About our Courses
S1/2
The S1/2 course includes work on:
S3/4
Access 3
For full SQA Access 3 English course details, click here (PDF document opening in a new window)
Standard Grade English
- Reading
- to gain overall impression of a text
- to obtain particular information from a text
- to grasp ideas or feelings implied in a text
- to evaluate the writer's attitudes, assumptions and argument
- Writing
- to convey information
- to deploy ideas, expound, argue and evaluate
- to describe personal experience, express feelings and reactions
- to employ specific literary forms (eg short story, letter, poem)
- Listening
- to gain overall impression of a message
- to obtain particular information from a message
- to grasp ideas or feelings implied in a message
- to evaluate the attitudes, assumptions and arguments expressed in a message
- Talking
- to convey information
- to deploy ideas, expound, argue and evaluate
- to describe personal experience, express feelings and reactions
- to create particular effects
For full SQA Standard Grade English course details, click here (PDF document opening in a new window)
S5/6
Intermediate 1, Intermediate 2 and Higher English
- Language Study
- Literary Study
- Personal Study
For full SQA Intermediate 1 English course details, click here (PDF document opening in a new window)
For full SQA Intermediate 2 English course details, click here (PDF document opening in a new window)
For full SQA Higher English course details, click here (PDF document opening in a new window)
Advanced Higher English
- Specialist Study
- Literary Study
Optional:
- Language Study
- Textual Analysis
- Reading the Media
- Creative Writing
For full SQA Advanced Higher English course details, click here (PDF document opening in a new window)
