The AQA Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is a piece of autonomous work on a topic of a student’s choosing. Students may produce a written project of 5000 words or an “artefact” based project which would entail the production of a product plus an accompanying report of 1500 words. Artefact possibilities are numerous and examples include animations, scripts, models and events. Before their project work begins, students will have weekly skills lessons to develop the skills that are needed for project work and academic study in general. Skills covered in the first term will include time-management, searching and evaluating sources and effective note-taking. The process of designing their extended project will begin early in the Autumn term of the Lower Sixth year. The process formally starts with the opening of an AQA log book, the written recording of initial ideas followed by a formal research proposal which, once approved, will initiate the project’s production. Once their project commences, students are expected to independently devote 90 hours to its production. As the first year progresses, skills lessons will provide a backbone to students’ independent study by continuing to develop students’ project skills and offering guidance in the management of the project and the required log book. In the Summer term of the Lower Sixth year, skills lessons will focus on the written and oral presentation of the project, enabling students to move to the final stages of the project. The written project will be completed by February of their Upper Sixth year. All students will then be required to give an oral presentation of their findings to a small audience and the presentation will be followed by a question and answer session. The project and log book will then be submitted for moderation in March of the Upper Sixth year.
This Level 3 project qualification is offered to all students in their Lower Sixth year. Like an AS level, it is essentially half an A-level in terms of size and, like other A-levels, it is graded A*-E, with an A* awarded 28 UCAS points. After an introduction to the assessment objectives and research skills, students are invited to submit a research proposal. If their proposal successfully meets the criteria set down by AQA then students will be able to take over the management of their project and work independently to agreed deadlines and a final submission date in March of their Upper Sixth year.
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Birmingham |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | Unknown |
| Address | 10 Sutton Road, Erdington, West Midlands, B23 6QL |
The AQA Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is a piece of autonomous work on a topic of a student’s choosing. Students may produce a written project of 5000 words or an “artefact” based project which would entail the production of a product plus an accompanying report of 1500 words. Artefact possibilities are numerous and examples include animations, scripts, models and events. Before their project work begins, students will have weekly skills lessons to develop the skills that are needed for project work and academic study in general. Skills covered in the first term will include time-management, searching and evaluating sources and effective note-taking. The process of designing their extended project will begin early in the Autumn term of the Lower Sixth year. The process formally starts with the opening of an AQA log book, the written recording of initial ideas followed by a formal research proposal which, once approved, will initiate the project’s production. Once their project commences, students are expected to independently devote 90 hours to its production. As the first year progresses, skills lessons will provide a backbone to students’ independent study by continuing to develop students’ project skills and offering guidance in the management of the project and the required log book. In the Summer term of the Lower Sixth year, skills lessons will focus on the written and oral presentation of the project, enabling students to move to the final stages of the project. The written project will be completed by February of their Upper Sixth year. All students will then be required to give an oral presentation of their findings to a small audience and the presentation will be followed by a question and answer session. The project and log book will then be submitted for moderation in March of the Upper Sixth year.
This Level 3 project qualification is offered to all students in their Lower Sixth year. Like an AS level, it is essentially half an A-level in terms of size and, like other A-levels, it is graded A*-E, with an A* awarded 28 UCAS points. After an introduction to the assessment objectives and research skills, students are invited to submit a research proposal. If their proposal successfully meets the criteria set down by AQA then students will be able to take over the management of their project and work independently to agreed deadlines and a final submission date in March of their Upper Sixth year.