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at Swindon Academy, Swindon · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their post-16 provisionExpected standard2026see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Through this linguistics-centred study, students will have the opportunity to explore how language is used to create meaning in the real world: how identity is shaped and performed through the use of language; how language varies between genders, ages, sexualities and occupations; how language is used to represent social groups and events; how language has changed over time and how children acquire language in the first instance.

What you need to get on

Grade 5 English Lang GCSE

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

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