GOING DUTCH. For her MSc dissertation, Caroline Meyrick is comparing and contrasting the teaching of mathematics to sixth-formers in England and Wales (where maths is optional) and Holland (where it is included in the diploma package). Please write to her if you can help with materials such as syllabuses or text-books: Church Farm House, 10 Church Street, Empingham, Rutland LE15 8PN.
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS For his curriculum assignment, PGCE Business Studies and Economics student, Phillip James, is asking teachers and students to fill in a questionnaire on GNVQ Adv. versus A-level and the current value statement that a GNVQ Adv. is equivalent to two A-levels. He is particularly interested in schools offering A-level and GNVQ Adv business studies. Address: The Sycamores, The Common, Holmer Green, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP15 6TD, tel. 01494 711820.
