English GCSE

Applications Open: - Monday 3rd November 2025

Applications Close: - Thursday 20th August 2026.

General Sixth Form Entry Requirements: - Minimum 4 GCSE passes at Grade 4 and above to study BTEC or vocational courses; 5 GCSE passes at 4 and above to study A level/BTEC combination; 5 GCSE's at Grades 5 and above to study straight A Levels.

*Please note there may be subject specific entry requirements which also need to be met.

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices. Applications via email will not be accepted.

Edexcel English Language 1EN0T

Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing- The component requires students to study a range of prose fiction, developing skills to analyse and evaluate 19th-century fiction extracts. The writing content of this component requires students to develop imaginative writing skills to engage the reader and to use spelling punctuation and grammar accurately. This component is externally assessed in a 1 hour 45 minute examination. The component is worth 40% of the final award for English Language.

Paper 2: Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing- The component requires students to study a range of 20th- and 21st- century non-fiction texts, developing skills to analyse, evaluate and compare non-fiction extracts. The transactional writing component requires students to demonstrate their ability to write in a variety of forms, purposes and audiences whilst using spelling, punctuation and grammar accurately. This component is externally assessed through a 2 hour examination. This unit is worth 60% of the final award for English Language.

Assessment of Spoken Language – As this is a resit, providing students have not got an ‘unclassified’ grade from the Year 11 entry, students do not need to resit this unit. All Speaking and Listening components, from any exam board, will count towards their overall award in the resit.

This component is eligible for grades 9-1.

This component is eligible for grades 9-1 and is untiered. Learning is assessed through terminal examination only.

Terminal Examination Paper 1 – 40%

Paper 1 – Reading (fiction) and Writing (Creative) 1 hour and 45 minutes

Terminal Examination Paper 2 – 60%

Paper 2- Reading (non-fiction) and Writing (Transactional) 2 hours

Compulsory for all students entering 6th form who did not achieve 4 or above in English Language at GCSE.

You could take this course to prepare for advanced level courses such as an A/AS Level in English or you may need to strengthen your grades by completing a foundation or intermediate vocational qualification.With further training, you could go into a job related to English such as a Teacher, Journalist or Editor. You could also go straight into employment and do further training or part time study with the support of your employer.