Study Skills

Course summary

The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is taught on the student’s home school site. The EPQ is an independent project carried out on a topic completely of the student’s choice. It helps students develop and improve their own learning and performance as critical, reflective and independent learners, through applying decision making and problem solving skills. They need to plan, research, think critically, analyse, synthesise, evaluate and present. Having chosen a topic that bridges their intended course of study at university or complements their studies at A level (or, indeed, a subject that is of personal interest), the student will either write a 5,000 word essay informed by research or create an artefact or product with a 1,000 word essay that evaluates the process of production.. Students are expected to be self-motivated, able to research in detail and be proactive about deadlines and meetings.