EPQ

An EPQ is an exciting opportunity to explore and succeed in a project unique to each student’s interests and ambitions, proving to themselves and others that they can manage their own time, be resourceful and fully independent as a learner.

Having competed an engaging and informative on-line course created by the School, students move to a firm project proposal and are then guided through the process by one of our team of specialist EPQ supervisors. The qualification is equivalent to half an A Level.

Recent EPQ projects include:

• What is the future of xenotransplants?

• Does inflammation cause major psychiatric disorder or vice versa? Interplay between major psychiatric disorders, inflammation and infection.

• Can I design and fabricate an air conditioning system for my Massey Ferguson 575 tractor?

The skills developed through the course and in tackling the EPQ will be useful in higher education and many universities make ‘discounted’ offers to students on its completion and final grade. However, the main benefits to the student from completion of an EPQ are the opportunity to develop invaluable abilities as an independent learner and to appreciate the intrinsic freedom which accompanies study of chosen subject matter for its own sake, rather than through the confines of particular specification content.