Literacy and Numeracy
Updates and announcements
Understanding Standards materials 2015-16
We have published further Understanding Standards materials for National 5 Literacy Units. The following materials are available from our secure website and you can arrange access to them through your SQA Co-ordinator.
- Literacy Outcome 1: Reading (published December 2015)
- Literacy Outcome 2: Listening (published December 2015)
- Literacy Outcome 3: Writing (published December 2015)
- Literacy Outcome 4: Talking (published December 2015)
These materials must be stored securely and treated as confidential.
English common questions
- English common questions (279 KB)
Mathematics common questions
- Mathematics common questions (355 KB)
Qualification content and delivery tools
Mandatory information
Literacy Unit Specifications in English
These provide an outline of what each Unit will cover and detail the Outcomes and Assessment Standards.
- Literacy National 3 (104 KB)
- Literacy National 4 (100 KB)
- Literacy National 5 (144 KB)
Literacy Unit Specifications in Gàidhlig
These provide an outline of what each Unit will cover and detail the Outcomes and Assessment Standards.
- Gàidhlig National 3 (104 KB)
- Gàidhlig National 4 (60 KB)
- Gàidhlig National 5 (104 KB)
- Gàidhlig National 3 (Gaelic translation) (241 KB)
- Gàidhlig National 4 (Gaelic translation) (257 KB)
- Gàidhlig National 5 (Gaelic translation) (213 KB)
Numeracy Unit Specifications
These provide an outline of what each Unit will cover and detail the Outcomes and Assessment Standards..
- Numeracy National 3 (107 KB)
- Numeracy National 4 (65 KB)
- Numeracy SCQF level 5 (110 KB)
- Numeracy National 3 (Gaelic translation) (269 KB)
- Numeracy National 4 (Gaelic translation) (272 KB)
- Numeracy National 5 (Gaelic translation) (311 KB)
Advice and guidance
Literacy - Unit Support Notes
These provide advice and guidance for teachers/lecturers on learning, teaching and assessment within the Units.
If a Unit is being done on a free-standing basis, notes need only be read along with the Unit Specification.
- Unit Support Notes - Literacy (National 3) (389 KB)
- Unit Support Notes - Literacy (National 4)
- Unit Support Notes - Literacy (National 5)
- Unit Support Notes - Gàidhlig: Literacy (National 3) (399 KB)
- Unit Support Notes - Gàidhlig: Literacy (National 4) (376 KB)
- Unit Support Notes - Gàidhlig: Literacy (National 5)
- Additional learning and teaching Support Notes - Literacy (National 3) (567 KB)
- Additional learning and teaching Support Notes - Literacy (National 4) (581 KB)
- Additional learning and teaching Support Notes - Literacy (National 5) (655 KB)
Numeracy - Unit Support Notes
These provide advice and guidance for teachers/lecturers on learning, teaching and assessment within the Units.
If a Unit is being done on a free-standing basis, notes need only be read along with the Unit Specification.
Assessment support
Unit Assessment Support Materials
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.
Bridging packs for Literacy (National 5), Gàidhlig: Literacy (National 5) and Numeracy (National 5) are now available and teachers/lecturers can arrange access to these 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.
Verification
Resources
Understanding Standards
Examples of candidate evidence with commentaries
Examples of candidate evidence and commentaries can be found on SQA’s secure website and you can access these through your SQA co-ordinator.
Course assessment overview
Changes to understanding standards materials
Please note: Understanding Standards materials are regularly reviewed to ensure they remain up to date.
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