Report from a pilot centre: Castle Manor Community Upper School, Suffolk

What students liked most about the SNAB AS was -

• the dynamic name of the course, which promoted interest by having variety.
• practicals with a purpose - students could see an aim, even if only the exam!

The big changes from the course we were doing before have been -

• Core practicals and storyline approach have maintained interest.
• use of computers has been a definite advantage (although a very few have really disliked this approach, they were made aware of it before starting the course).

The greatest challenge has been -

• letting the students be more independent
• getting the computers running - but we managed!

Looking ahead to the A2 we expect -
continuing interest from students, leading to better results and increasing course numbers.

Huw Williams