English Literature

Course summary

Our English Department is vibrant and highly successful. Pupils are encouraged to be confident and inquisitive readers coupled with intellectual rigour. Girls have the opportunity to study a well-balanced curriculum across all key stages that encourages skills of analysis, oracy, creative writing and the ability to construct different text types. We are also committed to providing pupils with a wide range of opportunities which include among others, a creative writing club, English Society and Key Stage 3 Book Group. Debating and public speaking have a well-established tradition at Bromley High with senior debaters regularly reaching the finals of national competitions and our public speakers achieving significant success in the ESU Nationals. This rigorous A-level choice allows pupils to develop a love of literature as well as their critical voice. The WJEC course consists of three examinations covering a range of poetry, drama and prose works both contemporary and classical. The course also contains a coursework unit where pupils are allowed to choose texts that excite and engage them. Literature is also a popular university choice for many pupils leading to multiple career pathways.