French A Level

Applications Open - 21st November 2025

Closing Date for applications is Friday 13th February 2026.

Applications are still welcomed after the February closing date, and we will still try to ensure that each person's subject options are possible.

Entry Requirements - Please see our prospectus for grades needed

How to Apply -

ALL applications are to be made via KentChoices - if you do not have log in details, please speak to your school. If you are applying from outside of our area or an Independent school please email ccvioffice@ccgrammarschool.co.uk

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Closing Date for applications is Friday 13th February 2026.

Applications are still welcomed after the February closing date, and we will still try to ensure that each person's subject options are possible.

What is the course about?

French is the language of love. It is also the language of our closest neighbour. More importantly it is an official language of many organisations, such as the International Olympic Committee and the United Nations. For this reason, studying French at A-level will leave you well placed to enter many careers and will equip you with a skill that is highly valued amongst employers (organisation such as the CBI report year after year that companies are struggling to recruit enough employees with language skills). It has a range of cross-curricular elements which make it an ideal companion to many combinations of subject.

As a department our aim is to increase your fluency in the language and also to give you an understanding of the culture in which the language operates. We look at many varied topic areas such as family and education through to the second world war, always basing them in the French speaking world. At first you will notice a clear overlap between GCSE and A Level and this is done purposefully to ease you in to studying at advanced level. However by the end of the Year 13 you will have the ability to communicate in a variety of situations, including unpredictable and spontaneous ones.

Studying French at A-level is challenging and requires dedication and hard work. It is also extremely rewarding and opens many doors for you in the future.

For whom is the course suitable?

In order to study A Level French you will need to have an interest in the French speaking world and a desire to develop your language skills. You will need to be confident that you can develop the necessary independent study skills required at this level. You will also need to have achieved a grade 6 at GCSE.

Teaching Methods and Homework commitment:

The main emphasis throughout the two year course is on developing your fluency and accuracy. You will develop a deeper understanding of grammar and also extend your vocabulary. Some teaching is from the front to develop grammatical accuracy and broaden cultural understanding but there is also more emphasis placed on independent learning.

Students can expect to have about five hours homework a week. The assignments will range from vocabulary tests, reading or listening comprehensions, grammar exercises and written essays. Alongside set homework you will need to spend a good deal of time reading French articles, watching French films and listening to French music/radio.

Method of Study and Assessment:

A Level Course

Topics studied-

• Being a young person in French-speaking society - including family, fashion, technology, education
• Understanding the French-speaking world - including regional culture & heritage, media, art, film, music
• Diversity & Difference - including migration, integration, marginalisation, discrimination
• France 1940 : 1950
• Film and Literature

Assessment

Component 1 - Speaking exam - 30% of A Level

Component 2 - Listening, reading, translation exam - 50% of A Level

Component 3 - Writing exam - 20% of A Level

Website URL: For more information please go to http://www.ccgrammarschool.co.uk

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