IB English Language and Literature

Applications Open: - 3rd November 2025

Applications Close: - 30th June 2026

Entry Requirements: - 5 x grade 4-9 including Maths & English at G5

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices

IBCP students will take a minimum of three courses of study. All of these will be Level 3 courses (A/AS Level equivalent). The courses will be a combination of vocational BTEC qualification (equivalent to up to 3 A Levels, approximately 10 hours of study per week) and 2 IB subjects (approx. AS level each and studied for 5 hours a fortnight). If you select this subject you must also select one BTEC in your application and one other IB subject.

This course is designed to strengthen and expand a student’s academic curiosity. Prompting them to ask; why media outlets report the news in a particular way, how the context of a piece affects its meaning and how to interpret texts from around the world critically. Encompassing everything from Twitter to the Telegraph, Donne to ‘Death and the Maiden’, Language and Literature (A) provides the ideal springboard to further academic study and creates inquisitive and informed learners.

Three key areas of exploration:/
-Readers, writers, texts
-Time and Space
-Intertextuality

Units covered may include:

Identity - who are we? How is identity established both in linguistic and literary form?

Fairytales - How does meaning change over time? How do texts relate to each other? How is meaning constructed?

Units covered include:

· Language in Cultural Context

· Language and Mass Communication

· Literature – texts and contexts

· Literature –critical study.

For entry into King Ethelbert School Sixth Form all students must attain 5 grades between Grade 9 and Grade 4 (or equivalent) with a Grade 5 in both English Language and Mathematics.