A level English Literature comprises the study all three key forms – Drama, Poetry and Prose. A minimum of eight texts will be studied, two of which will enable the completion of a free-choice coursework comparison essay. A wide spectrum of works will be studied including some very contemporary material; Shakespeare, however, is still an essential ingredient. Wider reading will expand this range.

Students will develop greater academic sophistication as the course progresses as well as honing ways of evaluating thoughtfully, analysing sensitively, opining confidently.