National 3 English

This explains the overall structure of the Course, including its purpose and aims and information on the skills, knowledge and understanding that will be developed.

• N3 English Course Specification September 2014

These provide an outline of what each Unit will cover within the following Unit Specifications and detail the Outcomes and Assessment Standards.

• English Producing Language (National 3) Unit Specification September 2018
• English Understanding Language (National 3) Unit Specification September 2018
• Unit Specification for National 3 Literacy

These provide advice and guidance for teachers/lecturers on learning, teaching and assessment within the Course and its Units.

• National 3 English Course and Unit Support Notes April 2012

These documents contain details of Unit assessment task(s), show approaches to gathering evidence and how the evidence can be judged against the Outcomes and Assessment Standards. Teachers/lecturers can arrange access to these confidential documents through their SQA Co-ordinator.

Annotated Unit assessment support is available for Literacy Units at National 3 and National 4. These documents are designed to encourage and promote inclusive practice in the assessment of the National Literacy Units, particularly where learners may have reading and writing difficulties. Teachers/lecturers can arrange access to these documents through their SQA Co-ordinator.

Qualification Verification Summary Reports distil messages from verification activity from a given session. In 2020 not all planned activity took place, so reports have a more limited scope than in previous years.

• English and Communication Qualification Verification Summary Report July 2024
• English and Communication Qualification Verification Summary Report April 2023
• English and Communication Qualification Verification Summary Report June 2022
• English and Communication Qualification Verification Summary Report July 2020

English: Quality Assurance - external verification

Examples of candidate evidence with commentaries

Examples of candidate evidence and commentaries for unit assessment can be found on the SQA Secure Site. You can access these through your SQA Coordinator.

Changes to Understanding Standards materials

• Changes to published Understanding Standards materials for all subjects

Please note: Understanding Standards materials are regularly reviewed to ensure they remain up to date.