – Listening | Foundation – 35 mins + 5 mins reading time Higher – 45 mins + 5 mins reading time.
• Questions in English and French/ German.
• Answer in the question language. | | 2 – Speaking | Foundation – 7-9 mins, Higher – 10-12 mins, both 12 mins prep time
• Role-play card task
• Photo card task
• Conversation-2 themes, one chosen by pupil in advance. | | 3 – Reading | Foundation – 45 mins, Higher – 1 hour
• Questions in English and French/ German.
• Answer in the question language.
• Translation from French/German to English (35 words) | | 4-Writing | Foundation – 60 mins
• Photo – 4 sentences (marked for communication only)
• 40 word piece (bullet prompts)
• 90 word piece – choice of 2 (bullet prompts)
• Translation from English to French/ German (35 words) Higher – 75 mins
• 90 word piece – choice of 2 (same as F task) (bullet prompts)
• 150 word piece – choice of 2 (OE piece, 2 compulsory bullets)
• Translation from English to French/German (50 words) | Upcoming Assessments • The mock exams will be in January. • Speaking will be conducted with the class teacher. • All mocks marked by the class teacher. • All final GCSE exams marked externally. Extended deadline to buy revision guides on Arbor until 22 November! Current Year 10 GCSE German/ French/Spanish Information The NEW Course Exam Board: AQA Syllabus: GCSE German (8662) GCSE French (8652) GCSE Spanish (8692) | Theme 1: People and Lifestyle | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Identity and relationships with others | Healthy living and lifestyle | Education and work | | | | | | | | Theme 2: Local, National, International, Global | | | | | Free time activities | Customs, festivalsand celebrations | Celebrity culture | | | | | | | | Theme 3: Current & Future Study and Employment | | | | | Travel and tourism, including places of interest | Media and technology | The environment and where people live | | Assessment Structure 2025 • There are 4 skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, which will be assessed for the GCSE . • Each skill is worth 25%. • Listening, reading and writing will be assessed via exams in June. • Speaking exam will be conducted by the class teacher, then sent away to be marked externally. • Entry levels –

FAQs

What are the four skills assessed for the 2025 GCSE MFL exams, and how are they weighted?

Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are assessed, with each skill worth 25%. Listening, reading, and writing are assessed via exams in June.

How is the speaking exam assessed and marked for GCSE 2025?

The speaking exam is conducted by the class teacher, then sent away to be marked externally. The foundation and higher tiers differ in speaking duration, prep time, and task types.

What does the writing assessment include for foundation and higher tiers?

Writing includes photo-based sentence writing, a word-piece task with bullet prompts, grammar completion tasks (in the foundation outline), plus required translations between English and the target language. Higher tier adds longer translation and extended writing tasks.

Sep 28, 2026

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