Study Skills

Course summary

The EPQ is worth half an A level and is a piece of research undertaken by students that culminates in a 6000-word dissertation together with a presentation, or an 'artefact' - a physical work, performance, or event. There is also a taught element on aspects such as how to research, reference, avoid plagiarism, choose an effective research question, organise a project and present one's findings. These topics are addressed both within the AIQ courses and as part of formal EPQ studies. Students will be assigned a supervisor in the Trinity Term of Year 12 who will meet them regularly to check on their progress. An important part of the EPQ is in the careful recording of these meetings and of the research process, as well as the final result. Students define their research question after Easter in Year 12, will finalise their dissertation over the summer between Years 12 and 13, and present their findings in September of Year 13, just before they need to submit their UCAS applications.