Hitchin Boys' School

The Level 3 Extended Project offers you a free project choice so you can explore in depth an aspect of a subject you are studying or a topic in which you have a personal interest. It is worth up to 28 UCAS points. The EPQ will help you develop and improve your critical, reflective and independent learning and to apply your decision-making and problem-solving skills. You will need to utilise and extend your skills in planning, research, analysis, synthesis, evaluation and presentation. You will need to apply all these skills creatively and demonstrate initiative and enterprise.

There are opportunities within the Consortium to take a Level 2 Qualification in Community Sports Leadership or a Level 3 Qualification in Sports Leadership, having previously completed the Level 2 award. Both are enrichment qualifications which are awarded by Sports Leaders UK.

This Core Maths qualification is designed to better prepare you for the mathematical demands of study, employment and life. It will develop you r ability to think mathematically, logically and analytically and will build skills in applying mat hs to new problems and issues. The course has been developed with employers, universities and professional bodies as valuable preparation for university study and employment.