Millfield School is one of the first to offer a new ‘Baccalaureate style’ GCSE equivalent designed to prepare students for the demands of the future.
The Project Qualification (PQ) Baccalaureate will provide students with an opportunity to engage in student-led research on topics of interest beyond the confines of the usual prescribed curriculum. The projects culminate in the creation of an essay, presentation or artefact.
Students and the workforces of today need to be equipped to understand how to research well when faced with the abundance of sources now accessible online. They need to determine the value of information from different sources, to discern what is real and what is fake and to understand the benefits and limitations of AI.
The qualification is structured in a similar manner to the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) at Sixth Form allowing greater breadth and variety. The qualification will introduce independent learning skills at an earlier age to better prepare students for future academic endeavours.
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