The English Language A Level will enable students to build on the skills they have developed at GCSE, by engaging critically with a wide range of texts and discourses. Students will investigate and analyse language under several themes which may include language change over time, English in the 21st Century, children’s language acquisition, original writing, the impact on gender, culture, power and diversity upon language, spoken language and textual variations and representations.
To study A Level courses, students need to achieve at least five Grade 6s as a basic entry level. However, if students wish to study one of the three A Level sciences, they must achieve a minimum of a GCSE grade 7 in the science they wish to study. If a student wishes to study A Level Maths, they must achieve a GCSE grade 7 in Maths and to study Further Maths, students must achieve a minimum of a Grade 8 in GCSE Maths. Individual circumstances may be considered when students have performed well in talent subjects e.g. Art, Drama, Photography.
The A Level in Language is a two-year course. It consists of two exams worth 80%, and a coursework folder worth 20%, which consists of one piece of creative writing and a language investigation project. All assessment is in the summer of Year 13.
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| Region | North West |
| Local Authority | Cheshire East |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Box Lane, Congleton, CW12 4NS |
The English Language A Level will enable students to build on the skills they have developed at GCSE, by engaging critically with a wide range of texts and discourses. Students will investigate and analyse language under several themes which may include language change over time, English in the 21st Century, children’s language acquisition, original writing, the impact on gender, culture, power and diversity upon language, spoken language and textual variations and representations.
To study A Level courses, students need to achieve at least five Grade 6s as a basic entry level. However, if students wish to study one of the three A Level sciences, they must achieve a minimum of a GCSE grade 7 in the science they wish to study. If a student wishes to study A Level Maths, they must achieve a GCSE grade 7 in Maths and to study Further Maths, students must achieve a minimum of a Grade 8 in GCSE Maths. Individual circumstances may be considered when students have performed well in talent subjects e.g. Art, Drama, Photography.
The A Level in Language is a two-year course. It consists of two exams worth 80%, and a coursework folder worth 20%, which consists of one piece of creative writing and a language investigation project. All assessment is in the summer of Year 13.