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English Literature A Level

at The Elizabethan Academy, Retford · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Students will study AQA English literature specification A. This course is holistic and has a historicist approach. No texts are studied in isolation and there are shared contexts across the eight texts students will study. This means that students will be submerged in to love and war, learning to understand the texts, their themes and how they have been perceived over time. Students will draw out patterns of similarity and difference using different reading strategies, engaging with a variety of perspectives. Students will also debate and challenge different interpretations of other readers, whilst forming their own.

What you need to get on

Grade 5 or above in GCSE English Literature Grade 5 or above in GCSE 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

  • The Elizabethan Academy

    Hallcroft Road, Retford, DN22 7PY

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 2 September 2026 · Retford

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