The Extended Project (optional enrichment course)

Each subject will have its own entry requirements. Please see individual courses for more details.

A level subjects, which subjects are you interested in studying?
Please choose SIX subjects.
For each subject please choose an order of preference. Choose option 1 in the subject which you would most like to study, option 2 in your second subject choice and continue until you have your six subject options.

Optional enrichment courses:
you may choose Mathematical Studies in addition to the A Level subjects you will take in Year 12.

Mathematical Studies is a level 3 maths qualification aimed at students who have a level 4,5 or 6 in maths at GCSE. It is designed to improve students’ mathematical and problem solving skills and to help with the maths in other subjects such as the sciences, psychology, geography and economics.

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The Extended Project Qualification

The Extended Project Qualification:

The Extended Project is a level 3 qualification that involves an exploration of an area of personal interest to the student. Students begin their project towards the end of year 12 and complete it in year 13. Candidates:

• choose an area of interest
• draft a project title, aims and objectives
• plan, research and carry out the project
• provide evidence of all stages of project production
• deliver a presentation to a specified audience
• reflect on the process.

The project could either be an extension of a student’s academic studies or an exploration of a topic that interests them and which is outside their A level studies. Many students choose to present their research in the form of an extended essay, but other examples of past projects include producing a play, composing and recording music, writing a computer program and designing furnishings.

Students sometimes take an EPQ in a subject which they may not have chosen to continue to A level, but which they enjoy, such as art. The EPQ is excellent evidence to universities and employers of an ability to study independently and of a self-motivated student.