Students are encouraged to develop their enjoyment of literature, think critically, analyse the ways in which writers shape meaning, and evaluate different interpretations of texts. Successful students will write elegantly, articulating their understanding with sensitivity, sophistication, precision and accuracy. Every year, students are inspired to read English Literature at university. This could lead to a number of careers, but most directly to law, journalism, media, film, writing, creative arts, marketing, speech therapies and publishing.
Candidates must gain a minimum of a Grade 5 in both English Language and Mathematics, and a further five GCSEs graded 6/7 or above.
PAPER 1: DRAMA Students explore how playwrights use dramatic forms to shape the meanings in two plays. Plays include: Hamlet or Othello by Shakespeare The Importance of Being Earnest by Wilde A Streetcar Named Desire by Williams PAPER 2: PROSE Students compare genre features of two prose fiction texts. Comparisons include: Frankenstein by Shelley and The Handmaid’s Tale by Atwood Dracula by Stoker and The Little Stranger by Waters Wuthering Heights by Brontë and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Hosseini PAPER 3: POETRY Students learn to compare poetry from a contemporary collection with an unseen poem, as well as studying a selection from the work of a single named poet. Poets include: Chaucer Keats Larkin PAPER 4: COURSEWORK Students choose two texts and prepare a comparative essay exploring thematic links between them.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | West Sussex |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £30,210 - £42,000 |
| Sixth Form Fee | £10,500 - £23,400 |
| Address | Keymer Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 0EG |
Students are encouraged to develop their enjoyment of literature, think critically, analyse the ways in which writers shape meaning, and evaluate different interpretations of texts. Successful students will write elegantly, articulating their understanding with sensitivity, sophistication, precision and accuracy. Every year, students are inspired to read English Literature at university. This could lead to a number of careers, but most directly to law, journalism, media, film, writing, creative arts, marketing, speech therapies and publishing.
Candidates must gain a minimum of a Grade 5 in both English Language and Mathematics, and a further five GCSEs graded 6/7 or above.
PAPER 1: DRAMA Students explore how playwrights use dramatic forms to shape the meanings in two plays. Plays include: Hamlet or Othello by Shakespeare The Importance of Being Earnest by Wilde A Streetcar Named Desire by Williams PAPER 2: PROSE Students compare genre features of two prose fiction texts. Comparisons include: Frankenstein by Shelley and The Handmaid’s Tale by Atwood Dracula by Stoker and The Little Stranger by Waters Wuthering Heights by Brontë and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Hosseini PAPER 3: POETRY Students learn to compare poetry from a contemporary collection with an unseen poem, as well as studying a selection from the work of a single named poet. Poets include: Chaucer Keats Larkin PAPER 4: COURSEWORK Students choose two texts and prepare a comparative essay exploring thematic links between them.