The Extended Project


The EPQ is a standalone qualification at Level 3 and carries UCAS points equivalent to half an A Level. It provides students with the opportunity to independently investigate and explore a specific area of interest and produce a project relating to this. Students are required to select, plan, research, manage, complete and evaluate a project with a high Level of rigor and autonomy which enables them both to demonstrate their passion for a specific subject or topic and develop higher Level personal learning skills.


Universities, especially those in the Russell Group, fully endorse and recommend the EPQ and it is a qualification that is highly valued as it has a strong emphasis on independent work and self-motivated learning. It also requires students to seek advice from employers, industry and work closely with practising professionals in order to develop high quality and innovative outcomes in response to the self-created project brief or question.


Our EPQs have undertaken a range of exciting and diverse projects over the last few years including:


Ÿ Lighting a professional production at a local theatre. Ÿ Coaching football the Spanish way. Ÿ Ambulance response times. Ÿ The development of American cinema. Ÿ Feminism and fox hunting. Ÿ Classroom management in Primary schools.


Matravers School Sixth Form Prospectus


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