The Extended Project Qualification is worth 50% of a GCE A level (in comparison the reformed AS Levels are worth just 40%.) The EPQ also, in contrast to the AS Level, offers an A* grade, enhancing the amount of UCAS points available to candidates. Extended Projects are supervised and marked by teachers initially, and then the final submissions are moderated by Pearson Edexcel. To complete an EPQ officially requires 120 hours of project work in which a student can pursue their line of enquiry and interest, having agreed on their project with their supervisor. Emanuel is allocating more time than this, in fact, and has created an impressive introductory course which teaches a range of useful transferrable study and research skills which is delivered in the autumn term of the Lower Sixth year. The result produced by the student will take one of four forms: 1. A dissertation: focused on a research question, with an argumentative discussion 2. An investigation: focused on a hypothesis, with research to explore context and methodology,\ data collection and analysis, including discussion of alternative interpretations of data 3. A performance: focused on a ‘commission’, with\ consideration of the audience and the desired effect of the work, together with research into genre, influences, processes and techniques, and consideration of the merits of alternative ways of achieving the desired effect 4. An artefact: focused on a design brief, with research into materials, processes and techniques, leading up to a specification of how the brief is to be fulfilled and consideration of the merits of alternative ways of realizing the brief The EPQ is an opportunity to go beyond your A-level subjects, although typically the projects support or are linked to the student’s A-level choices. For example, a student might complete a project in art history to support an Art A level. Alternatively, projects can be cross-curricular, to align with a student’s higher education applications. A student keen to apply for a degree in Environmental Science might pursue a project on climate change, for instance. Fundamentally, the EPQ is an enriching academic experience that both sparks intellectual curiosity and supports UCAS applications. Students work closely with their supervisor to choose a project that has the potential to be developed to a high standard. Projects are ultimately assessed on the quality of processes students adopt and the evidence of the skills they use, rather than testing any specified content. Whichever final form a student’s project takes, they will be assessed on the process of researching the material and the way it is presented (both on paper and verbally). The EPQ is an opportunity to go beyond your A-level subjects, although typically the projects support or are linked to the student’s A-level choices. For example, a student might complete a project in art history to support an Art A level. Alternatively, projects can be cross-curricular, to align with a student’s higher education applications. A student keen to apply for a degree in Environmental Science might pursue a project on climate change, for instance. Fundamentally, the EPQ is an enriching academic experience that both sparks intellectual curiosity and supports UCAS applications. Students work closely with their supervisor to choose a project that has the potential to be developed to a high standard.
In general, a 7 at GCSE is the minimum grade you will need to achieve in a subject to be able to study it at Emanuel at A level. Additionally, if you wish to study Mathematics or Physics at A level you will need at least an 8 at GCSE, and those studying Physics at A level must also be studying A level Mathematics. In addition, we require the average grade criteria to be met. This standard indicates that a pupil will be able to study independently, and can successfully access the very much more challenging material presented by the A-level courses.
Projects are ultimately assessed on the quality of processes students adopt and the evidence of the skills they use, rather than testing any specified content. Whichever final form a student’s project takes, they will be assessed on the process of researching the material and the way it is presented (both on paper and verbally).
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| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Wandsworth |
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| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £23,061 |
| Address | Battersea Rise, London, SW11 1HS |
The Extended Project Qualification is worth 50% of a GCE A level (in comparison the reformed AS Levels are worth just 40%.) The EPQ also, in contrast to the AS Level, offers an A* grade, enhancing the amount of UCAS points available to candidates. Extended Projects are supervised and marked by teachers initially, and then the final submissions are moderated by Pearson Edexcel. To complete an EPQ officially requires 120 hours of project work in which a student can pursue their line of enquiry and interest, having agreed on their project with their supervisor. Emanuel is allocating more time than this, in fact, and has created an impressive introductory course which teaches a range of useful transferrable study and research skills which is delivered in the autumn term of the Lower Sixth year. The result produced by the student will take one of four forms: 1. A dissertation: focused on a research question, with an argumentative discussion 2. An investigation: focused on a hypothesis, with research to explore context and methodology,\ data collection and analysis, including discussion of alternative interpretations of data 3. A performance: focused on a ‘commission’, with\ consideration of the audience and the desired effect of the work, together with research into genre, influences, processes and techniques, and consideration of the merits of alternative ways of achieving the desired effect 4. An artefact: focused on a design brief, with research into materials, processes and techniques, leading up to a specification of how the brief is to be fulfilled and consideration of the merits of alternative ways of realizing the brief The EPQ is an opportunity to go beyond your A-level subjects, although typically the projects support or are linked to the student’s A-level choices. For example, a student might complete a project in art history to support an Art A level. Alternatively, projects can be cross-curricular, to align with a student’s higher education applications. A student keen to apply for a degree in Environmental Science might pursue a project on climate change, for instance. Fundamentally, the EPQ is an enriching academic experience that both sparks intellectual curiosity and supports UCAS applications. Students work closely with their supervisor to choose a project that has the potential to be developed to a high standard. Projects are ultimately assessed on the quality of processes students adopt and the evidence of the skills they use, rather than testing any specified content. Whichever final form a student’s project takes, they will be assessed on the process of researching the material and the way it is presented (both on paper and verbally). The EPQ is an opportunity to go beyond your A-level subjects, although typically the projects support or are linked to the student’s A-level choices. For example, a student might complete a project in art history to support an Art A level. Alternatively, projects can be cross-curricular, to align with a student’s higher education applications. A student keen to apply for a degree in Environmental Science might pursue a project on climate change, for instance. Fundamentally, the EPQ is an enriching academic experience that both sparks intellectual curiosity and supports UCAS applications. Students work closely with their supervisor to choose a project that has the potential to be developed to a high standard.
In general, a 7 at GCSE is the minimum grade you will need to achieve in a subject to be able to study it at Emanuel at A level. Additionally, if you wish to study Mathematics or Physics at A level you will need at least an 8 at GCSE, and those studying Physics at A level must also be studying A level Mathematics. In addition, we require the average grade criteria to be met. This standard indicates that a pupil will be able to study independently, and can successfully access the very much more challenging material presented by the A-level courses.
Projects are ultimately assessed on the quality of processes students adopt and the evidence of the skills they use, rather than testing any specified content. Whichever final form a student’s project takes, they will be assessed on the process of researching the material and the way it is presented (both on paper and verbally).