Thank you for the positive comment. I don't really know the Scottish system in terms of 'Senior students'.... though I will have to soon as my little granddaughter lives in Edinburgh.
At 16 students sit National 5, a similar level to the old O level. At 17 students sit up to 5 Higher Grades (used to be 6 when I was at school in the 60s) Similar to AS level. Students can go to University at 17 with a good set of Highers or stay on until 18 and typically do a mix of Advanced Highers (more like A level) and extra Highers. It is a broader curriculum in Scotland in the Senior School (the term used for the last two years of Secondary education) Hence degrees are 4 year degrees in Scottish Universities. There are some strong similarities between the topics covered in Scotland and England although the scope in Scotland has been narrowed a bit in the last decade.
It avoids narrowing the curriculum too early. I might have done Maths and Physics at A level if I stayed in Northern Ireland post 16. Instead I took 7 subjects at Higher and it gave me a wider choice at university.
Very useful introduction to the Health topic, for Senior Geography students.
Thank you for the positive comment. I don't really know the Scottish system in terms of 'Senior students'.... though I will have to soon as my little granddaughter lives in Edinburgh.
At 16 students sit National 5, a similar level to the old O level. At 17 students sit up to 5 Higher Grades (used to be 6 when I was at school in the 60s) Similar to AS level. Students can go to University at 17 with a good set of Highers or stay on until 18 and typically do a mix of Advanced Highers (more like A level) and extra Highers. It is a broader curriculum in Scotland in the Senior School (the term used for the last two years of Secondary education) Hence degrees are 4 year degrees in Scottish Universities. There are some strong similarities between the topics covered in Scotland and England although the scope in Scotland has been narrowed a bit in the last decade.
Many thanks for this - seems more complicated than I thought.
It avoids narrowing the curriculum too early. I might have done Maths and Physics at A level if I stayed in Northern Ireland post 16. Instead I took 7 subjects at Higher and it gave me a wider choice at university.