How much time is needed?
Edexcel recommends that students spend 2/3 of their time for each unit on skills building. They should learn the ICT skills that are needed for success. This will depend on the unit they are working on. They will probably be working on a specimen SPB.
The remaining 1/3 of the time should be spent completing the Summative Project. Exexcel suggests a minimum of 30 hours for students to work on each Summative Project Brief.
In our experience, it takes students something between 35 to 45 hours to complete the Summative Project. As students will be managing their own project, it is difficult to give an exact estimate. Many factors affect the completion of the Summative Project.
Our recommendation is that teachers commit 60 hours to the skills building and 50 hours to the Summative Project. 30 hours should be your absolute minimum for the Summative Project.
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