GCSE English
GCSE
In Birmingham
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1 Year
GCSE English Centres: Fordrough Campus: City Academy Saltley: Length: 1 Year. Attendance: 3 hours per week. Start date: September. Times: Daytime and (Evening on Wednesdays at Fordrough between 18:00 - 21:00). Qualification: GCSE English Mature (AQA). Entry Requirements: 16-19 year-olds: 5 GCSEs at D or above, and a pass in our Initial Assessment. Adults: a pass in our Initial Assessment. Course.
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About this course
16-19 year-olds: 5 GCSEs at D or above, and a pass in our Initial Assessment. Adults: a pass in our Initial Assessment
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Course programme
GCSE English
Centres:
Fordrough Campus : City Academy Saltley :
Length:
1 Year
Attendance:
3 hours per week
Start date:
September
Times:
Daytime and (Evening on Wednesdays at Fordrough between 18:00 - 21:00)
Qualification:
GCSE English Mature (AQA)
Course Content:
Coursework (4 written pieces): Explore, imagine, entertain; Inform, explain, describe; Response to prose; Response to a Shakespeare play. Coursework: three speaking and listening activities. Exam Paper 1: Reading pre-released media texts; Reading an unseen non-fiction text; Writing to argue, persuade, advise. Exam Paper 2: Reading pre-released and unseen poetry; Writing to analyse, review, comment.
You should buy a dictionary and bring it to lessons as well as using it with your homework. You could also buy GCSE English, Students Book by Rachel Redford.
Progression:
Successful students have gone on to study AS English, or GCSEs or ASs in other subjects.
What's the next step?
If you are sure this is the right course for you, you can either:
- Complete an application form and return it to the Admissions Offices at either Handsworth Campus or Fordrough Campus
- Come along to one of our main enrolment sessions
GCSE English