English
The courses provide candidates with opportunities to develop skills in listening, talking, reading and writing. Language and literacy skills are of personal, social and economic importance.
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07-MAR-2024
As part of our ongoing review and maintenance of National Courses, we’re running an eight-week consultation to gather feedback from teachers, lecturers and learners on the current Scottish set text list for National 5 and Higher English courses.
We plan to update the list for use in session 2025-26 onwards, so that it more fully reflects life in Scotland. There are two surveys – one for practitioners and one for learners.
Complete our practitioner survey.
Complete our learner survey.
This is the first time we’ve asked learners for their views on the content of the Scottish set text list. We’re seeking views from learners across a range of age groups – including learners in S1 to S3, those in the senior phase (S4 to S6), recent school leavers attending college and university, and those in the workplace.
Both surveys will remain open until Monday 6 May 2024. We’ll then organise focus groups with teachers, lecturers and learners in August/September to explore the survey feedback in more detail.
We’ll publish the revised Scottish set text list in November 2024, for implementing in session 2025-26. The 2026 exams will be the first to feature content from the revised list.
View our news release on the Scottish set text consultation
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