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The Summer Term
Preparing for the next steps
Key Dates
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Exams start Monday 12th May – with revision & lessons
continuing throughout exam period (until June 24th)
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June 16/17th – ‘Preparing for the Future’ &UCAS days
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Thursday 12th June – Higher Education Convention at
UCS – 9.30 back for Period 3
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Thursday 12th June – 7pm in the theatre – Higher
Education Evening
Key Dates 2nd Half of Summer Term
Activities
Wk Begin
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thurs
Fri
16th June Wk1 EPQ
UCS
Details to
follow
UCS
Details to
follow
EPQ - TGS
Taught Skills
EPQ - TGS
Taught
Skills
Initial
Meeting
Supervisor
Mentor KS3 class
Non EPQ Wk1
B/C Tec or
Wexp
Mentor KS3 class
B/C Tec or
WExp
Mentor KS3 class
B/C Tec or
WExp
Mentor KS3 class
B/C Tec or
WExp
Mentor KS3 class
B/C Tec or
WExp
Mentor KS3 class
23rd June Wk2
EPQ
EPQ in school &
Presentations in
Theatre.
Mentor KS3 class
EPQ in school
EPQ in school
EPQ in school
EPQ Surgery
Mentor KS3 class
Mentor KS3 class
Mentor KS3 class
Mentor KS3 class
Non EPQ WK2
B/C Tec or
Wexp
Mentor KS3 class
B/C Tec or
WExp
Mentor KS3 class
B/C Tec or
WExp
Mentor KS3 class
B/C Tec or
WExp
Mentor KS3 class
B/C Tec or
Wexp
Mentor KS3 class
30th June Wk3
EPQ
Yr 11 Taster Day
EPQ Research at
Home *
Yr 11 Taster Day
EPQ Research at
Home*
Project Trust
Career Crowd
EPQ in school
Enrichment Day
Cambridge
EPQ Surgery
Mentor KS3 class
Non EPQ Wk3
B/C Tec or
WExp
B/C Tec or
WExp
Project Trust
Career Crowd
EPQ in school
Enrichment Day
Cambridge
B/C Tec or
Wexp
Mentor KS3 class
7th July Wk 4
EPQ
Sportsday Prep
Mentor KS3 class
Sportsday
Year 12 Relay
EPQ in school
Mentor KS3 class
EPQ in school
Mentor KS3 class
EPQ Surgery
Mentor KS3 class
Non EPQ Wk4
B/C Tec or
Wexp
Mentor KS3 class
B/C Tec or
Wexp
Mentor KS3 class
B/C Tec or
Wexp
Mentor KS3 class
B/C Tec or
Wexp
Mentor KS3 class
B/C Tec or
Wexp
Mentor KS3 class
14th July Wk5
EPQ
EPQ in school
Mentor KS3 class
EPQ in school
Mentor KS3 class
EPQ in school
Mentor KS3 class
EPQ in school
Mentor KS3 class
1ST Draft in!
Non EPQ Wk5
As previous wk
As previous wk
As previous wk
As previous wk
As previous wk
B/CTec students (students doing 2 AS
levels)
• Teaching continues until you have completed all
work set by your teachers
• WORK EXPERIENCE potentially commencing 1st
July
• See Mrs Gillibrand/Baker in Careers to book an
appointment (Only if you are up to date with
your work/ It has been agreed by Mr Alexander)
The Extended Project
University of Manchester
The skills that students develop through the
Extend Project Qualification (EPQ) are excellent
preparation for university-level study. Students
can refer to the EPQ in their UCAS personal
statements and at interview to demonstrate
some of the qualities that universities are
looking for.
So - What is the EPQ?
• It’s a free-standing qualification equivalent to an AS
level and graded A* to E
• You choose and design your project.
• You get to explore a further aspect of an A-level
subject that you are already studying, OR choose a
topic that you have a personal interest in.
• The finished project can be a purely written report, a
performance, a piece of art, a community project, a
DVD or a piece of computer software.
• The project is finally presented to a non-specialist
audience.
• There is a taught study skills programme alongside
Why are we doing it?
