Study Skills

Course summary

Pupils have ample opportunity to develop their research skills within individual subject areas, but EPQ (for those doing three A Levels) and Extended Essay within the IB Diploma Programme allow for these skills to be enhanced, as well as for the exploration of individual topic areas that provoke interest. These pieces of work are an important part of Charterhouse’s academic curriculum beyond subject specifications. During their first year as Specialists, EPQ pupils choose a topic area that interests them and warrants further in-depth study. With our support, pupils then research and carefully plan a response to a question they construct in the form of either a dissertation, artefact, investigation, or performance. Within the IB programme, the Extended Essay will be based around one of the IB subjects the pupil is undertaking.