Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)
EPQ is a qualification designed to extend and develop your abilities beyond the A-level syllabus and prepare for university or a future career.
EPQ allows you to lead your own project. You get to plan and carry out research on a topic that you have chosen, so long as it is not covered by your other qualifications. You can take inspiration from something touched on in class or something personal and unrelated to your studies. You will then use this research to produce a written report and, in the case of practical projects, an artefact or a production.
Past Project Examples:
EPQ will help you stand out when applying for university
EPQ will help you for the world of work
What will I be required to do?
30 hours of supervised learning (taught skills)
You’ll learn skills such as:
- how to develop titles, questions and proposals
- project management skills, including time management, planning techniques, and setting aims and objectives
- research methods, including research ethics, analysis and evaluation, risk assessment and data collection techniques
- report writing and presentation skills.
90 hours of independent work
- carry out detailed research that informs the project product outcome and format
- use a wide range of relevant resources
- perform critical analysis and evaluation of resources
- use a mix of sources to realise the project product outcome.
Production Log
The production log is an ongoing record of your project’s progress. It’s a tool to track and manage the EPQ process. You will have ownership of it and it’ll be completed by you and your supervisor and coordinator.
The production log records:
- the initial ideas, project proposal recommendation and approval
- meetings you have with your supervisor
- project planning, progress and decision making
- development of your project from the initial ideas to summary and refection
- your live presentation and Q and A
- marking by your supervisor.