The higher project qualification

Nuts and bolts

You will

each

produce:

a research-based, written report (ca. 2000 words)

a production log and assessment record

a presentation to a non-specialist audience

Timeline

Read widely, and deeply in a subject area that fascinates you; focus and define a project appropriate to constraints of time and resources.

2020

Plan and produce own project with project supervisors’ support and study skills input from Mr Miller

2020-21

Present and submit final HPQ

May 2022

You will

• Manage an independent project

• Use resources

• Develop and realise the final product (essay)

• Review your own progress

Management skills

The best projects will:• Clearly identify the topic to be researched

• Demonstrate appropriate aims and objectives of proposed title

• Include a detailed project plan, demonstrating progress against agreed project plan.

Project-development skills

The best projects will:• Demonstrate the project has been fulfilled.

• Explain reasons for changes to initial project plan

• Communicate their research findings clearly in an appropriate format

Analytical and communication skills

The best projects will:• Present relevant, well-structured material which

meets aims and addresses project title

• Analyse what went well with and what could be improved about finished essay.

Research skills

The best projects will: • Select and evaluate a wide range of relevant

resources

• Demonstrate a connection between research conducted and its objectives.

You have at your disposal…Contact Mrs Kesteven, School Librarian, in the first instance for queries about the LRC’s e-, and other, resources

Britannica School advanced

The day

Complete issuesGale World history in context

Books!

• Remember: you can search for books through Oliver, and, if a book is unavailable, email Mrs Kesteven to request it – for free!

we will be using…

Reading School subscribes to Project Q, which has supported students in Year 12 to complete their Extended Project Qualifications.

FAQs•Why the HPQ?❖ school recognises importance of maintaining broad curriculum

❖ mode of assessment—prioritising process over final product—will teach boys independent study skills which they will need at university and project-management skills for the world of work

❖ a recognised qualification, equivalent to a GCSE

FAQs:

What can I cover?

• Project topic must come from outside a subject taken at GCSE.

• You should be able to tackle the topic within a ca. 2000-word essay

• Can be on the boundary of disciplines

Some suggested examples (from current Year 9s)

•`Should societies use “nudges” to achieve economic prosperity?’ (Behavioural economics, psychology, philosophy (Ethics))

•‘How did the deaf community develop British Sign language (BSL)?’ (History, languages/linguistics, sociology)

Topic areas from past Sixth Form EPQs:

• Applications and ethics of AI

• Causes of clinical failure

• More to follow next week…