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A Level English Literature

at Riverside College Halton, Widnes · college

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

Aimed at School Leavers. You will develop your GCSE skills to a much higher level and become an expert in the study of English Literature. Your powers of literary analysis will be tested and developed! You need to be an avid reader to succeed on this course, and to read outside the classroom as well as studying the set texts.The minimum number of set texts is eight, and will include a Shakespeare play as well as other pre-1900 texts and a post 2000 text. There is of course no limit to the number of texts you may read independently! You will develop the ability to make connections between texts and apply your knowledge of literary analysis and evaluation to a much deeper level than at GCSE.You will explore relationships between texts in a way which illuminates the significance of cultural and contextual influences on writers and on readers. In your second year you will undertake an independent task (the coursework unit) which will be worth 20percent of your grade and may include a creative element. Other elements will be assessed through examinations at the end of the two year course. You will make links between the various elements of the course during the two years and demonstrate your knowledge and skills throughout.

What you need to get on

To study an A Level programme you will need to achieve a minimum of three grade 5s and two grade 4s at GCSE including English Language and Maths at grade 5. Each individual subject carries its own entry criteria and some subjects do require higher grades than this. For individual subject entry requirements and course details, please go to our website and look at the course information section or click on the website link below.

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

  • Cronton Sixth Form College

    CRONTON SIXTH FORM COLLEGE Cronton Lane, WIDNES, WA8 5WA

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · WIDNES

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