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English Literature

at Poole Grammar School, Poole · school or sixth form

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

The study of English Literature in the Sixth Form provides the opportunity to read widely in a range ofliterature from Shakespeare to contemporary British and international writers. The emphasis is always on a personal response to language, and to ideas relevant to our own lives. It is a course in which teacher andstudent are involved together in a cooperative exploration of literature, which is, ideally, a source of both pleasure and understanding. This specification builds on what students know already from GCSE, to teach the skills every literature student needs to explore and understand a wide range of texts, and to help develop the valuable transferable skills of sustained research and composition.Throughout the course, students are encouraged to develop a critical awareness and understanding ofindividual works of literature, of relationships between texts and of the significance of cultural andcontextual influences on readers and writers. Furthermore, students are required to consider a variety ofperspectives as well as contexts to enrich their understanding of the texts and enable them to speak andwrite with far deeper profundity about them. Students will also learn to analyse, discuss and evaluatepreviously unseen texts.See school website for latest information using provided link and navigating to 'Sixth Form Subject Directory'

What you need to get on

Minimum entry requirements for entry into sixth form PLUS for this subject minimum of a '6' in English LiteratureSee school website for latest information

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

  • Poole Grammar School

    Gravel Hill, Poole, BH17 9JU

    DaytimeClassroom based
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Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Poole

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