National 3 ESOL
Course Specification
This explains the overall structure of the Course, including its purpose and aims and information on the skills, knowledge and understanding that will be developed.
- N3 ESOL Course Specification November 2019
Unit Specifications
These provide an outline of what each Unit will cover within the following Unit Specifications and detail the Outcomes and Assessment Standards.
- ESOL in Context (National 3) Unit Specification
November 2019 - ESOL for Everyday Life (National 3) Unit Specification
November 2019
Course and Unit Support Notes
These provide advice and guidance for teachers/lecturers on learning, teaching and assessment within the Course and its Units.
Past Papers and Marking Instructions
Unit Assessment Support
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 Co-ordinator.
Verification and Course reports
- ESOL verification summary July 2026
- ESOL verification summary June 2025
- ESOL verification summary July 2024
Course support
Understanding Standards
Examples of candidate evidence with commentaries
Examples of candidate evidence and commentaries for unit assessment can be found on the Secure Site. You can access these through your Co-ordinator.
Webinar (recordings)
A National 2, 3 and 4 Unit Webinar (recording 03 December 2024) has been published on the Secure site (login required please access via your Co-ordinator)
National 2 - National 4 - progression through Unit levels December 2020 (1 hour)
National 3 and National 4 Units 10 November 2021
- Download (344.52 MB)
Assessing Units Online
- Download (182.73 MB)
Changes to Understanding Standards materials
Please note: Understanding Standards materials are regularly reviewed to ensure they remain up to date.