Throughout the two-year course, students will study a range of poetry, prose and drama and will have the opportunity to pursue their own literary interests through the non-examined assessment component.

Course content:

Year 12

For English Literature, students will follow AQA specification A. This includes the study of a range of literary genres. In the first year of the course, students will prepare for Paper 1, Love through the Ages. This includes the study of a collection of pre-1900 poetry alongside F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Students will also study Shakespeare’s Othello. At the end of the year, students will begin preparing for their independent coursework study (NEA). There is on-going study of unseen poetry and prose.

Year 13

In year 13, students will complete their NEA and prepare for Paper 2 – Texts in shared contexts – Option 2b Modern times: (1945 to the present day). The course embeds plenty of Paper 1 revision opportunities. Students will study The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood; A Streetcar Named Desire – Tennessee Williams and Feminine Gospels – Carol Ann Duffy. There is on-going study of unseen poetry and prose.