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Baccalaureate exams unveiled
Details of advanced school exams aimed at encouraging youngsters to study science and languages have been announced.
The Scottish Government set out what pupils need to study to gain the baccalaureate qualifications.
Education secretary Fiona Hyslop said: "The baccalaureate awards aim to encourage more of our young people to study more science and language courses in the later stages of secondary school, raise the status of S6 and assist our young people in making the transition from school to higher and further education and employment."
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