English Literature
Paget High School - Staffordshire
01283248800
Burton Road, Branston, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3DR
Course summary

Offering clear progression from GCSE, this course allows students to build on the skills and knowledge already gained and prepare for their next steps. The course uses an approach of reading and studying literature through the lens of genre and theory; it encourages the independent study of a range of texts within a shared context, giving logic and meaning to the way that texts are grouped for study. The variety of assessment styles used, such as passage-based questions, unseen material, single text questions, multiple text questions, open- and closed-book approaches, allows students to develop a wide range of skills, such as the ability to read critically, analyse, evaluate and undertake independent research which are valuable for both further study and future employment.

Entry requirements

5+ GCSE Grades A* - C including Mathematics and a grade A*-B in English Language and Literature Students have achieved Grade 5 or above in FIVE separate subjects ideally including English and Mathematics. In order to study a subject at A Level, you would be required to have at Grade 5 in that particular subject if you have studied it at GCSE

How you'll be assessed

Paper 1: Literary Genres: Aspects of Tragedy Paper 2: Texts and Genres: Elements of Crime Writing Non-Exam Assessment: Theory and Independence

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionWest Midlands
Local AuthorityStaffordshire
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressBurton Road, Branston, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 3DR