The English Literature course at Godolphin and Latymer primarily aims to nourish a love of literature through wide reading and academically engaged textual discussions. Across the course of your studies with us, we will aim to expose you to a wide variety of some of the greatest literature ever written, from across the scope of the literary landscape. You will study several core texts in depth; exactly which texts vary from class to class and from teacher to teacher, but you will have the opportunity to grapple with poetry, prose and drama. Alongside close reading of your texts themselves, you will also be exposed to the contexts that impacted them, and to the critical discussions that have developed around them. As well as discussing texts in class, you will also spend time developing the articulacy and strength of your written expression - the study of English Literature is an excellent preparation for any university course with a written component, and an excellent complementary A Level for any other humanities subject. This course will suit you if you love reading and talking about books. Our co-curricular activities in English are run mainly by our team of excellent Laureates, alongside enthusiastic students from across the school. We are always eager to develop activities around the interests of our Sixth Form cohorts, and our English Literature students often meet outside of the course to discuss wider reading and attend performances socially. Lit Soc meets weekly for talks and discussions led by girls and teachers. The Debating Club is one of the most popular activities in the school.
For popular courses such as Economics, English Literature, History, Medicine, or Psychology, all of the competitive universities require at least grade AAA at A Level or, usually, a score of 37-39 IB points; the most competitive require A*AA (or even occasionally A*A*A) or 7 points in one or more HL subject. Universities such as Bath, Bristol, Durham, Imperial, Manchester, UCL and Warwick may also require A*AA or 7 points in an HL subject for courses in Sciences, Engineering or Mathematics; a few of these courses will require IB students to have 7 points in a specific HL Science or Mathematics and A Level students to have A* in a specific Science or Mathematics. Cambridge currently requires a minimum of A Level grades of A*AA for all Arts courses and for Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, and A*A*A for all Science courses, Computer Science and Economics. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 40-42 points, including 776 in the three Higher Level subjects. In practice, however, higher (or lower) offers are sometimes made to both A Level and IB students; these are decided on an individual basis. Oxford currently requires A Level grades of AAA for all Arts courses and for Human Sciences, A*AA for most Science courses, Economics and Management, Geography, and Psychology, Philosophy & Linguistics, and A*A*A for Chemistry, Engineering and Mathematics courses. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 38-40 points with 666-776 in the three Higher Level subjects. Unlike at Cambridge, these entry requirements are standardised across the university and are rarely raised or lowered.
You will take two exams at the end of the course. One will be on three texts: a Shakespeare play, a drama text (not Shakespeare) and a poetry text. The other will be centred around a topic, for example, ‘Women in Literature’, ‘American Literature 1880–1940’ or ‘Gothic Literature’. For this exam, you will study two set texts in detail, and will also be encouraged to read widely on the chosen topic. Each of these exams will be worth 40% of your final mark. You will also compile a folder of work for your Non Examined Assessment which will consist of two pieces of writing, one on a single text, the other comparing two texts, all of which must have been published after 1900, and one of which must have been published after 2000. The folder will total 3,000 words and will be worth 20% of your final mark.
About Education Provider
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Hammersmith and Fulham |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £26,831 |
| Address | Iffley Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 0PG |
The English Literature course at Godolphin and Latymer primarily aims to nourish a love of literature through wide reading and academically engaged textual discussions. Across the course of your studies with us, we will aim to expose you to a wide variety of some of the greatest literature ever written, from across the scope of the literary landscape. You will study several core texts in depth; exactly which texts vary from class to class and from teacher to teacher, but you will have the opportunity to grapple with poetry, prose and drama. Alongside close reading of your texts themselves, you will also be exposed to the contexts that impacted them, and to the critical discussions that have developed around them. As well as discussing texts in class, you will also spend time developing the articulacy and strength of your written expression - the study of English Literature is an excellent preparation for any university course with a written component, and an excellent complementary A Level for any other humanities subject. This course will suit you if you love reading and talking about books. Our co-curricular activities in English are run mainly by our team of excellent Laureates, alongside enthusiastic students from across the school. We are always eager to develop activities around the interests of our Sixth Form cohorts, and our English Literature students often meet outside of the course to discuss wider reading and attend performances socially. Lit Soc meets weekly for talks and discussions led by girls and teachers. The Debating Club is one of the most popular activities in the school.
For popular courses such as Economics, English Literature, History, Medicine, or Psychology, all of the competitive universities require at least grade AAA at A Level or, usually, a score of 37-39 IB points; the most competitive require A*AA (or even occasionally A*A*A) or 7 points in one or more HL subject. Universities such as Bath, Bristol, Durham, Imperial, Manchester, UCL and Warwick may also require A*AA or 7 points in an HL subject for courses in Sciences, Engineering or Mathematics; a few of these courses will require IB students to have 7 points in a specific HL Science or Mathematics and A Level students to have A* in a specific Science or Mathematics. Cambridge currently requires a minimum of A Level grades of A*AA for all Arts courses and for Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, and A*A*A for all Science courses, Computer Science and Economics. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 40-42 points, including 776 in the three Higher Level subjects. In practice, however, higher (or lower) offers are sometimes made to both A Level and IB students; these are decided on an individual basis. Oxford currently requires A Level grades of AAA for all Arts courses and for Human Sciences, A*AA for most Science courses, Economics and Management, Geography, and Psychology, Philosophy & Linguistics, and A*A*A for Chemistry, Engineering and Mathematics courses. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 38-40 points with 666-776 in the three Higher Level subjects. Unlike at Cambridge, these entry requirements are standardised across the university and are rarely raised or lowered.
You will take two exams at the end of the course. One will be on three texts: a Shakespeare play, a drama text (not Shakespeare) and a poetry text. The other will be centred around a topic, for example, ‘Women in Literature’, ‘American Literature 1880–1940’ or ‘Gothic Literature’. For this exam, you will study two set texts in detail, and will also be encouraged to read widely on the chosen topic. Each of these exams will be worth 40% of your final mark. You will also compile a folder of work for your Non Examined Assessment which will consist of two pieces of writing, one on a single text, the other comparing two texts, all of which must have been published after 1900, and one of which must have been published after 2000. The folder will total 3,000 words and will be worth 20% of your final mark.
