Extended Project at KS5

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Level

Key Stage 5 ('A' Level)

Head of Faculty

L. Carnegie-Gomez

At Key Stage 5 we offer an Edexcel Level 3 Project Qualification, Extended Project.

Designed to develop learners’ critical, reflective, problem-solving and independent learning skills, the Extended Project supports students with the transition to higher education or the world of work. Students are encouraged to choose topics for which they have a passion and complete either; a 6,000 word dissertation, design, make and evaluation an artefact or devise a performance. This qualification is internally standardised and then moderated by the exam board.

Curriculum Termly Breakdown by Year

Year 12

Term	Unit of Work	Assessment
Autumn 1	Research Skills.
Autumn 2	Research Skills & Group Project.	Group project Assessment.
Spring 1	Project Proposal Forms.
Spring 2	Introduction and Chapter 1: First Milestone.	Independent Feedback.
Summer 1	Chapter 2: Second Milestone.	Independent Feedback.
Summer 2	Redrafting and target-setting for Summer.	Independent Feedback.

Year 13

Term	Unit of Work	Assessment
Autumn 1	Completed draft of dissertations.	Independent feedback.
Autumn 2	Final dissertations completed.	Project moderation.
Spring 1	Presentations, Literary Review, Evaluation.	Project moderation.

Extended Learning

Year 12

Websites	Read	Visit or Watch	Extra
Future Learn; The British Library; Google Scholar; Core: Free online journals.	Subject specific reading.	Subject specific activities.	Subject specific activities.

Year 13

Websites	Read	Visit or Watch	Extra
Future Learn; The British Library; Google Scholar; Core: Free online journals.	Subject specific reading.	Subject specific activities.	Subject specific activities.