At Newton Smash, we offer the Cambridge International Project Qualification (Cambridge IPQ) for our Year 12 Students. The IPQ gives students the opportunity to develop skills by carrying out research into a topic of their choice. Taking Cambridge IPQ allows learners to demonstrate engagement with their chosen topic beyond preparation for an exam, helping them to stand out from the crowd with university and job applications.
Who is Cambridge IPQ for?
Cambridge IPQ is ideal for students who want to extend learning beyond their International Levels and are looking for an opportunity to stand out from the crowd when applying to universities and employers.
Studying for the Cambridge IPQ allows learners to demonstrate engagement with their chosen topic beyond preparation for an exam. Academic evidence suggests that this sort of deeper engagement will help develop their ability to be life-long learners.
What will students learn?
This is a skills-based qualification. Learners develop higher-order thinking skills that universities and employers look for. It also builds their research, reflection and communication skills.
What will students do?
Learners complete a 5000 word research project on a topic of their own choice. They can choose a subject to complement one of their AS Levels, or a topic that they are passionate about. They devise and develop a research question, conduct research to answer this question, record their progress in a research log and write a research report.
In consultation with their teacher who will support them, students will:
- identify a suitable research topic
- devise, justify and develop an appropriate research question
- plan and carry out the research, including undertaking a literature review
- identify, justify and use appropriate research methods
- write a 5000 word report
- use appropriate academic conventions for presentation of the report
- keep track of their progress using a research log.
