A Level English Pathway 2025-27

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A Level English Pathway 2025-27

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Course overview

Our unique English Pathway is specially designed to help you secure your place on a English-related degree, such as English Language & Literature, English Literature & History, English Literature & Philosophy and so many more!

ED6 Pathways provide bespoke, tailored guidance, high-quality teaching and a structured framework for progression towards higher education destinations and higher apprenticeships. Our goal is to ensure students are prepared to an exceptional standards for their next steps of future study and careers!

Each pathway is supported by an array of academic, extracurricular and work experience opportunities to develop both subject-specific expertise and valuable transferable skills.

The English Pathway includes mandatory study of one or both A Levels in English Language and/or English Literature, alongside one or two additional subjects from the options: Film Studies, History, Media Studies and Psychology.

You may also choose to study additional qualifications to broaden your knowledge even further, including The Extended Project Qualification (Y2 only)

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Job opportunities after this course

The English Pathway is specifically tailored for students aspiring to careers in areas such as:

Author
Copywriting
Education
Fraud detection
Journalism
Law
Marketing
Publishing
Sociolinguistics/Research
Speech & Language Therapy

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Entry requirements

Our A Level English Pathway requires:
English - 6
Maths - 4
G-Score - 5.5

To calculate your G-Score, add up your total number of GCSE grades as points for your best eight subjects, including English and Maths, and calculate the average.

For the latest qualifications and grades required by course type/level, please follow this link to check the most up-to-date entry criteria for direct entry and internal progression at the college.

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Fees & Funding

Please read our Course Fees & Funding page.
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How to apply

To apply online for this course, please click on the 'Apply' button at the top/bottom of this page.

Alternatively, if you need assistance with your application or you would like to apply over the phone or using a paper-based application form, please call Student Services on 0191 743 0149.

If you're not quite ready to apply for this course and would like some more information or to speak to a member of staff then please click on the 'Enquire' button at the top/bottom of this page.

A Level English Pathway 2025-27

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