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A lesson to support students with evaluating the ethical implications of their project (particularly if they are conducting their own primary research) Includes a template for an ethical consent form Works alongside the EPQ Handbook

A lesson to support students with solidifying their idea for an EPQ title Activities to focus their ideas, think of a research question, and incorporate key thinking skills Works alongside the EPQ Handbook

A lesson supporting students with research skills and finding academic sources Includes information on using contents pages, university libraries and Google Scholar Sources top trumps game as an additional resource Works alongside the EPQ handbook

A lesson to support students with taking effective notes for their EPQ research Includes activites on: quotations, introducing an author’s opinion, smart research, active reading Works alongside the EPQ handbook

A lesson teaching students how to use Google more effectively as a research tool Activities to support with refining their searches Works alongside the EPQ handbook

A lesson outlining how to complete the PPR Works alongside the EPQ handbook

A lesson outlining different techniques for time management, including critical path analysis, SMART targets, and much more Supports students with the ‘planning’ element of the PPR Works alongside the EPQ handbook

A lesson to support students with evaluating secondary sources using critical thinking skills Includes activites on the critical thinking cycle, analysing written sources and websites, and using the CRAAP method to compare sources ‘The Onion - Nasal Learners’ article as an additional printout Works alongside the EPQ Handbook

A lesson to support students with writing a risk assessment, if their project requires it Works alongside the EPQ Handbook

A lesson to support students with incorporating primary sources into their project Additional information specifically on the use of visual sources to add variety to their bibliography Works alongside the EPQ handbook

A lesson teaching students how to conduct primary research, in the form of questionnaires or interviews Support with analysing statistical data e.g. graphs/charts Works alongside the EPQ Handbook

A lesson to support students with creating the final presentation for their EPQ project Includes top tips on what to include and how to create an effective powerpoint Works alongside the EPQ Handbook

This lesson supports students with proofreading, both as a reflexive process during the course of writing of their project, as well as a ‘final read-through’ at the end, before submitting ‘Bad grammar’ signs as an additional resource to print and laminate Works alongside the EPQ handbook

A lesson supporting students with writing a ‘literature review’ This is specifically relevant to students completing an extended essay for their EPQ project Includes an extract from a literature review to highlight Works alongside the EPQ Handbook

A lesson to support studnets with creating a bibliography for their project Includes a ‘card sort’ style bibliography activity Works alongside the EPQ Handbook

An engaging scheme of work designed to introduce Year 8 students to ‘studying at university’ - powerpoints and resources included, with a range of activities such as class competitions and games (e.g. Top Trumps) Topics covered: League Tables Timetable Courses and Modules Assessment Careers Russell Group Dissertations This scheme of learning finishes with a group competition, whereby students design their own degree

An engaging scheme of work designed to introduce Year 7 students to university - powerpoints and resources included, with a range of activities such as class competitions and games Topics covered: What are aspirations Who goes to university? Why university? University lingo University locations Misconceptions This scheme of learning is designed to work alongside a ‘meet a student’ event - where the school invites a local university student to talk about their experiences. This could also tie-in with a university visit.

An engaging scheme of work designed to introduce Year 9 students to ‘student life’ - powerpoints and resources included, with a range of activities such as class competitions and games (e.g. ‘Real or No Real’) Topics covered: Societies Budgeting Accommodation Campus vs. City Student Support This scheme of learning finishes with a group competition, whereby students design their own university

An engaging scheme of work designed to introduce Year 10 students to ‘applying to university’ - powerpoints and resources included, with a range of activities such as class competitions and games Topics covered: UCAS timeline Personal statements INterviews Admissions Tests Student Finance This scheme of learning finishes with a ‘tin of me’ personal branding activity

A lesson introducing Year 12 students to the concept of ‘Functionalism’ Activities include: Group work looking at news stories ‘Operation’ board game and the organic analogy ‘Star rating’ final evaluation Essay questions at the end, as well as an example paragraph and suggested sentence starters Follows a ‘Be more chef’ model - the lesson takes cooking as an analogy for the starter, main and plenary. The ‘Be more chef’ concept pushes students to go beyond the recipe at the end of the lesson, and strive towards additional independent study Powerpoint and student workbook included