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Courses and option structures for 2018-20

Extended Project Qualification
(EPQ)

The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) About 30 of the 120 guided learning hours
provides an opportunity for pupils to extend will be taught, focusing on research, project
their abilities beyond the A level syllabus, management and other relevant skills. These
stand out from their peers and prepare will guide pupils in how to approach and
themselves for university or their future conduct their project. The remaining time will
career. The EPQ carries a similar weight to an be spent individually researching a topic and
AS qualification in the new UCAS tariff; producing the final essay, artefact or event
it is assessed at A level standard and graded then preparing a presentation on the project.
A*- E.
Additional qualifications
The EPQ encourages creativity, curiosity and
independent learning. Pupils are required, Subject to demand and time constraints,
with appropriate supervision, to:
pupils also have the opportunity to take a
• Choose an area of interest, a project range of the additional qualifications shown
topic may be directly related to a pupil’s below, all of which are valuable for university
main study programme, but it should entry and future employment:
extend beyond subject specifications.
• Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh
• Draft a title and aims for the project for Award
formal approval.
• National Pool Lifeguard Award
• Plan, research and carry out the project • Defibrillator course
to achieve a product.
• Emergency First Aid at Work
• Deliver a presentation on their project
to an audience. • CCF Leadership Qualifications (and
many other qualifications available
• Provide evidence of all stages of through CCF)
project development and production
for assessment. This must include • LAMDA Speech and Drama
a completed project log but other qualifications, taken through peripatetic
materials can be submitted for lessons
assessment.
• ABRSM Graded Music Performance and
A finished product may take the form of a Music Theory awards, taken through
research based written report, a production peripatetic lessons
(eg charity event, fashion show or sports
event etc) or an artefact (eg piece of art, • Sports Coaching Awards
a computer game or realised design).
Productions and artefacts must also be • TEFL qualifications
accompanied by a shorter written report.
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