2. through Effective Partnerships
SATEAL Conference 2017
Family Learning:
Improving Learning
and Achievement
through Effective Partnerships

3. National Qualifications
ESOL
SCQF Level 2
(Access 2 and National 2)
Ann Morgan-Thomas – SQA ESOL Principal Verifier

4. Aims of the Workshop
To explore use of SQA ESOL qualifications to support learners in the development of English literacy and language by:
Providing an overview of the qualifications at SCQF Level 2
Providing an overview of available resources and type of assessment used
Identifying the benefits of certification in the early stages of literacy and language learning

5. ESOL Family Support Project
South Lanarkshire Council:
ESOL Family Support Project
“The materials used with the adults have occasionally
been drawn from SQA ESOL Literacies Access 2,
but mostly use a variety of different sources,
quoted below.”

6. Questions Has anyone delivered SQA NQ Qualifications at any level?
Has anyone delivered any of the units at
SCQF Level 2?
Has anyone considered delivering ESOL
qualifications in a family learning context?

7. NQ ESOL National 2

8. SCQF Level 2 ESOL Literacy Units
ESOL: Preparation for Literacy (National 2)
ESOL: An Introduction to Beginner English Literacies 1 (Access 2)
ESOL: An Introduction to Beginner English Literacies 2 (Access 2)
Understand basic classroom language in English.
Identify and form basic numbers in English.
Identify and form letters of the English alphabet.
Identify names and sounds of the English alphabet.
Communicate orally in English for transactional purposes.
Demonstrate an understanding of social sight vocabulary.
Demonstrate an understanding of simple number concepts.
Copy written English on lines.
Communicate orally in English for personal and social purposes.
Demonstrate an understanding of simple written texts.
Produce simple written English on lines.

9. ESOL: Preparation for Literacy (National 2)
1 Understand basic classroom language in English.
2 Identify and form basic numbers in English.
3  Identify and form letters of the English alphabet.
4  Identify names and sounds of the English alphabet
1.1  Identifying classroom objects.
1.2 Understanding basic classroom instructions.
2.1  Identifying numbers 0-20.
2.2  Forming numbers 0-10.
2.3  Identifying basic personal information numbers.
3.1 Identifying upper and lower case letters.
3.2 Forming upper and lower case letters.
3.3 Positioning letters above, on and below the line following conventions.
4.1  Identifying names of individual letters.
4.2  Identifying sounds of individual letters.
4.3  Identifying sounds of letters in simple combinations.

10. Progression and entry points
ESOL Preparation for Literacy
ESOL An Introduction to Beginner English Literacies 1
ESOL An Introduction to Beginner English Literacies 2
ESOL for Everyday Life: Listening and Speaking
ESOL for Everyday Life: Reading and Writing
ESOL in Context: Listening and Speaking
ESOL in Context: Reading and Writing

11. Resources and contacts
SQA NQ CPD support request form can be found on
the link below: Or
Contact me directly