English Language and Literature

An A Level in English opens doors everywhere. Students who can think deeply, analyse ideas, see both sides of an argument, express themselves cogently and persuasively, as well as having a world picture that only comes from reading widely, are indispensable in any profession. We want to help you to develop your skills and be challenged by your studies. We also understand that your results are very important; this is what enables you to move on to the next step of your education. The figures speak for themselves: at A Level there has been a 100% pass rate for many years.

A Level English Language and Literature: Our Language and Literature course is a popular A Level choice at Diss High School. Throughout the course, students will combine their skills of literary and linguistic analysis to explore the ways in which language is used to create representations – how words create worlds - both in literary and non-literary texts.

Although not a creative writing course, there are numerous opportunities to undertake textual recasting and re-creative tasks, alongside close analysis of both literary and non-literary texts.

Our Examining Board for English Language and Literature is AQA. Their website offers more information.

At least five grade 4 GCSEs (including Mathematics)
Grade 6 or above for English Language