One moment you will sitting in a sun-drenched garden taking in magnificent Italian vistas, the next you will be hidden behind a tapestry in a chilly Danish castle trying to keep abreast of the latest court intrigue, and then you will find yourself suddenly transported to New Orleans as a high stakes poker game gets underway. We learn best through stories because they have the unique power to transport us to worlds beyond our own and to introduce us to perspectives never before considered. English is for students who enjoy reading, writing and debating. Students should be ready to discuss challenging ideas and explore texts from a range of different angles. The course delves into writers’ ideas about life and death, relationships, and the world around us. It can be effectively paired with a wide range of subjects, especially History, Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Psychology, and is great for budding medics with a love of the Arts and Humanities.
A typical academic profile of a girl entering Year 12 is 10 GCSEs, with the majority in grades 7 to 9. These must include English and Mathematics at Grade 6 or above AND at least a Grade 7 in those subjects you wish to study at A Level (Grade 9 in Mathematics to study Further Mathematics). At least Grade 7 in English Literature at GCSE.
Component 1: Pre-1900 poetry (Milton or Chaucer) and Post-1900 poetry (Larkin & Duffy or Plath & Hughes) Component 2: a Shakespeare play (‘Hamlet’) and a comparison between two other plays (‘The Duchess of Malfi’ & ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’) Component 3: Unseen Paper – prose from the interwar period (1918-1939) and poetry texts Component 4 (Coursework): A comparative essay on two prose texts (one will be post-2000).
About Education Provider
Region | London |
Local Authority | Haringey |
Ofsted Rating | |
Gender Type | Girls |
ISI Report | View Report |
Boarding Fee | Unknown |
Sixth Form Fee | £26,490 |
Address | The Bank, Highgate, Highgate, N6 5HF |
One moment you will sitting in a sun-drenched garden taking in magnificent Italian vistas, the next you will be hidden behind a tapestry in a chilly Danish castle trying to keep abreast of the latest court intrigue, and then you will find yourself suddenly transported to New Orleans as a high stakes poker game gets underway. We learn best through stories because they have the unique power to transport us to worlds beyond our own and to introduce us to perspectives never before considered. English is for students who enjoy reading, writing and debating. Students should be ready to discuss challenging ideas and explore texts from a range of different angles. The course delves into writers’ ideas about life and death, relationships, and the world around us. It can be effectively paired with a wide range of subjects, especially History, Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Psychology, and is great for budding medics with a love of the Arts and Humanities.
A typical academic profile of a girl entering Year 12 is 10 GCSEs, with the majority in grades 7 to 9. These must include English and Mathematics at Grade 6 or above AND at least a Grade 7 in those subjects you wish to study at A Level (Grade 9 in Mathematics to study Further Mathematics). At least Grade 7 in English Literature at GCSE.
Component 1: Pre-1900 poetry (Milton or Chaucer) and Post-1900 poetry (Larkin & Duffy or Plath & Hughes) Component 2: a Shakespeare play (‘Hamlet’) and a comparison between two other plays (‘The Duchess of Malfi’ & ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’) Component 3: Unseen Paper – prose from the interwar period (1918-1939) and poetry texts Component 4 (Coursework): A comparative essay on two prose texts (one will be post-2000).