tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333714218933071005.post6656673642961339833..comments2023-12-14T09:00:17.911+00:00Comments on Stages Of Succession: MYRSFO: Scottish QualificationsJuliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04695173188736074202noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333714218933071005.post-29501073496763427482011-01-07T20:37:50.234+00:002011-01-07T20:37:50.234+00:00The Advanced Highers do look superb, Bob, and I wo...The Advanced Highers do look superb, Bob, and I would love to be able to do something like that. The presence of the practical research project is fantastic too - we have some coursework requirement, but it has to be based on the A2 course material, which for Edexcel leaves us with very little leeway.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695173188736074202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333714218933071005.post-41729287107040537822011-01-06T16:36:46.278+00:002011-01-06T16:36:46.278+00:00Advanced Highers are approximately equivalent in c...Advanced Highers are approximately equivalent in content to first year university level (I can certainly speak for Chemistry anyway). They're fantastic courses and also include a required practical research project as part of the assessment.<br />Sadly, due to a variety of factors relating to staffing, funding and catering to lowest common denominator classes (*cough* Intermediate *cough*) they're starting to become rarer and rarer in Scottish schools.Bob Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979708759600337069noreply@blogger.com