Study Skills

Course summary

The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is a popular option for Sixth Form students who would like to research a topic of their choice. Developing a working title, students research, plan, project manage and time manage themselves. They learn to reference properly, read and research, evaluate source material, project writing and presentation skills. Typically, there is a research question, formulated and further developed with a supervisor, which is then addressed through primary or secondary data collection and analysis, using qualitative and/or quantitative techniques. Students are supervised for 30 hours and are required to carry out a further 90 hours of independent work. The EPQ offers UCAS points up to a maximum of 28 points. Previous EPQ reports at Stonar have involved designing an intelligence (IQ) test for horses, developing a conceptual model for dyslexia, investigating bilingual vs. monolingual language development in children, and the effects of the global pandemic on service users.