A Level Modern Foreign Languages - German

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls (MGGS)

Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SF

GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent

Level 3

Available start dates

Tuesday, 01 September 2026

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls (MGGS)

2 Year(s)

Full time

Daytime/working hours

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Please contact the provider directly to apply for this course.

Application Instructions

Applications Open - Friday 28th November 2025 - 8am

Applications Close - Friday 6th February 2026 - 12 midnight (Externals)

- Friday 12th December 2025 - 12 midnight (Internals)

Entry Requirements - Students must be 16 years of age by 31st August of the year of entry into Year 12. Admission to the Sixth Form will be as a result of applicants achieving:

● At least a grade 5 in either English Language or English Literature

● At least a grade 5 in Mathematics

● At least 6 GCSE subjects of grades 9-5

● The specific entry requirements for each of their chosen subjects. Please note that we adhere to our subject entry criteria strictly, and therefore, students who meet the minimum entry criteria but are not eligible for their chosen subjects will be offered an alternative programme of study

● Students will be expected to enrol on a two year, full time, planned programme of study (3 A Level subjects)

● Our standard offer is for 3 subjects. Students wishing to undertake 4 subjects must achieve 8 or more grades 9-7, including the above criteria for general Sixth Form entry requirements

How to Apply - Applications open 28th November 2025 on Kent Choices.

Course Summary

Out of all the European languages offered, German linguists are the most highly sought-after by UK employers, especially in STEM careers. However, German will appeal to many more students than our future scientists and financiers. If you would like to study film, literature, culture, politics, history and the news topics of today, then studying German will enable you to do all these things, and in a foreign language, a skill highly regarded by both universities and employers.

Course Details

What will I study?

The course provides a variety of 12 topics to be studied and is divided into three categories:

4 themes are divided over the two years of study: Aspects of German-speaking society with current trends and Artistic culture in the German-speaking world in year 12; Multiculturalism in German-speaking society and Aspects of Political life in the German-speaking world in year 13. Grammar is consolidated from GCSE and more complex grammar structures are studied throughout the topics.
Two works: the study of the film Good bye, Lenin! by Wolfgang Becker and the study of the novel Der Vorleser written by Bernhard Schlink.
Individual Research Project: this is a topic of your choice which you wish to research and present orally. This aspect of the course is completely independent.

How will it be delivered and assessed?

Three examinations at the end of Year 13 - Listening, Reading and Writing (Paper 1 - 50%), Writing (Paper 2 - 20%) and Speaking (Paper 3 - 30%).

Entry requirements

Grade 7 or above in GCSE German.

General Sixth Form entry requirements

At least a grade 5 in either English Language or English Literature
At least a grade 5 in Mathematics
At least 6 GCSE subjects of grades 9-5

Your next steps...

If you wish to apply to join our Sixth Form please complete the application process through Kent Choices.

Additional information

https://www.mggs.org/joining-us/joining-our-sixth-form/sixth-form-prospectus/#

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