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The university landscape has evolved considerably over the last decade. In the past there were certainties about courses and options, now there are layered multiple approaches to university offers. It is a confusing picture complicated by caps on the number and type of students to which universities will make offers. There are many contradictory stories; the answer is to talk to the school about the best way to negotiate the best possible pathway through the post-school landscape.  \nIn the United Kingdom there are two main routes into higher education post-school: A Levels or Scottish Highers. A Levels are widely recognised internationally and are designed to give depth and focus over two years in the study of typically three subjects with the additional option in the Lower Sixth of an EPQ (Extended Project Qualification). They are designed to be the culmination of 14 years of school study leading in to three years of further education at an English university. At Strathallan, there will be two main routes into higher education after school; A Levels and Scottish Highers. A Levels are the main qualifications in English Schools for entry to higher education. These are required Internationally. Three or four A Levels are usually taken by those aiming for University study, these A Levels are examined over two years.  \nIn Scotland, schools follow the SQA Higher and Advanced Higher qualifications as the main route for higher education. Five Highers are normally pursued by pupils aiming for University. Examinations are taken over one year followed by Advanced Highersor additional Higher subjects as required or desired.  \nThe reason for these different approaches is seen as the fact that Scottish schooling lasts 13 years followed by a four year degree (in most cases) where as in England, 14 years of schooling followed by three year degree. Both systems therefore total 17 years in Primary, Secondary and Tertiary education.  \nA high percentage (often 90%) of pupils in Scottish schools stay on for a second sixth form year – equivalent to the Strathallan Upper Sixth. This gives those pupils the opportunity to add to their results with further Highers or Advanced Highers. It also ensures that pupils enter university aged 18 and above rather than when they are still 17.  \nImportantly the Upper Sixth is when a pupil has reached the ‘top’ of the school with all the learning experiences and opportunities this brings.  \nAt Strathallan we are to be the only school in Scotland from September 2020 to offer pathways which include a full A Level offering alongside a full Highers and Advanced Higher programme.  \nWe see this as a major investment in the opportunities we offer to our pupils, 53% of whom are Scottish, 25% English and 22% International. The A Level or Higher routes can both be used to access universities in either England, Scotland or Internationally. 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