Extended Project Qualification

General Entry Requirements

A Level Programme Entry Requirements

• Minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade 5 or above

The opportunity to study four Advanced level subjects will be offered to some particularly well-qualified applicants, currently defined as students who have achieved at least an average grade 7 across their best seven GCSE subjects.

Vocational and Applied Diploma Entry Requirements

• Minimum of 5 GCSE's at grade 4 or above including at least a grade 4 in English and Maths

**Please refer to each subject's entry requirements for additional entry requirements for that subject**

This qualification helps students develop and demonstrate their project management skills and provides opportunities for extended writing, both of which are highly valued for progression to higher education and employment.

Students can tailor their project to fit their individual needs, choices and aspirations with the agreement of their centre.

The outcome of the project can be a design, performance, report, dissertation or artefact.

The EPQ is a single component linear qualification.

Students undertake their Extended Project in the context of a project topic they have selected, in agreement with the centre.

The outcome of the project can be a design, performance, report, dissertation or artefact.

The Extended Project at Level 3 provides students with the opportunity to:

• understand and use research skills
• have a significant input to the choice and design of an Extended Project and take responsibility either for an individual task or for a defined task within a group project
• develop and improve their own learning and performance as critical, reflective and independent students
• develop and apply decision-making and, where appropriate, problem solving skills
• extend their planning, research, critical thinking, analysis, synthesis, evaluation and presentation skills
• where appropriate, develop as e-confident students and apply new technologies in their studies
• develop and apply skills creatively, demonstrating initiative and enterprise
• use their learning experiences to support their personal aspirations for further study and career development
• transfer skills developed as part of the extended project to other areas of study

The EPQ is a standalone qualification and is taken by many students to in addition to their A level studies.

Around 30,000 students take an EPQ each year.