Study Skills

Course summary

This is an opportunity for students to gain an extra qualification in Year 13. It demands the type of independent learning universities expect. You will have some taught sessions on research skills and one-to-one meetings with your own project supervisor. This is the chance to show what you can do when you take control of your own learning. Students extend their abilities beyond the A Level syllabus and prepare for university or their future career. The opportunity to carry out research in an area that interests you, plan your own time and develop key study skills for the future. It gives you the chance to gain an advantage over the competition for that university place or entry to a particular career. It is completed alongside your A Level subjects. EPQ Level 3 is the equivalent to half an A Level and is graded in the same way so will give you 50% of the UCAS points for an equivalent A Level grade.