Thursday Seminar Programme

Preparation for Undergraduate Life - The Extended Project 

Working independently having been inspired by lectures, seminars, experiments, performances is a key feature of undergraduate life at university and we want to try and ensure we are providing our most able learners with the experience of this throughout their five years at Thurstable.

At the end of the Spring term students will need to select their preferred subject pathway from the four they have been studying. They will then later in the Summer term work on an independent project from a list based upon the seminars they have studied or a topic of their own choice. At this point the KS3 groups are merged depending on their chosen pathways.

The final half term for Years 7 and 8 students will see them prepare a 5 minute presentation, performance or extended essay which will be presented to parents and staff in the last two weeks of term. Year 9 students will use their Summer half term to start preparing for their Level 2 Extended Project Qualification which they will complete in Year 10. This is a fully accredited qualification and they will receive a grade. 

Year 10 students will start their independent project earlier and in partnership with the Brilliant Club will produce 1500 word essays and work with PhD students at school. This will culminate in the Year 10 students attending a university for a day.