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A-Level Spanish for A* grades and top university places.

Advanced Spanish for A-Level (year 2), AP and IB students — literary analysis, examiner-grade oral exam preparation, the Independent Research Project, and the cultural depth top universities expect.

Private lessons by default. Group lessons are only created upon request when students agree to learn together and have compatible levels and objectives.

Exam boards & frameworks

AQA A-LevelEdexcel A-LevelAP SpanishIB Higher Level
Course modules

A structured pathway, designed around the exam.

IModule

Literary & film analysis

Develop the analytical voice required for top-band essays on A-Level set texts and films.

  • Lorca, Allende, García Márquez, Esquivel and more
  • Film analysis: Volver, El laberinto del fauno, Ocho apellidos vascos
  • Critical essay frameworks with university-level scaffolding
IIModule

Oral exam & Independent Research Project

Master the IRP (Independent Research Project) and discussion-based oral with examiner-grade pacing and depth.

  • Choose, narrow and defend an IRP topic
  • Anticipate examiner follow-up and counter-arguments
  • Cultural and political fluency: Spain & Latin America
IIIModule

Translation & essay writing

Translate in both directions with nuance, and structure essays that read like undergraduate work.

  • English ↔ Spanish translation with idiomatic precision
  • Discursive essay frameworks: thesis, evidence, counterpoint
  • Stylistic register: formal, journalistic, literary
IVModule

Cultural depth & university readiness

Genuinely understand the Hispanic world — history, politics, art, contemporary debate — for the exam and beyond.

  • Franco, the Transición, ETA, modern Spanish politics
  • Latin American dictatorships, magical realism, migration
  • Modern art, cinema, music and contemporary social issues
Outcomes

What you walk away with.

  • 01An A* / A-grade essay voice — analytical, structured, fluent.
  • 02A defensible Independent Research Project, ready for the oral exam.
  • 03Translation accuracy in both directions, with idiomatic register.
  • 04Genuine cultural fluency that transfers to university interviews.
  • 05Confidence under exam conditions, with calibrated past-paper practice.
Revision resources

A-Level revision resources.

Downloadable revision packs for A-Level Spanish — set text guides and grammar deep-dives.

La casa de Bernarda Alba

Federico García Lorca — full A-Level revision guide covering themes, symbolism, characters and exam-ready essay structures.

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PDF · A-Level revision

El contraste: imperfecto e indefinido

Guía completa sobre el contraste entre el pretérito imperfecto y el pretérito indefinido — usos, marcadores temporales y ejemplos clave para dominar la narración en pasado.

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PDF · Gramática A-Level

Volver — Un análisis profundo

Guía A-Level sobre la película Volver de Pedro Almodóvar — temas, personajes, simbolismo y claves para el comentario y el oral.

Descargar guía

PDF · Cine A-Level

Next step

Ready to start? Book your free intro call.

A free 20-minute intro call comes first — we discuss your child's board, school approach, set texts and IRP idea, and decide together whether the weekly course or the 5-day intensive is the better fit.

Private lessons by default. Group lessons are only created upon request when students agree to learn together and have compatible levels and objectives.