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The North School, Essella Road, ASHFORD, Kent, TN24 8AL
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Application Instructions
Applications Open: - 7th November 2025
Applications Close: - 31st March 2026. If you require any further information after our closing date please do contact nicola.owenhughes@swale.at
Entry Requirements: - Grade 4 and above in 5 GCSEs Including English and Maths for Level 3 programmes, higher grades are required for some subjects
How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices
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Course Summary
Why study English Literature?
English Literature is really unlike any other A Level; it is a subject for people who want to experience the world around them from any time or place; for people who want to ask questions about what it means to be human; for people who open the curiosity door and for all the deep thinking philosophers. The study of literature is fantastic because of its breadth and depth: not only are you studying the art and craft of writing, the power of language and of reading, but also history, geography, sociology, psychology, politics, aesthetics and philosophy.
The joy of A-level English literature is in its intellectual and cultural richness and the knowledge of humanity it brings. It’s priceless.
Course Details
Course Content:
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Selected poems by Christina Rossetti
A Dolls House by Henrik Ibsen
Gothic Literature (Novels such as The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter, Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Dracula by Bram Stoker…)
Coursework - books chosen by students
How will it be delivered and assessed?
80% Examination at the end of the two year course.
20% Coursework.
Entry requirements
Students will require a minimum of five 9-4 grades at GCSE, including English Language AND English Literature at grade 6 or above.
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Future Opportunities:
English Literature is a crucial qualification for pursuing particular career pathways such as Education, Law, Journalism, Publishing and Social Media.
The opportunities are as vast as they are with STEM subjects.
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