English Literature

Entry Requirements

Standard Entry Requirements – 5 good GCSE passes at grade 4 or above, including Maths and English. Successful English Literature students will have a love of literature and will read in their spare time. You will need to be good at analysing texts, gathering evidence from them and using it to develop well-reasoned arguments. You will need to be comfortable expressing your thoughts in class and small-group discussion and open to listening and taking on board others’ thoughts and ideas. You will need good general knowledge of the main periods of history in order to properly contextualise the texts.