Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)

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‘EPQ allows you to do a project on a topic you feel passionately about and lets you take full control of everything, all the while earning UCAS points and an extra qualification.’

‘I enjoy EPQ because it allows creativity. It doesn’t just mean writing essays; it could be you producing a piece of artwork or short story.’

 FAQs

 

  • The Extended Project Qualification is an opportunity for students to research a topic of their choosing. It can be:

    • A written report of around 5000 words

    • A production

    • An artefact

    Students are not taught any subject specific content during their EPQ, instead they research and become the expert in their project. This qualification demonstrates and requires a range of independent skills such as: management, organisation, use of resources, presentation, decision making and reflection. Students are taught a range skills including: time management, conducting primary and secondary research, sampling, ethics, using the internet, risk assessments, essay writing, referencing, evaluating credibility and research.

  • Undertaking an EPQ can provide you with several benefits such as: investigating a niche area of your choice, additional UCAS points, lowered entry requirements for some university programs. It also provides an opportunity to gain expertise in a particular topic which could help gain access to job opportunities or apprenticeships. Alongside this students completing the EPQ gain independent working and project management skills.

    The course requires students to attend sessions twice a week. The EPQ requires hard work, thorough knowledge about your selected topic, sound use of references citing the sources used, sufficient depth and complexity in your project, and supportive points to back your arguments.

  • At Walton High we allow any Post 16 students on any pathway to undertake an EPQ alongside their studies. It is an excellent way to improve a wide range of skills and knowledge.

  • As part of the EPQ students present their main findings and conclusions as well their project processes. A good EPQ presentation should be clear, concise, articulate, and provide background information so that someone who is not a specialist in that topic can easily understand the presentation. Moreover, after the presentation, the student should be able to provide good answers to the questions they have been asked. There is no time limit for presentations, but they tend to last around 20 minutes.