EPQ

EPQ

EPQ (EXTENDED PROJECT QUALIFICATION)

The EPQ is an extra qualification aimed at ambitious and hardworking students who
have high aspirations, and who want the chance to take an area of academic
interest and explore it in depth. As well as being an engaging, rewarding and largely
self-driven piece of work, completing an EPQ can also give students an edge when
applying for universities with high entrance requirements.

EPQ students pick a topic, question, current issue or academic area of their choice
– either related to or separate to their main A Level choices - and conduct a piece
of in depth research. They gather, collate and analyse information from a range of
sources, then plan and create something that shows off their understanding.
This could be an essay, a report; they could even make something, or plan an
event. They also present their findings to an audience, as well as writing an
academic journal, which outlines key learning experiences of their journey
through the project.

The EPQ is an extra half A Level, on top of their regular choices, and represents a
different type of challenge. It really allows students to stretch their legs and research
something they wouldn’t be able to in regular lessons, and develop and craft a
piece of work over a long time period. It allows them to become an expert in
something. Students have individual teacher-mentors, matched to their area of
interest, and are coached through the process from beginning to end.

To study the EPQ, you must achieve five grade 5s in your GCSEs.