Science Diploma Advances

The revision came about in response to criticisms of the advanced Science Diploma, in the main by SCORE, the science community representing education, last February. In particular, SCORE said that the principal learning (PL) component at the advanced level, which accounts for 50 per cent of the qualification, could not meet the needs of employers and universities, and suggested that two advanced diplomas might be a way forward (see Educ. Chem., 2009, 46 ( 3), 66).