Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)

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1. Personal Details (including Home Address, Email Address and Contact Number)
2. A full list of all of your predicted grades

Without this information we will be unable to process your application and will refer this back to you until it is fully complete.

The EPQ is available as part of a Level 3 study programme. It is suitable for students who are able to work independently, manage their time effectively and manage their workload to set deadlines.

The EPQ is an extra qualification which is equivalent to half an A Level and is worth additional UCAS points. Completing an EPQ involves choosing your own topic to investigate. The course is intended to take students beyond their A Level studies, consequently, topics chosen for investigation should not be ones which are already being studied as part of conventional A Level courses. The EPQ is highly valued by universities as it is regarded as excellent preparation for study at Higher Education level.

The basic principles underlying EPQ are firstly that the focus of a project should be chosen by the student; secondly, that it is the responsibility of the student to undertake the research needed to complete the project; and thirdly, that the student should complete a production log recording the process by which the project was realised.

The course is essentially defined by the student although each student will be guided by a member of the teaching staff. Taught elements of the course include: Planning, Research skills, Quality of Evidence, Plagiarism, Referencing and Presentation Skills.

The project culminates in the completion of the report (together with any artefact) in which the research findings are analysed, evaluated and fully referenced. The final part of the production log is presentation of the student’s ‘EPQ Journey’.

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