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All rights reserved.\n2\nWhat we’ll cover today:\nthe benefits of EPQ and Project Qualifications - in school, at university and entering the workplace\nwhat’s in an EPQ? Examples from science students and STEM EPQs\nProject Qualifications as a bridge to successful transition\nspotlight on University of Leeds outreach\nsupport for EPQ\nQ&A.\nThe benefits\nCopyright © 2022 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n3\nBenefits of the EPQ\nCopyright © 2022 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n4\nFor students\nIt allows young people to follow their passions and to stand out from the crowd.\nIt is flexible and allows students to follow the course independently, but with supervision.\nThe taught element benefits all students and develops essential HE skills.\nIt supports successful transition to HE.\nFor schools\nIt can fit into the existing curriculum model.\nThe deadlines can be flexible and set to meet the needs of your school.\nThere are lots of resources and support from universities.\nUniversity advocacy.\nBe seen by universities\nCopyright © 2022 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n5\n\\\nIncrease chance of achievingA-level A*–B by up to29%\n\\\nWorth halfan A-levelin terms of UCAS points\n\\\nReceive lower offers from many universities\n\\\nDiscuss inUCAS statements andinterviews\n\\\nLearn howto workindependently\n\\\nLearnhow to research, write and reference\nSetting up for success\nUniversity of Southampton and Thompson, 2018\nLess likelyto leave university after thefirst year\n6\nCopyright © 2022 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nSetting up for success\nUniversity of Southampton and Thompson, 2018\nMore likely to obtain 1st or 2:1\nThompson and Jones\n(2016)\n7\nCopyright © 2022 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nBe seen in the workplace\nCopyright © 2022 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n8\nBe seen in the workplace\nCopyright © 2022 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n9\n\\\nGain\nCV-worthy skills\n\\\nLearninterview skills\n\\\nImproveplanning skills\n\\\nBuildabilities in conducting research\n\\\nLearn howto reflect on work and suggest improvements\n\\\nImprovetime management\nWhat’s in an EPQ?\nCopyright © 2022 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n10\nWhere the journey starts: What’s in an EPQ?\nCopyright © 2022 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n11\nPresenting the outcome\nCopyright © 2022 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n12\n\\\n5000 words\nA formal academic report\nResearch based\nFully referenced\nWritten report\n\\\nMinimum 1,000 word report and something the student creates, for example:\nan engineered piece of work; a robot or a model aeroplane etc\na play, written, produced, or directed\nan original musical composition\na computer programme or  website.\nArtefact with written report\n\\\nA shared vision?Students can work in a group and create together, developing their individual EPQ along the way.\nGroup projects\n30 hours supervised learning…\nCopyright © 2022 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\n30 hours of learning – the taught element.\nThese may not be typical lessons and could be:\nlearning from visiting speakers\nvisiting university libraries\ncompleting online courses.\nStudents learn skills such as:\nhow to develop titles, questions and proposals\nproject management skills, including time management, planning techniques, and setting aims and objectives\nresearch methods, including research ethics, analysis and evaluation, risk assessment and data collection techniques\nreport writing and presentation skills.\n13\n… at least 90 hours to be independent\nCopyright © 2022 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.\nIndependent research is the foundation of the EPQ.\nStudents will:\ncarry out detailed research that informs the project productoutcome and format\nuse a wide range of relevant resources\nperform critical analysis and evaluation of resources\nuse a mix of sources to realise the project produ","cbCaih7KsaJjtGF9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaih7KsaJjtGF9","pptx",8716010,25,"English","# What we’ll cover today\n# The benefits\n## Benefits of the EPQ\n## For students\n## For schools\n# Setting up for success\n# What’s in an EPQ?\n## Where the journey starts\n# Presenting the outcome\n## Artefact with written report\n# Project qualifications as a bridge to success\n## Bridging to the next stage with EPQ\n# Q&A","[{\"question\":\"What benefits does the EPQ offer students in science?\",\"answer\":\"EPQ enables students to follow passions, supports independent learning with supervision, and builds HE skills through taught and research elements. It also helps successful transition into higher education.\"},{\"question\":\"What is included in an EPQ and how is learning structured?\",\"answer\":\"An EPQ includes a taught element (often around 30 hours of supervised learning) covering skills like developing titles and proposals, project management, research methods, and report writing. Students then complete at least 90 hours of independent research to produce the project outcome.\"},{\"question\":\"What kinds of outputs can students produce for an EPQ?\",\"answer\":\"Students can submit a formal academic report with required referencing, or combine an artefact with a written report. Group work is also possible, allowing students to develop individual EPQs together along the way.\"}]","Science - based Extended Project Qualifications (EPQs) | PPTX",1792462246,63]