Approaching the first draft of your full EPQ

The submission deadline for your draft versions is looming (Tuesday 10th December), with feedback scheduled for 7 days later (17th). The timetable has been arranged to give you and me the first opportunity to see how you have managed to organise your thoughts in a comprehensive manner. The feedback should help you finalise your EPQ in advance of your January presentations and your final EPQ submission for internal and external assessment. Please come along and see me or email me today if you need any advice in meeting these deadlines: we are now at a critical phase in the process.


Let's take stock for a moment and ask yourself if you have fully taken on board the points below. 

1. You have all settled on a title for your EPQ and submitted a detailed proposal and work-plan and feedback has been provided in return. (This is a completed stage and is formally assessed). 

2. You have provided me with examples of your narrative and you have responded constructively to my suggestions (this is true for some of you, but not all and is an advisory intervention rather than a formally assessed stage).

3. You have been keeping a diary in which you log your EPQ associated activities and collate your sources and/or any data. Again, those of you who have chosen to provide me with documents or have discussed this with me have hopefully benefited from my direction. Again, this element was introduced to support you in completing your EPQ and some of you have chosen to exchange materials and discuss issues, while others have not. The submission of an activity log, does form part of your final submission, and so this is a mandatory task and one that will be assessed, independently.

4. You have been asked to provide a sample of narrative containing appropriately cited references. Again, the aim of this exercise is to reassure you that the format and style of presentation, meet the expectations of a high quality EPQ. Those who have chosen to provide me with material will have received constructive suggestions, if you have not, I assume you are confident that this is something that you are already familiar with. That's OK, just make sure you familiarise yourself with the formal methodology of citation of publications: both paper and virtual.

5. The resources folder in the Google classroom contains material to help you with all of the above. It is a little like a past paper for an exam and if I am right, while past papers can be incredibly useful, there is some benefit in discussing the various requirements face to face or by email. Please make sure you get in touch if you have any concerns.