Report from a pilot centre in June 2004: Sibford School, Oxfordshire

What students liked most about the SNAB A2 are:
- forensic science
- the textbooks
- subjects set in a relevant context, with up-to-date examples
- the good range of assessment methods used, well spaced out through the course
- field work
- many students liked the model-making and similar activities.

The greatest challenge has been integrating the interactive activities and web-links into the work in a way that encourages the students to take them as seriously as the material in the textbooks. We've also found it a challenge to manage with no past exam papers this year, other than one set of samples.

Students who have done the SNAB A2 are going on to medical school, psychology, teaching, and art history.

Andy Newbold