For SQA National 5 English students wanting to prepare strategically for the RUAE paper, this easy-to-mark resource enables them to practise putting information into their own words with an easy-read article and four simple questions.

Full, two-text paper with 30 marks’-worth of Higher-level questions. Comes with optional marking instructions. All on the subject of face-to-face communication

Formatted paper based on a recent (Dec 2020) New Statesman article about Scottish education. Aimed at N5 and Higher classes with clear guidance for marking either. Obviously not validated, but can be used for class assessments and independent practice.

25 marks’-worth of Higher-level questions based on a nice piece of reflective writing by Ian McMillan from during the lockdown. Suggested marking guidance included. Good for baseline testing and spot-checking skills alike.

Full Higher-style RUAE paper with questions tested on students and detailed marking guidance. Looks and feels like the real thing. Ready to use as an assessment or a practice paper.

Full Higher-style RUAE paper with questions tested on students and detailed marking guidance. Looks and feels like the real thing. Ready to use as an assessment or a practice paper.

National 5 and Higher Students approaching either final or preliminary examination. Mark scheme allows teacher to give and discuss feedback. Questions designed using real SQA papers, written by an SQA marker, and text is copyright free.

Extract from 'Closer' magazine with National 5- and Higher-style RUAE questions for revision or class assessment. For students working through Scottish curriculum years S3-S5.

N5 students. Revision aid. Enables students to remind themselves of key quotations and themes.

National 5 students coming to the poem for the first time or revising ahead of final examinations. Group discussion sheet to contextualize the poem, linked to reading for understanding, analysis and evaluation questions with answers.

For less able learners working from the Classic Starts version of Jekyll and Hyde. Excerpt from the book with questions for assessment (plus answers). Question test capacity for retrieval of information, paraphrasing, inferring and deducing, and making judgements. Can be used as a unit assessment or a stand-alone homework task.

30-mark practice paper suitable for both N5 and Higher candidates. Marking guidance varied to reflect different requirements of each qualification. * Mental Health focus of source material gives task intrinsic value.

Variety of RUAE question types for N5 practice Interesting and engaging source material Full marking guidance

30-mark paper with full marking guidance. Questions weighted and modelled according to actual SQA papers; tested on students.

N5 students. Revision aid. Enables students to remind themselves of key quotations and themes.