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English Language

at Plantsbrook School, Sutton Coldfield · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

A-level English Language offers countless opportunities to engage creatively and critically with a wide range of texts and discourses. You will create texts and reflect critically on your own processes of production, while analysing the texts produced by others. You will explore the study of English Language both as a medium of communication and as a topic in its own right, with an emphasis on your ability to pursue lines of enquiry, debate different views, and work independently to research aspects of language in use. Language is seen as a creative tool for expression and social connection, as well as for individual cognition. The study of language as a symbolic system used to assert power in society is also fundamental to the scope of this course. Studying English Language will open many doors for you in higher education. You may look to continue with English, focusing on one of a wide range of related courses offered by universities: sociolinguistics, for example, which looks at language and society, or applied linguistics, one part of which looks at how different languages work in different ways. Alternatively, the course could help you in many other areas, such as psychology, law, journalism, advertising and teaching. Even if you decide to move totally beyond the subject, your course will have helped you to become a better language user, to express your thoughts more precisely and persuasively - skills valued in all areas of life.

What you need to get on

See pages 8-10 of prospectus.

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

  • Plantsbrook School

    Upper Holland Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RB

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Sutton Coldfield

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