IBO Level 3 Certificate in HL Language A: language and literature

Applications open: 13 November 2025 at 4pm

Applications close: 02 April 2026 - applications are now officially closed, but we may still consider late applications

How to apply

Internal students - Apply via Applicaa using this link https://leighacademyminster.applicaa.com/

External students - Apply via KentChoices using this link https://www.kentprospectus.co.uk/login. Please note - After sending your application, you'll receive a welcome email from Applicaa asking for further information.

Applications to Leigh Academy Minster’s Post-16 are managed through a system called Admissions+, powered by Applicaa. When using the portal for the first time, you will be prompted to self-register and create a user profile in order to complete the application. You will be required to supply your personal information, current place of education, predicted grades and then select your courses.

Entry Requirements: -

Admission to Level 3 programmes at Leigh Academy Minster is contingent upon strict entry requirements aimed at ensuring a high academic standard. These entry requirements are in place to guarantee that students entering Level 3 programmes are well-prepared and committed to the academic challenges and rigours associated with higher-level qualifications. Students will require five GCSEs at a grade 5 and above.

Prospective students are expected to have demonstrated a strong foundation in relevant Level 2 qualifications. All programmes have an entry threshold of at least a GCSE grade 5 or an equivalent qualification. Students wishing to study science and/or mathematics require a minimum GCSE grade 6 or higher. All students are expected to have achieved a Good or Strong Pass in English and mathematics.

All courses will run dependent on student numbers. Further information on each subject and its entry requirements can be found on the academy’s Post-16 Admissions platform.

See our website for more details - Leigh Academy Minster Website

View our Post 16 Booklet - here

English literature encourages learners to develop their interest in and enjoyment of literature and literary studies as they:

• read widely and independently both set texts and others that they have selected for themselves

• engage critically and creatively with a substantial body of texts and ways of responding to them

• develop and effectively apply their knowledge of literary analysis and evaluation

• explore the contexts of the texts they are reading and others’ interpretations of them

• undertake independent and sustained studies to deepen their appreciation and understanding of English literature, including its changing traditions.

• the ways in which writers use and adapt language, form and structure in texts

• the interpretation of texts by different readers, including over time

• how texts relate to one another and to literary traditions, movements and genres

• the cultural and contextual influences on readers and writers.

Each unit, whether internally or externally assessed, offers a choice of texts for study. The texts set for study within this specification have been carefully selected for their richness and diversity.

Internally and Externally assessed.

General Requirements

3 CAMBRIDGE TECHNICAL/GCSE/i GCSE/BTEC/National Vocational Qualification/WJEC (Welsh GCSE)/Cambridge National qualifications with minimum grade 5.0

Specific Requirements

5/5 in English Literature and Language

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