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Extended Prroject Qualification ‘Tangled’ up with ‘Pirates’!
Extended Project Qualification
Year 10 Media Studies students have had an exciting time this year as they have headed down to the Empire Cinema in Sunderland twice to see two Disney Blockbusters.
The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is a skills based AQA qualification and is specifically designed to aid transition to higher education by stretching and challenging A-level students.
When you’re feeling lonesome Or sitting on your ownsome If you’re disappointed Or your world has grown disjointed When you’re feeling lazy Or your intellect’s gone hazy If you’re seeking treasure Or a quantity of pleasure
Students get to present their completed projects at a presentation evening in October which offers them an opportunity to share their research experience with an audience. The presentation forms a compulsory part of the EPQ qualification, but it is also a chance to celebrate the students’ achievements.
When you want to laugh or smile Or simply to relax a while You need A read Of a book! A. Elliott
It’s Oscars Time Again… It hardly seems like a year since the very first nominations were winging their way to the Catholic Partnership Oscars’ judging panel, but it’s that time of year again. St. Anthony’s Media Studies students have once again excelled themselves in all categories; we have nominations for: Best Music Video, Best Radio, Best Magazine, Best TV Advert, Best Children’s Comic and Best Promotional Campaign.
The EPQ offers an opportunity for students to produce an extended piece of work, either in an area that they are already studying or in which they have a particular interest. In the process it also equips students with the research, reflection and independent study skills they will need to succeed at university. The EPQ does carry UCAS points and a lot of universities are beginning to take a keen interest in the qualification.
EPQ Students are required to:
They were enchanted by Disney’s ‘Tangled’ and were then swept away by the latest ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ swashbuckling adventure. With the latest 3D technology to add to the excitement, students and staff enjoyed both screenings and will take their knowledge back to the classroom as they continue their study of Disney films.
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Select a topic / area of interest
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Justify their choice and identify the aims of their project
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Plan, research and carry out their project
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Provide evidence of all stages of the project in a project log
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Deliver a presentation to an audience
The EPQ course will begin again in June and this year we have around 25 students and 12 members of staff taking the role of supervisors. There are a huge range of topics once again this year, including fashion, architecture, history, economics, medicine, astrophysics and photography. As part of the course, students take part in a series of teaching activities and will visit the Sunderland University Murray library where they are shown how to make use of the facilities. Projects are completed over the Summer, presented in October and submitted in November, so it requires a great deal of dedication from students to complete everything on time. However, if previous years are anything to go by, their enthusiasm for their chosen subject gives them the determination to succeed.
Let’s hope we are successful again this year. Look out for more news in the next edition of ‘Spotlight’.
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St Anthony’s Newsletter July 2011
St Anthony’s Newsletter July 2011
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