English Literature
at The Friary School · school or sixth form
What the college says
You will need at least a Grade 6 at GCSE English Literature and apassion for reading!During this course you will have the opportunity to:? Develop knowledge and understanding of literary study within acoherent contextual framework? Familiarise yourself with all three genres within a shared context,through a combination of close and wide reading? Consider how readers? responses are shaped by the context, bywriters? choices and by other readers? interpretations? Develop independent, individual interests within a sharedcontext? Develop a firm foundation for deeper study at A Level? Move from a defined area of study to the whole of EnglishLiterature, from Chaucer to the present day
What you need to get on
4 GSCE Grade A* to C
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
The Friary School
Eastern Avenue, Lichfield, WS13 7EW
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Start dates
- 3 September 2026 · Lichfield
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