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Level 2 GCSE English Resit

Northfleet Technology College

Colyer Road, Northfleet, Kent, DA11 8BG

GCSE or Equivalent
Level 2
Languages, Literature and Culture

Available start dates

Available start dates

Tuesday, 01 September 2026
Northfleet Technology College
1 Year(s)
Full time
Daytime/working hours
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Application Instructions

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

Applications Close: Friday 4th September 2026

Pathways Offered:
  • Level 2 Pathway - For students who still need to resit their Mathematics and English Language GCSE's to gain a Grade 4 alongside Level 2 BTECs.
  • Level 3 Vocational - For students who have gained a grade 4 in their Mathematics and English Language OR English Literature.
  • IBCP Programme - For students gaining 5 GCSE's at Grade 4 and above including Mathematics and English Language.
  • Sports Academies (Basketball/Football) - For students wishing to pursue Sport professionally alongside their studies. The academy must be taken in addition to one of the other three pathways on offer.

Number of subjects required:

  • Level 3 Pathway - Please select three Level 3 courses (BTEC or RSL)
  • IBCP Pathway - Please select two IB Diploma courses and two Level 3 Vocational courses (BTEC or RSL)

Please see our website for our online prospectus, which includes more detailed information about each subject that we offer.

How to Apply:

To apply for the Level 2, Level 3 and IBCP pathway please apply via Kent Choices

To apply for the Basketball or Football academies please email parrym@ntc.kent.sch.uk to express interest and receive invitations to trials.

Course Summary

The GCSE English Language course aims to develop skills needed to read, understand and analyse different texts, and to write coherently and accurately.

THIS IS A RESIT COURSE, NOT A FULL COURSE.
You are unable to take this if you have not already studied GCSE English Language during KS4.

Course Details

Unit 1 - Critical Reading and Comprehension
Unit 2 - Writing
Unit 3 - Spoken Language

How will it be delivered and assessed?

There are 2 exams which are externally assessed.

Paper 1 - Creative Writing
Paper 2 - Writer’s Viewpoints and Perspectives


Entry requirements

You are able to resit with:
Grade 3 in English Language.


If you achieved below a Grade 3, then you will enrol onto English Functional Skills instead of the GCSE resit.




Your next steps...

By gaining at least a Grade 4 from the GCSE resit you are able to:

Level 3 Pathway at NTC

IBCP Pathway at NTC

Level 3 Courses at other Sixth Forms or at College

Level 3 Apprenticeships


Additional information


For more courses like this, check our courses page.