Study Skills

Course summary

We regard the Extended Project Qualification as an important bridge between sixth-form study and undergraduate work. The EPQ is a level 3 course, worth half an A Level, and provides an opportunity for pupils to extend their abilities beyond the A Level syllabus and prepare for university or their future career. In recent years the majority of pupils have begun an EPQ during Study I, and while not all choose to complete them, all those who start them derive significant benefit. For those that do go on to complete an EPQ, there is the additional benefit that many universities are willing to take the EPQ into account when making offers, reducing their offers by at least one A Level grade, hence, reducing stress for pupils during the A Level examination period. There are two elements to the EPQ, the first is the taught component, provided by the compulsory Research Methods Course (see above); the second is the pupil’s independent work.