A Level English Language and Literature
at Heathfield Knoll School, Kidderminster · school or sixth form
What the college says
The A Level English Language and Literature course allows students to develop as independent, confident and reflective readers and writers. The course helps students to explore the relationship of language and literature through a wide range of reading opportunities, critical reading of and response to both literary and non-literary texts, as well as writing for a variety of audiences and purposes. Students will explore a wide range of literary, non-literary and digital texts from the 20th and 21st centuries. The course will focus on the ways in which voices are used or crafted in a variety of genres, encouraging the integrated analysis of linguistic and literary features.
What you need to get on
Subject Specific Criteria: Grade 5 or above in both GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature.
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
Heathfield Knoll Sixth Form
HEATHFIELD KNOLL SCHOOL WOLVERLEY ROAD, KIDDERMINSTER, DY10 3QE
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Start dates
- 3 September 2026 · KIDDERMINSTER
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