Broad General Education
Pupils cover the Experiences and Outcomes of Curriculum for Excellence at the appropriate levels. The course is skills-based covering the skills of:

Talking and Listening
Building skills in group discussion, paying attention to others and responding appropriately
Building skills in solo talk

Reading
Textual study of prose fiction and poetry, building critical analysis and evaluation skills
Study of prose non-fiction, building skills in reading for understanding, analysis and evaluation

Writing
Building skills in a variety of creative and discursive writing genres

Senior Phase
National 3/4/5

National 5 courses consist of the study of two texts, Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation techniques and an externally assessed writing folio which is sent to the SQA in April. The texts being studied in this session are as follows:

Text 1 Selection of poetry

Text 2 ‘Sailmaker’ by Alan Spence (drama)

S5 / S6 National Qualification: Pupils progress to the next level of English depending on results at the end of S4 or S5. Courses available are:

National 4/5, Higher, Advanced Higher

Higher English also consists of the study of two texts, Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation techniques and an externally assessed writing folio which is sent to the SQA in April. The texts being studied in this session are as follows:

Text 1: A selection of poetry by Liz Lochhead, Seamus Heaney, Edwin Morgan, Carol Ann Duffy, and Norman McCaig

Text 2: ‘The Cone-Gatherers’ by Robin Jenkins (prose fiction)

Advanced Higher English is also an optional subject for S6 candidates. It consists of two papers. In addition students are expected to complete a dissertation on a topic and texts of their own choice, as well as a Portfolio of writing:

· Paper 1: Textual Analysis

· Paper 2: Literary Study

For more information visit the SQA English webpage: https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/45672.html