English Language & Literature A Level
Cornwallis Academy
Hubbards Lane, Linton, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 4HX
Available start dates
Available start dates
Application Instructions
Applications Open - 3 November 2025
Applications Close - 17 July 2026
Entry Requirements - Applications are considered on an individual basis.
How to Apply - Please apply via KentChoices
Course Summary
The course features a range of non-fiction literary texts, a contemporary novel and drama text, as contemporary poetry. There is also a coursework element which allows students to choose their own texts as stimulus for a creative writing portfolio.
Course Details
2 exam papers and coursework work 20%
Open book examinations
You will study:
An Anthology of non-fiction writing
1 drama text
1 novel
Poetry
Your own choice of texts for the coursework, which will be a basis for a portfolio of creative writing.
Some examples of possible taught texts (we choose the texts to best suit our students):
The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald
A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams
The Whitsun Weddings, Phillip Larkin
A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansbury
Equus, Peter Shaffer
The Bone People, Keri Hulme
Enduring Love, Ian McEwan
How will it be delivered and assessed?
Entry requirements
Minimum of Grade 6 in GCSE English Language and Grade 6 in English Literature
Your next steps...
Further education course; careers within professions such as journalism, publishing, law, teaching, marketing.
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