This course enables students to select, research, present and manage a topic of their own choice. The Extended Project Qualification carries as many UCAS points as a GCE AS Level (and more as it is the only AS to have A* as a grade). Its purpose is to add a further dimension to Sixth Form study and to stretch the more ambitious student. All students in the Sixth Form will undertake an EPQ. Participation in the EPQ should enhance a student's performance in all subjects and provide an excellent foundation for study at university. The course offers significant benefits as candidates: • undertake a significant piece of research which should be excellent preparation for university study • develop their skills in project management, analysis and presentation • have an experience of working independently which they can quote on their university applications and discuss at interview • gain an extra qualification in an increasingly competitive world
The topics candidates select may be drawn from purely personal interest; an existing area of study; a leisure interest; voluntary/community work or future career aspirations. Candidates can choose the outcome of their project which might be: - a dissertation presenting an argument, typically around 5,000 words - an artefact, for example a work of art or 3D design model, with written explanation of around 1,500 words - a project including a short film use of internet based media, a piece of music, dance or theatre with a written explanation of around 1,500 words. Part of the final assessment asks the students to reflect on their experience and to evaluate objectively their own performance. The EPQ is assessed internally and moderated externally.
About Education Provider
| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Peterborough |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | Unknown |
| Address | Thorpe Road, Peterborough, PE3 6AP |
This course enables students to select, research, present and manage a topic of their own choice. The Extended Project Qualification carries as many UCAS points as a GCE AS Level (and more as it is the only AS to have A* as a grade). Its purpose is to add a further dimension to Sixth Form study and to stretch the more ambitious student. All students in the Sixth Form will undertake an EPQ. Participation in the EPQ should enhance a student's performance in all subjects and provide an excellent foundation for study at university. The course offers significant benefits as candidates: • undertake a significant piece of research which should be excellent preparation for university study • develop their skills in project management, analysis and presentation • have an experience of working independently which they can quote on their university applications and discuss at interview • gain an extra qualification in an increasingly competitive world
The topics candidates select may be drawn from purely personal interest; an existing area of study; a leisure interest; voluntary/community work or future career aspirations. Candidates can choose the outcome of their project which might be: - a dissertation presenting an argument, typically around 5,000 words - an artefact, for example a work of art or 3D design model, with written explanation of around 1,500 words - a project including a short film use of internet based media, a piece of music, dance or theatre with a written explanation of around 1,500 words. Part of the final assessment asks the students to reflect on their experience and to evaluate objectively their own performance. The EPQ is assessed internally and moderated externally.