Extended Project Qualification
Leigh Academy Hugh Christie
Leigh Academy Hugh Christie , WHITE COTTAGE ROAD, TONBRIDGE, KENT, TN10 4PU
Available start dates
Available start dates
Application Instructions
Applications Open: - 3rd November 2025
Applications Close: - To be confirmed
Entry Requirements: - 5 GCSEs Grade 9-4 - Some requirements vary slightly dependent on course.
How to Apply: - Please apply via Applica here
Course Summary
About the Course
Board: AQA
What is the EPQ?
It is a free-standing qualification equivalent to half an AS Level (half an A Level) and it is graded A* to E.
You choose, plan and design a project.
You get to explore a further aspect of an A-level subject that you are already studying, or choose a topic that you have a personal interest in.
The finished project can be a purely written report, a performance, a piece of art, a community project, a DVD or a piece of computer software.
The project is finally presented to a non-specialist audience.
Advantages to the student
It is great for your University application and provides lots to write about in your personal statement
It will be also be a great discussion point during job or university interviews
An extra AS level qualification
Great for study skills development
Your chance to pursue a passion and get a qualification for it!
Course Details
How is the EPQ taught?
You will attend regular sessions with a supervisor who will develop the necessary skills required to help you complete your project. Students are encouraged to also develop these independently using online using university resources and courses. The project is completed independently by students.
Examples of EPQ project titles:
Who was the greatest Tudor monarch?
Is hosting the Olympics worth it?
How the concept of childhood changed during the Victorian period?
Why does the UK have Europe’s teenage pregnancy rate?
Assessment of strategies for dealing with dyslexia
The future of virtual reality.
How will it be delivered and assessed?
How is the EPQ assessed?
The EPQ is assessed in four key areas:
- Managing a project yourself
- Using resources you have selected
- Developing and realising a project
Reviewing the project
Skills are tracked in a compulsory Log Book, which forms a large part of your final marks.
Entry requirements
This is available to all students studying an A level curriculum pathway.
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