Study Skills

Course summary

The Extended Project (EPQ) is offered to students who have high academic expectations and/or a passion for a particular subject that they wish to develop further. The EPQ is a piece of self-directed work on a topic of the student's choice. It could be; a design, a report with findings from an investigation, a dissertation presenting an argument (of approx. 5,000 words), an artifact, or a performance. It should be emphasized that the assessment has as much to do with the process as the outcome. Completion of the project relies on your ability to plan, research, and carry out a task autonomously over a prolonged period. You will have a supervisor who will monitor your progress and give you support and advice. There will be weekly meetings with your supervisor and also some 'taught' sessions to help you with the skills you may need to complete the topic e.g. research, ICT, etc. Submission of the completed projects will be expected in April of Year 13.