This course is an opportunity to personalise your learning and extend your knowledge and skills in ways that are challenging and new to you. If you already have a strong drive to pursue a certain career or undergraduate course, this qualification would provide evidence of your early commitment by allowing you to develop valuable expertise. Students aiming for places at the most prestigious universities would find it a distinct advantage to be able to discuss their extended project in UCAS applications and university interviews. Students wishing to study law, medicine or veterinary science are strongly advised to consider the second option as useful practice for entrance examinations.
The Extended Project is a Level 3 qualification which is equivalent to half an A Level. It is a major piece of individual project work and, therefore, students will need to be motivated, independent learners with excellent time management skills. It is essential that those considering the course have some initial ideas for potential areas of study.
Examination Format Students will automatically qualify for the AQA Baccalaureate when they have completed their A Levels, logged 100 hours of enrichment, passed AS Critical Thinking and the Extended Project. This is a 'portfolio' qualification to recognise success in the full A Level programme. Extended Project students must submit one of the following for internal assessment: · A dissertation (an argument presented in a theoretical written essay) · An artefact (essay and sketchbook of photographs, art work or designs, etc.) · A performance based project (drama or singing etc.) · A study based on practical, investigatory work All students will need to produce: a project proposal form; a project activity log; an essay of 2000 - 6000 words; an oral presentation and an evaluation.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Kent |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| Address | Maidstone Road, Ashford, TN24 8UD |
This course is an opportunity to personalise your learning and extend your knowledge and skills in ways that are challenging and new to you. If you already have a strong drive to pursue a certain career or undergraduate course, this qualification would provide evidence of your early commitment by allowing you to develop valuable expertise. Students aiming for places at the most prestigious universities would find it a distinct advantage to be able to discuss their extended project in UCAS applications and university interviews. Students wishing to study law, medicine or veterinary science are strongly advised to consider the second option as useful practice for entrance examinations.
The Extended Project is a Level 3 qualification which is equivalent to half an A Level. It is a major piece of individual project work and, therefore, students will need to be motivated, independent learners with excellent time management skills. It is essential that those considering the course have some initial ideas for potential areas of study.
Examination Format Students will automatically qualify for the AQA Baccalaureate when they have completed their A Levels, logged 100 hours of enrichment, passed AS Critical Thinking and the Extended Project. This is a 'portfolio' qualification to recognise success in the full A Level programme. Extended Project students must submit one of the following for internal assessment: · A dissertation (an argument presented in a theoretical written essay) · An artefact (essay and sketchbook of photographs, art work or designs, etc.) · A performance based project (drama or singing etc.) · A study based on practical, investigatory work All students will need to produce: a project proposal form; a project activity log; an essay of 2000 - 6000 words; an oral presentation and an evaluation.