English

Here you will find the Unit Award Scheme (UAS) units that we have mapped to our GCSE English Language, Functional Skills in English and Entry Level Certificate (ELC) specifications.

Students will receive a certificate each time they complete a unit. By recognising their achievements in this way, the scheme allows students to engage with learning and take clear steps towards success in English.

GCSE English Language

The UAS units listed below are mapped to the GCSE English Language specification.

Assessment Objective 1

UAS unit title	UAS unit code
Understanding significant points: facts and opinions	116585
Locating and using information from a 19th century text	116731
Locating and using information in 20th or 21st century texts	116732
Summarising information from non-fiction texts	116733
Understanding significant points in a 20th or 21st century text	116734
Locating and using ideas and information from a literary text	116741

Assessment Objective 2

UAS unit title	UAS unit code
Exploring writers' use of language techniques	116735
Commenting on a writer's use of language in a literary text	116742
Commenting on how a writer uses structure	116743

Assessment Objective 3

UAS unit title	UAS unit code
Comparing non-fiction texts from different periods	116736

Assessment Objective 4

UAS unit title	UAS unit code
Evaluating a literary text	116744

Assessment Objective 5 and 6

UAS unit title	UAS unit code
Writing: producing a piece of creative writing	116658
Planning and producing an article	116737
Planning and producing a formal letter	116738
Planning and producing a leaflet	116739
Planning and producing a report	116740

Functional Skills

The UAS units listed below are mapped to the Functional Skills in English specification.

Level 1

UAS unit title	Specification content covered in UAS unit	UAS unit code
Reading (Unit 1)	3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.7 3.1.9	114184
Reading (Unit 2)	3.1.4 3.1.5 3.1.6 3.1.8 3.1.10	114185
Writing: Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar	3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3	114188
Writing: Composition	3.2.7 3.2.8 3.2.9 3.2.10	114189
Speaking, Listening and Communicating (Unit 1)	3.3.1 3.3.2 3.3.3 3.3.4	114186
Speaking, Listening and Communicating (Unit 2)	3.3.5 3.3.6 3.3.7 3.3.8	114187

Level 2

UAS unit title	Specification content covered in UAS unit	UAS unit code
Reading (Unit 1)	3.1.11 3.1.12 3.1.13 3.1.14 3.1.15	114190
Reading (Unit 2)	3.1.16 3.1.17 3.1.18 3.1.19	114191
Writing: Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar	3.2.4 3.2.5 3.2.6	114194
Writing: Composition	3.2.11 3.2.12 3.2.13 3.2.14 3.2.15 3.2.16	114195
Speaking, Listening and Communicating (Unit 1)	3.3.9 3.3.10 3.3.11 3.3.12 3.3.13	114192
Speaking, Listening and Communicating (Unit 2)	3.3.14 3.3.15 3.3.16 3.3.17 3.3.18	114193

Entry Level Certificate (ELC)

The UAS units listed below are mapped to the ELC Step up to English specification.

Unit	UAS unit title	Entry Level 1	Entry Level 2	Entry Level 3
Unit 1	English: Reading and understanding texts	15100	15101	15102
Unit 2	English: Explaining and commenting on effective written language	15103	15104	15105
Unit 3	English: Comparing writers' ideas and perspectives	15106	15107	15108
Unit 4	English: Evaluating texts and supporting this with references	15109	15110	15111
Unit 5	English: Communicating and organising clearly	15112	15113	15114
Unit 6	English: Using vocabulary and sentences for clarity, purpose and effect	15115	15116	15117
Unit 7	English: Presentation skills	15118	15119	15120
Unit 8	English: Listening and responding appropriately to spoken language	15121	15122	15123
Unit 9	English: Using spoken English effectively	15124	15125	15126

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