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GCE A English Literature

at Colchester County High School For Girls, Colchester · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2023see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

The first requirement for studying English Literature at A Level is that you love reading and enjoy discussing and analysing what you have read. Texts range from Chaucer and Shakespeare to Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’ to Alan Bennett’s ‘The History Boys’. You will have the opportunity to study at least eight texts that cover the genres of prose, poetry and drama. You will explore the historical and social background of the texts as well as honing your techniques of literary analysis. The course requires students to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the following: the ways in which texts are interpreted by different readers, including over time; ways in which texts relate to one another and to literary traditions, movements and genres; the significance of cultural and contextual influences on readers and writers.

What you need to get on

The minimum entry requirement is 4 GCSEs at Grade 7 or above and 2 GCSEs at Grade 6 including English Language and Mathematics at a minimum of Grade 6. Students will be required to will be required to achieve at least a Grade 7 in each GCSE subject they wish to study at A Level.

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

  • Colchester County High School for Girls

    NORMAN WAY, COLCHESTER, CO3 3US

    DaytimeClassroom based
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