Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)
All Year 12 students are invited to complete the Extended Project Qualification.
Students choose their own topic to research and are supported by a personal tutor through timetabled sessions to gain the academic skills required to successfully complete the EPQ.
Students benefit from developing their skills in researching, academic writing, presentation, time management and organisation.
The Extended Project is a Level 3 qualification first assessed in November 2008. Students may choose to take the Extended Project Qualification as an extension from studies for any other qualifications at Level 3 (GCE, BTEC, NVQ, other academic or vocational qualifications including Modern Apprenticeships).
The Extended Project will develop and extend from one or more of the student’s study areas and/or from an area of personal interest or activity outside their main programme of study. It will be based on a topic chosen by the student(s) and agreed as appropriate by the centre.
The EPQ requires a total of 120 guided learning hours.
- Students are required, with appropriate supervision, to:
choose an area of interest - draft a title and aims of the project for formal approval by the
centre - plan, research and carry out the project
- deliver a presentation to a non specialist audience
- provide evidence of all stages of project development and
production for assessment
Students need to be in Year 12 and studying Level 3 qualifications.
Essay and supporting evidence
Presentation Board and presentation