FOR YOU
• Its great for your University
application- lots to write
about in your personal
statement
• It will be also be great for job
OR university interviews
• An extra AS level
• Great for study skills
development- will help with
A2 level coursework
• Your chance to pursue a
passion and get a
qualification for it!
FOR THE COLLEGE
• Helps to address study skills
weaknesses
• An important step in the
development of independent
research/learning
• Additional points
• Helps the College to write your
references
• Inspiring and Refreshing
• Changing the learning culture
Who will be doing the EPQ?
• The EPQ is compulsory for all students
currently studying TWO or more AS levels
• The programme commences on June 16th
with a 2 day study course at UCS
• You will be timetabled for tutorials and study
sessions
A closer look at what is required: Assessment
Objectives…….it all hinges around these!
There are FOUR assessment objectives to focus your
project around.
1. Managing a project yourself
2. Using resources you have selected
3. Developing and realising a project
4. Reviewing the project
Skills tracked in a compulsory Log Book- which forms a
large part of your final marks
Choice of topic for your Extended Project
What are you interested in?
•Personal interest
•Existing area of study (but cannot overlap!)
•Leisure interest
•Voluntary/community work
•Future career
•Current work environment
Whatever
you are
thinking
of, check
the AO’s
Extended Project – Grade Boundaries
45-50
A*
40-44
A
35-39
B
30-34
C
25-29
D
21-24
E
0-20
U
Experiences of Other Schools
• ‘It was much easier to get going on than I
thought and really helped me to feel
confident about working on my own to
research a topic’
• ‘I contacted the university I wanted to go to
and the tutor helped me. I am sure it helped
me to get a place there’
• ‘It was hard work, especially at first – but it
was fun and I am proud of what I did’
Example EPQs
• A review of the marketing of a
local estate agent
• Assessment of the Prime
Ministership of Margaret Thatcher
• Review of Quantum theory
• Which Mathematician has had the
most effect on history?
• Is criminality genetic or
environmental?
• How should the NHS be reformed?
• Nitrogen explosives
• Midwifery
• Strategies for overcoming school
refusal
• Fashion Show
• Design and organising of a murder
mystery weekend
• Who was the greatest Tudor
monarch?
• Is hosting the Olympics worth it?
• How the concept of childhood
changed during the Victorian
period?
• Why does the UK have Europe’s
teenage pregnancy rate?
• Assessment of strategies for
dealing with dyslexia
• The impact of World War Two on
fashion
• Dress made from recyclable
materials- ‘Is there a future for
recycled materials in fashion?’
• Psychology experiment into parapsychology
• Was Nazism a cult?
How much work is it?
• It is supposed to take about 120 hours to
complete.(6 weeks of summer term)
• If the project is entirely written, a 5000 word
report is expected. If it is an artefact or event a
1000 word report is required.
• It’s A2-level, using higher order skills like analysis
and evaluation rather than just describing and
narrating.
How much help will I get?
• EPQ Supervisor for each student- starting in
June
• EPQ training at UCS
• Minimum of 4 periods a week with
Supervisor and tutorials
• Supervised study periods assigned in B block
and library
Timeline EPQ 2014
• March 31st
• June 6th
• June 16th - 17th
• June 20th
• July 4th
-Introduction - commence planning
of title
-Hand in initial/working title
-UCS EPQ days- Begin Log Book and
taught study skills sessions
- Initial meeting with Supervisor
- Hand in 500 words – first tutorials
and supervised study sessions start.
• July 18th
-EPQ first draft handed to Supervisor
• Summer Holiday 2014
-Students re-draft and polish their
EPQs
• October 5th
• October 17th
-Formal Presentations completed
-EPQs sent for external moderation
What now?
• Seek advice from subject staff
• Start thinking about long term goals
• Use your local library
• Create a short list of ideas – be really sure
that the idea you hand in on May 14th is your
actual proposal
How to Get Ahead – uni or work
Any Questions?
• We will send you support materials via e-mail
• Check the 6th Form Website for more information
• We will hold some ‘drop-ins’ to discuss titles
• We really look forward to seeing your individual
projects and you honing your expertise!
• Good Luck!
The most important month of your
life!
Research
Read Around
Review
Respond
Reflect