This is a lively and challenging course, which will appeal to those who take pleasure in reading a wide variety of literature and who enjoy expressing their opinions and developing independent ideas. Students learn how to read critically and discerningly and to write and speak accurately, persuasively and with confidence. They are required to engage creatively with a substantial body of texts and to explore the contexts of the texts they are reading as well as others’ interpretations of them. Candidates should have studied both English Language and English Literature for GCSE and need to have obtained at least a grade 6 for both. This is a linear two-year course. There will be three externally assessed exams and one piece of coursework will be moderated externally
Entry into the Sixth Form is by interview and achievement at GCSE level. The minimum entry requirement is five passes at Grades 9 – 6, with a minimum of Grade 7 in the chosen A Level subjects. Candidates who have not taken GCSEs will be asked to sit an Assessment Test.
Component 1: Drama This is an open-book exam. Section A: Shakespeare. Students answer one question from a choice of two on Othello Section B: Other drama. Students answer one question from a choice of two on A Streetcar Named Desire. Component 2: Prose This is an open-book exam. Students answer one comparative essay question on Never Let Me Go and Frankenstein. Component 3: Poetry This is an open-book exam. Section A: Students answer one question from a choice of two on an unseen modern poem written post-2000 and one named poem from the studied contemporary anthology Poems of the Decade. Section B: Students answer one question on the chosen text – The Wife of Bath. Coursework (20% of the total marks) Students produce one extended, comparative essay referring to two texts. The advisory word count is 2,500-3,000 words. This assignment is internally assessed and externally moderated.
About Education Provider
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Barnet |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £20,130 |
| Address | Camlet Way, Hadley, Barnet, EN4 0NJ |
This is a lively and challenging course, which will appeal to those who take pleasure in reading a wide variety of literature and who enjoy expressing their opinions and developing independent ideas. Students learn how to read critically and discerningly and to write and speak accurately, persuasively and with confidence. They are required to engage creatively with a substantial body of texts and to explore the contexts of the texts they are reading as well as others’ interpretations of them. Candidates should have studied both English Language and English Literature for GCSE and need to have obtained at least a grade 6 for both. This is a linear two-year course. There will be three externally assessed exams and one piece of coursework will be moderated externally
Entry into the Sixth Form is by interview and achievement at GCSE level. The minimum entry requirement is five passes at Grades 9 – 6, with a minimum of Grade 7 in the chosen A Level subjects. Candidates who have not taken GCSEs will be asked to sit an Assessment Test.
Component 1: Drama This is an open-book exam. Section A: Shakespeare. Students answer one question from a choice of two on Othello Section B: Other drama. Students answer one question from a choice of two on A Streetcar Named Desire. Component 2: Prose This is an open-book exam. Students answer one comparative essay question on Never Let Me Go and Frankenstein. Component 3: Poetry This is an open-book exam. Section A: Students answer one question from a choice of two on an unseen modern poem written post-2000 and one named poem from the studied contemporary anthology Poems of the Decade. Section B: Students answer one question on the chosen text – The Wife of Bath. Coursework (20% of the total marks) Students produce one extended, comparative essay referring to two texts. The advisory word count is 2,500-3,000 words. This assignment is internally assessed and externally moderated.