Grade 6 in GCSE English Literature and a minimum of Grade 5 in GCSE English Language.
Alongside the entry requirements for each course, you will also need to achieve the minimum Sixth Form entry requirements.
Assessment
2 x Externals Exams: 80% of A-Level
Coursework Tasks: 20% of A-Level
Next Steps
An A Level in English Literature offers a pathway to numerous fields that value critical analysis, creativity, and communication skills. It prepares students for university degrees in English, journalism, law, history, or education. Career opportunities include publishing, writing, teaching, and media roles, such as editorial work, screenwriting, and content creation. The subject develops the ability to interpret complex texts and themes, fostering skills applicable in public relations, advertising, and marketing. Additionally, English Literature graduates are well-suited for roles in research, politics, and the arts, where critical thinking and persuasive communication are essential.
A-Level in English Literature
For avid readers, wordsmiths, poets and theatre lovers - English Literature is the perfect choice.
Studying literature nourishes the imagination. It has the power to transport you back in time; share the experiences of others; explore ideas, beliefs and values; take on new perspectives; challenge or discover your own and learn the literary skills to express yourself in original and creative ways through dialogue, argument, prose and poetry.
The aim of this topic area is to explore aspects of a central literary theme of ‘love’ as seen over time.
Year 13
Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the Present Day
This topic area takes the end of WW2 as its historical starting point and explores both modern and contemporary literature’s engagement with some of the social, political, personal and literary issues which have helped to shape the latter half of the 20th century and the early decades of the 21st century.
Independent Critical Study: Texts Across Time
This element of the course is assessed as coursework: students write a comparative critical study of two texts. The texts chosen must maximise opportunities for comparison and allow access to a range of critical interpretations, including over time.
