English Language and Literature

To apply to Notre Dame High School Norwich's Sixth Form, please go to https://www.ndhs.org.uk/sixth-form and click on How to Apply. The application process opens in October.

English Language and Literature students explore the art of expressing ideas, studying writers from Shakespeare to the present day, in both literary and non-literary texts, students also compose their own creative writing.

The range of literary and non-literary study includes prose fiction, drama, poetry, linguistics and literary non-fiction. The course encompasses all aspects of English study, allowing students to appreciate both the technical and the artistic elements of a diverse range of texts.

Why our students like this course

'Studying English is revelatory: English Language and Literature develops your skills as a writer, and also as a reader. You examine texts for deeper themes, messages and content while closely analysing the texts for deeper themes, messages and context, while closely analysing the texts and speech transcripts right down to the last pronoun and micropause.'

'The teachers are fantastic, supportive and even better, they know their stuff. Studying English has been one of the most enjoyable experiences of my A levels and I would recommend every aspect of this course.'

Minimum Grade 5 in GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature

To apply for a place at Notre Dame Sixth Form, please follow the instructions on the How to Apply page of the Sixth Form section of the Notre Dame High School website (http://www.ndhs.org.uk)

The course is therefore a good preparation for Languages, Law, Psychology, Journalism, Linguistics, and other more analytical university subjects.