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Towers School Sixth Form Open Evening
December 10, 2026
16:00-18:30
English Literature A-level
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
Faversham Road, Kennington, ASHFORD, TN24 9AL
GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent
Level 3
Available start dates
Available start dates
Wednesday, 01 September 2027
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
2 Year(s)
Full time
Daytime/working hours
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Block A
Available start dates
Wednesday, 01 September 2027
Towers School and Sixth Form Centre
2 Year(s)
Full time
Daytime/working hours
Block D
Please contact the provider directly to apply for this course.
Application Instructions
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Applications Open: Thursday 10th December 2026
Applications Close: Friday 12th February 2027
Entry Requirements: Admission to Towers Sixth Form to study A levels or BTEC equivalent will be awarded on the basis of GCSE performance. Each subject has its own entry requirements.
How to Apply: Please apply via Kent Choices
Course Summary
This course is a delight for those who love reading and discussing literature. Classes are small, lively and enthusiastic with much discussion and debate.
The English Literature specification encourages students to develop their interest in, and enjoyment of, English Literature through reading widely, critically and independently, across centuries, genre and gender, and through experiencing an extensive range of views about texts and how to read them. Each year students will examine prose, poetry and drama, all written in the last 300 years, and study the works of Shakespeare, Bronte, Duffy, Shelley, Wordsworth, Williams and Atwood.
Course Details
The course is linear, meaning that all A-level students will sit their exams at the end of Year 13.
Paper 1 - Love Through the Ages.
Students will study three topics: unseen poetry, Pre-19th Century poetry with one pose text and one Shakespeare.
Current texts include 'Wuthering Heights' and 'Othello'.
Paper 2 - Modern Times: Literature from 1945 to the present day.
Students will study three texts: one prose, one poetry and one drama. Texts include: 'The Handmaid’s Tale', 'A Streetcar Named Desire' and 'Feminine Gospels' by Carol Ann Duffy.
Unit 3 Independent Critical Study: Texts across Time.
In this unit students study 'Frankenstein' and an appropriate text of their choice.
How will it be delivered and assessed?
80% examination and 20% NEA (coursework)
Paper 1: Love through the Ages - 3 hour open book exam
Paper 2: Texts in Modern Contexts (1945 to the modern day) - 2.5 hour open book exam.
NEA: 2500 independent study on Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ plus a text of the students’ choice.
Entry requirements
Grade 6 in English Literature GCSE. Grade 5 students will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Your next steps...
As a Russell Group Universities facilitating subject, English Literature is highly prized by universities. Successful students go on to study degrees such as English and American studies, law, history, media, film, politics, philosophy and many other humanities subjects at undergraduate and postgraduate level. English Literature opens the doors to a wide range of diverse careers, such as law, media, education, journalism, marketing and politics.
Previous English Literature students have gone on to BA (Hons) English Literature and Creative Writing, BA (Hons) Law, and BSc (Hons) Psychology. Career-wise, they have joined the police, worked at a talent management firm and teach in both primary and secondary schools.
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