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*Please note that this course cannot be offered to 16-19 learners on a full-time programme

Enrolment on this course is subject to applicants having a prior grade 3/D in GCSE or discussion following an initial assessment.

The course is a challenging but rewarding examination of English Language.

You will develop and improve your reading skills which will include looking at both fiction and non-fiction texts and developing your understanding of the effects of language, structure, evaluation and comparison of how writers convey their ideas and perspectives.

You will also develop your writing skills and use of language by producing a creative text, narrative or descriptive, and writing a text for a specified audience, purpose or form, i.e.  a letter, article, speech or essay.

The course will be taught via a 2.5 hour session per week. This will take place on Wednesdays 10am-12.30pm, from Wednesday 8^th January 2025.

You will be required to complete regular assessments in order for us to track your progress.

The AQA course will be assessed through 100% examination which will be graded 9-1.

You will sit two exam papers in May and June 2025, which will consist of two, 1 hour 45-minute exams (100% of your GCSE):

• Paper 1: Explorations in creative reading and writing (one unseen fiction text)

• • Section A: reading (4 questions)
  • Section B: writing (1 question from a choice of 2)
• Paper 2: Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives (two unseen non-fiction texts –

                one from the 19^th Century and one from either the 20^th or 21^st Century)

• • Section A: reading (4 questions)

• Section B: writing (1 question)

Exams will take place on (provisional dates):

Friday 23^rd May 2025 (morning)

Friday 6^th June 2025 (morning)

These exam dates are nationally set and cannot be changed. If you are unable to attend these exam dates then you will not be able to do the course.

The course also includes a separate endorsement for Spoken Language.

You will be required to complete a spoken presentation to your classmates.

This is marked as a Pass, Merit or Distinction and does not affect the overall GCSE grade.

It is assumed that students will need to carry out a minimum of 2 hours independent study each week to embed the content covered in lessons.

Due to the intensity of the course, you are required to hold a previous GCSE at grade D or 3 or excel on the assessment given.

Writing materials, paper and a folder.

Any GCSE Skills revision guide will support this course but purchase of textbooks is not necessary as we will provide all necessary resources.

Wednesday

10am – 12:30pm

Whittingham Road Campus

January 2025

This course is free for any adults who do not already have a grade 4 (grade C) in English Language.