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Extended Project Qualification

at Devonport High School For Girls, Plymouth · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2019see the detail

Level 3Stepping stonesProject/Extended Project within Diploma (14-19)2 yearsFull time

What the college says

The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is compulsory for all students joining in Year 12. It is an independent study programme that is project based and will be taught in Year 12 through the subject of Independent Learning Skills or ILS. Students will have the option of producing a piece of work that is either a 5000 word essay on the topic of their choice or to produce a product with a 1000 word write up. The EPQ is equivalent to one AS Level and is greatly valued by both higher education institutions and employers as a tool of independent learning. Students are awarded an AS grade, and this is the only AS equivalent that awards an A*. All Year 12 students undertake one or two hours of extension study.

What you need to get on

The minimum entry requirement for our Sixth Form is an average grade 6 or higher from GCSEs with a minimum of a grade 5 in English and Mathematics.

How you are assessed

Entry level and Level 1 study, English and maths retakes, and supported programmes.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Devonport High School for Girls

    Lyndhurst Road Peverell, Plymouth, PL2 3DL

    DaytimeClassroom based
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