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Exam Board: Qualifications Scotland Level: National 5 Subject: English Suitable for exams from 2026 Two books in one! Combining a revision guide and a full set of practice test papers, this fantastic resource is all you need to revise for the exam.Updated to include the Scottish set texts for 2025/26 onwards. The revision guide • Covers all of the topics in the CfE National 5 English curriculum, broken down into manageable chunks for easy revision• Clearly explains key concepts, research evidence and real-life applications• Contains Quick Tests to let students check their knowledge and understanding as they go along The practice test papers • Are in the format and the style of the Qualifications Scotland exam, giving students an opportunity to practise taking the National 5 English exam• Marking instructions and sample answers are provided online, so students can check their progress

Written in a rich but accessible Borders Scots, the poems in Flichter contemplate nature, family, language and history in relation to our contemporary crises. Bringing together award-winning poems and new work which explore the braes of the Borders and beyond, this is a powerful debut from a bold new voice in Scots languagepoetry.‘Flichter’ contains many fine individual poems but as a whole it has an almost mesmeric quality, as if you were listening to a quiet but urgent discussion that touches on environment, memory, history and being. Crucially, Scots is the conduit for the flow of thought. Multiple internal rhymes, echoes and alliterations push the ideas on in a way that demands that the poems be read aloud. This is a brave, vulnerable, questioning and vibrant first collection. – James RobertsonCraig writes poetry with an evocative power. He creates beauty in the everyday, carefully crafting the nuances of humanity, history and nature. ‘Flichter’ is a celebration of the Scots leid, and in particular, the Borders dialect. This is a beautiful collection that spans across various themes, each resonating deeply.– Taylor Dyson