A Level English (Language & Literature)

Bishop Laney Sixth Form

Downham Road, Ely, England, CB6 2SH

GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent

Level 3

Available start dates

Tuesday, 01 September 2026

Bishop Laney Sixth Form

2 Year(s)

Part of a full time programme

Daytime/working hours

Application Instructions

Please head over to www.MyChoice16.co.uk, our home area portal to make your application.

Course Summary

English is an exciting and important qualification which will enable you to develop your skills and abilities, providing you with progression routes to higher education, employment or further training. A-level English Language and Literature improves your ability to apply and integrate linguistic and literary approaches. You will develop techniques of analysis, evaluation and production of texts.

Course Details

There will be two examinations will which cover the following content:

Paper 1:

Telling Stories
Remembered places
Imagined worlds
Poetic voices
Methods of language analysis

Paper 2:

Exploring conflict
Writing about society
Dramatic encounters
Methods of language analysis

Non-examination assessment: Investigating and Creating texts - this unit will allow you to study two texts of your choice and then produce two pieces of original writing in response to these texts.

How will it be delivered and assessed?

Two of the units are assessed with an examination using a grading scale of A-U. One unit is assessed by coursework which will contribute to 20% of the overall grade.

Entry requirements

At least 5 GCSE Grades 9 - 4 to include Maths; and Grade 5 or above in all English subjects entered.

Your next steps...

Further study - you can use this qualification to help you gain entry to a wide range of higher education courses.

Careers - this course could be a valuable foundation for careers in areas such as teaching, publishing, human resources, journalism, public services and business development.

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