Our core entry requirements are six or more GCSEs at grade 5+, including 5+ in English literature, language and mathematics. There are also subject-specific criteria for some subjects as detailed on our websites linked below.

Entry requirements on the Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form website

Entry requirements on the Jane Austen College website

Our application process takes place completely online through our dedicated application website here. Following your application to join us from Help You Choose, we'll contact you

Course Details

This course will give you an opportunity to develop effective and confident communication skills as well as foster your interest in and enthusiasm for language learning, giving you a solid foundation for further study of this highly valued world language.

By the end of the course you will be confident discussing in German your thoughts and opinions on current trends and issues in German-speaking societies, such as multiculturalism and crime and punishment. Political and artistic culture forms a large part of the course and you will be able to debate topics such as teenagers and the right to vote and the politics of immigration. You will also study a book and a film in depth.

You will sit the following exams:

Paper 1: Listening, reading and writing (50%)
Paper 2: Writing (20%)
Paper 3: Speaking (30%)

To study languages, Jane Austen College requires students to have a Grade 5 in the language of their choice at GCSE.

Entry requirements

GCSE 5+ in German

For entry to the school overall, you will need six or more GCSEs at grade 5+ including maths, English literature and English language

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