EPQ is an A-level standard standalone qualification designed to extend and develop your students' abilities beyond the A-level syllabus and prepare them for university or their future careers. • It can be taken as an extension of other Level 3 qualifications or vocational qualifications. • It's worth half an A-level (28 UCAS points). • It's recognized by universities and employers. • Many universities make lower A-level offers to students undertaking an EPQ. The EPQ allows students to lead their projects. Students get to plan and carry out research on a topic that they've chosen and isn't covered by their other qualifications. They can take inspiration from something touched on in class or something personal and unrelated to their studies. They then use this research to produce a written report and, in the case of practical projects, an artifact or a production. By taking responsibility for the choice, design, and decision-making of an individual project (or an individual role in a group project) students: • Become more critical, reflective, and independent learners. • Develop and apply decision-making and problem-solving skills. • Increase their planning, research, analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and presentation skills. • Learn to apply technologies confidently. • Demonstrate creativity, initiative, and enterprise. Undertaking an EPQ can also deliver other benefits for students and schools, such as: • Improved A Level performance for students taking EPQ. • Boosting student recruitment by making your curriculum more attractive. • Increasing student motivation by allowing them to study topics of personal interest. • Enabling students to apply their new skills to other areas of study.
Achieved grade 4 English Language and Math qualifications and a minimum of three other Level 2 qualifications at grade 4 or above.
About Education Provider
| Region | East of England |
| Local Authority | Bedford |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Biddenham Turn, Bedford, MK40 4AZ |
EPQ is an A-level standard standalone qualification designed to extend and develop your students' abilities beyond the A-level syllabus and prepare them for university or their future careers. • It can be taken as an extension of other Level 3 qualifications or vocational qualifications. • It's worth half an A-level (28 UCAS points). • It's recognized by universities and employers. • Many universities make lower A-level offers to students undertaking an EPQ. The EPQ allows students to lead their projects. Students get to plan and carry out research on a topic that they've chosen and isn't covered by their other qualifications. They can take inspiration from something touched on in class or something personal and unrelated to their studies. They then use this research to produce a written report and, in the case of practical projects, an artifact or a production. By taking responsibility for the choice, design, and decision-making of an individual project (or an individual role in a group project) students: • Become more critical, reflective, and independent learners. • Develop and apply decision-making and problem-solving skills. • Increase their planning, research, analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and presentation skills. • Learn to apply technologies confidently. • Demonstrate creativity, initiative, and enterprise. Undertaking an EPQ can also deliver other benefits for students and schools, such as: • Improved A Level performance for students taking EPQ. • Boosting student recruitment by making your curriculum more attractive. • Increasing student motivation by allowing them to study topics of personal interest. • Enabling students to apply their new skills to other areas of study.
Achieved grade 4 English Language and Math qualifications and a minimum of three other Level 2 qualifications at grade 4 or above.