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GCSE English - Level 2

Overview

On the English GCSE course you will develop your written and spoken language skills. You will also read a wide range of texts that will cover the English language in a variety of forms, aiming to achieve a qualification that is highly valued by employers in a range of working environments.

We are following the new GCSE 9-1 specification. Grades 9-1 replace A*-G.

Start dates and fees

If you have a GCSE at grade 3/D (or lower) in English, the cost will be FREE.
If you have a GCSE at grade 4/C (or above) in English, the cost will be £812.

The course fee can either be paid in full or in four instalments.

If you wish to pay in instalments, you will be required to pay 25% (£203.00) of the total fee on the day of enrolment and a Direct Debit mandate would then need to be completed to enable the college to collect a further three payments of £203.00 bi-monthly. The payments will be taken on the date you choose on the Direct Debit mandate form.

Please contact the college’s finance department for further details on 0808 100 3626.

Start Date	Day/Time	Wks	Code	Annual Fee (Age)	Actions
Start Date	Day/Time	Wks	Code	over 19	Actions
08/09/2025	TBC	TBC	1124A109	TBC	Apply
09/09/2025	Tue 18:00 - 20:30	32	1124A101	TBC	Apply
10/09/2025	Wed 18:00 - 20:30	32	1124A102	TBC	Apply
11/09/2025	Thu 09:30 - 12:00	32	1124A105	TBC	Apply
16/09/2025	TBC	TBC	1124E106	TBC	Apply

^E You may be eligible for fee exemption depending on your circumstances. Please see our fees for adult learners page for more information.

For more information on GCSE start dates, times and fees please contact us on our enquiries line 0808 100 3626 or email enquiries@wnc.ac.uk.

What will I study?

Across the year you will focus on developing a number of skills while studying a variety of extracts from literary texts spanning the 19^th, 20^th and 21^st centuries. The main skills you will cover are:

Being able to identify and interpret explicit and implicit information and ideas
Selecting and synthesising evidence from different texts
Being able to explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support their views
Comparing writers’ ideas and perspectives, as well as how these are conveyed, across two or more texts
Evaluating texts critically and support this with appropriate textual references
Communicating clearly, effectively and imaginatively; selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences
Organising information and ideas; using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts
Using a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation.

The exam will cover:

Reading and responding to texts from the 19^th, 20^th and 21^st century using a range of the skills listed above
Writing to inform, explain, describe, argue and persuade.

Entry requirements

This course is for learners aged 19+ only
For learners who have achieved a GCSE at grade 3/D (or lower) in English and aiming to improve their grade.
Before you can enrol onto this course, you will need to complete a homework task and a computer-based assessment in the subject you wish to study. You will be given areas to revise before you take the assessment.

How long is the course?

One year.

Location

Derby Road Campus

How will I be assessed?

The course is 100% exam based.

There are two papers, each lasting 1 hour and 45 minutes to be taken at a time set nationally by the external exam board in June.

In addition, it is a requirement of the course that you complete a presentation or debate task for the spoken language unit. This will be visually recorded for the exam board and awarded on a separate scale of Pass/Merit/Distinction.