The Extended Project Qualification is an optional extension for Lower Sixth students. The key feature is that students have a completely free choice of the project they wish to complete. The aim of the project is to create autonomous learners who are well prepared for university study and to enable those with genuine intellectual curiosity to study academic topics that lie outside of or beyond the A Level specifications or that are truly cross curricular. During the Lower Sixth, boys receive structured guidance and support to develop the independent study skills needed for the project. Each student is allocated a supervisor who will guide them through the research and drafting process. The final project, often delivered in the form of an extended essay coupled with a presentation to an audience of peers, is assessed within school before being submitted to AQA for moderation. The topic of an EPQ is often of less significance than the skills gained from the process itself. The assessment objectives encourage candidates to reflect on their approaches to independent work and to attempt something more than a literature review. EPQs should be original and dynamic in their design, and the best ones we have processed offer a clear focal point for study that is not otherwise available. One student had to undergo training in the protocols of patient confidentiality in order to investigate case studies of histiocytosis; another developed an innovative way of surveying attitudes to socialism. An EPQ is worth half an A Level but the intrinsic pleasure from working to deadlines and without being led by teachers is often the most rewarding aspect.
The application procedures are age appropriate and include: • Entry Assessments • Interviews • Character References/references from current school • Disability assessments (if applicable)
About Education Provider
| Region | North West |
| Local Authority | Sefton |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Boys |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | �9,942 - �13,707 |
| Address | Liverpool Road, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 0QP |
The Extended Project Qualification is an optional extension for Lower Sixth students. The key feature is that students have a completely free choice of the project they wish to complete. The aim of the project is to create autonomous learners who are well prepared for university study and to enable those with genuine intellectual curiosity to study academic topics that lie outside of or beyond the A Level specifications or that are truly cross curricular. During the Lower Sixth, boys receive structured guidance and support to develop the independent study skills needed for the project. Each student is allocated a supervisor who will guide them through the research and drafting process. The final project, often delivered in the form of an extended essay coupled with a presentation to an audience of peers, is assessed within school before being submitted to AQA for moderation. The topic of an EPQ is often of less significance than the skills gained from the process itself. The assessment objectives encourage candidates to reflect on their approaches to independent work and to attempt something more than a literature review. EPQs should be original and dynamic in their design, and the best ones we have processed offer a clear focal point for study that is not otherwise available. One student had to undergo training in the protocols of patient confidentiality in order to investigate case studies of histiocytosis; another developed an innovative way of surveying attitudes to socialism. An EPQ is worth half an A Level but the intrinsic pleasure from working to deadlines and without being led by teachers is often the most rewarding aspect.
The application procedures are age appropriate and include: • Entry Assessments • Interviews • Character References/references from current school • Disability assessments (if applicable)