Extended Project Qualification

Course summary

EPQ is an A-level standard standalone qualification designed to extend and develop your abilities beyond the A-level syllabus and prepare for university or their future career. How it works The EPQ allows you to lead your own projects. You will get to plan and carry out research on a topic that you have chosen and isn't covered by their other qualifications. You will take inspiration from something touched on in class or something personal and unrelated to your studies. They then use this research to produce a written report and, in the case of practical projects, an artefact or a production. Comprises a single piece of work of your own choosing that shows evidence of planning, preparation, research, and autonomous working. Is equivalent to half an A-Level and is worth (28 UCAS points) May include a design, report, dissertation, artefact, or performance. Undertaking an EPQ is worth half an A-level it's recognised by universities and employers, many universities make lower A-level offers to students undertaking an EPQ.