English Literature

Course summary

English Literature is an extremely popular and exciting subject choice in the Sixth Form. We run a busy and thriving department with a huge range of activities from poetry slams and writing workshops, to lectures and theatre visits. The A Level course will introduce students to some of the finest works of literature written in the English language. It will also introduce them to vital speaking and writing skills that will inform their careers and working lives. Professional life now demands high standards of written and spoken English: this is why every student should seriously consider choosing English in the Sixth Form. Moreover, English facilitates progress in so many other subjects. Recent research has in fact shown that students who read regularly improve their performance in other subjects, including Mathematics, by around 10 per cent. Above and beyond all of this, however, the main reason to study English is that our students thoroughly enjoy it.