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English Literature

at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith, Penrith · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2023see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

Lessons tend to be largely discussion based, as this is a subject that thrives on lively debate and a willingness to defend and challenge ideas. Outside of lessons, work tends to focus on independent reading and essay writing. The English department organises frequent theatre trips to complement the works being studied. The ability to read critically and discerningly, to produce accurate, persuasive writing and to have confidence in one’s own judgements are clearly invaluable skills. The drama texts will include one Shakespeare text and one other text (contemporary or pre 1900). The two prose texts will be from a chosen theme such as science and society, the supernatural, crime and detection, childhood or colonisation and its aftermath. A selection of post-2000 poetry and specified poetry from a literary period will be studied.

What you need to get on

Grade 6 in GCSE English Literature and English Language

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

  • Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Penrith

    Ullswater Road, Penrith, CA11 7EG

    DaytimeClassroom based
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