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English Language and Literature

at Redborne Upper School and Community College, Bedford · college

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2024see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

The A level course in English language and literature is set by AQA. It is a course which, as you would expect, combines aspects of linguistic study with the analysis of literary and non-literary texts. The range of texts is wide-covering poetry, prose and drama-in addition to an anthology of non-literary texts. There is the opportunity to write creatively and in Year 13 students work on a language investigation coursework looking at a literary and non-literary text and investigating how a common aspect is represented in both. This can be wide ranging and topics could include looking at the representation of women in a literary text and song lyrics, or the representation of soldiers in war poetry and war reports or propaganda posters. Current texts being studied include: The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, poetry by Carol-Ann Duffy, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and Arthur Miller's All My Sons.

What you need to get on

Students must achieve a minimum total of five grades 9 to 4 at GCSE level or equivalents to begin an A level programme. Subject specific criteria can be found here: https://prospectus.redborne.com/sixth-form/courses/

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

  • Redborne Upper School

    FLITWICK ROAD AMPTHILL, BEDFORD, MK45 2NU

    DaytimeClassroom based
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