A document explaining how to start on your EPQ, what to download and where to look for things.
This is a Narrated PowerPoint describing what is where on this site. It contains the main pieces of information about EPQ.
This is a Narrated PowerPoint talking generally about the Paperwork required.
Instructions: Clicking on the section name will show / hide the section.
This section contains the PowerPoints for the Introductory Sessions.
Each week has a target amount of work to complete to help you upload to the assignments on time. You are advised to keep to this schedule or be ahead of it.
Work to complete by the first week of the Introductory Course.
Work to complete by the second week of the Introductory Course.
Work to complete by the third week of the Introductory Course.
Work to complete by the fourth week of the Introductory Course.
Some advice for after the Introductory Sessions
This is the booklet to introduce EPQ
There is a Narrated PowerPoint to go with this.
This is the Project Log form to keep a record of what you did throughout your project
There is a Narrated PowerPoint to go with this.
This is specifically for deciding on an initial viable title to gain approval for it.
There is a Narrated PowerPoint on choosing a title.
This is the full Project Proposal Form.
There is a Narrated PowerPoint to go with this.
The milestones and dates have been set to those for the Aspire/Standard dissertation EPQ timings, which are not appropriate for ETQ.
A calendar designed to help you with your project planning for the PPF.
There is a Narrated PowerPoint to go with this.
A calendar designed to help you with your project planning for the PPF.
There is a Narrated PowerPoint to go with this.
This is a table for you to keep a record of your research as you do it. It is not a bibliography. Note that there are a number of pages with the heading row repeated at the top of each page.
Ensure that EVERY source you consult is in this table and that you have used the Ws (see 'Introduction to EPQ' booklet) to evaluate them. Doing it as you go along leads to fewer identikit evaluations and a more impressive record.
An example with spurious entries of how to fill in the Research Record Table
This is the cover sheet for your EPQ. You need to delete the routes that do not apply to you. They are in the corresponding order
Dissertation 01
Investigation 02
Performance 03
Artefact 04
All the relevant submission types are there - do not break them down into subsections. Delete those that would not apply to you. See below for the expected submission types.
Dissertation: All the documents collectively are an A4 report - they would normally be tagged together.
Investigation: All the documents collectively are an A4 report - they would normally be tagged together.
Artefact: All the documents collectively are an A4 report - they would normally be tagged together. You might also have a sketchbook if you were doing something Art based. Your actual artefact such as a poster or a piece of textile work should exist only as a good picture or pictures of it. If you were creating a film (MP4 format) or a piece of music (MP3 format) then you should submit both the final artefact and the development files showing that you refined the outcome to your assessor via TEAMS.
A general introduction to EPQ as a whole.
A brief explanation of what it is about
A bit of a help as to what to fill in where
All about the title and the rules for them
What to fill in where - some advice
This is about how to use the Project Calendars.
How to use Word to keep your sources organised and make referencing your work and producing the Bibliography easy
How to use Word to generate a Table of Contents for your written work
This contains examples of good log entries
A document showing how log entries can be developed to get better marks using a fictional Beans EPQ
These are some ideas for essay structures. It is not an exhaustive list.
This gives more detail on what is expected for AO2 and AO3 for an Artefact. These are the sections that relate to the research and creation processes.
A guide as to how to write an abstract together with some examples
Please note that no real presentation would be this long or this boring. It is a selection of slide headings students have chosen to use in the past that you may find helpful for inspiration.
These are a selection of slides picked from different presentations to make particular points. There is no significance to the distribution of slide headings/topics.
These are the criteria against which your presentation is assessed. They are mostly about your delivery of the presentation.
The key thing is for you to practice giving your presentation so you get the timing right and you do not um and ah.
You can use cue cards but make sure you use a large font so they are easy to read at a glance and do not just read from them.
This is a guide as to what to include.
A guide as to what to write when evaluating how you carried out your project. Please note it is a set of prompts and is a basis not an exhaustive description.
Your end-product should not just be a list of the answers to these questions but should read coherently.The section relating to artefacts. Contains a helpful general overview of what is expected and the marking criteria.
The section relating to dissertations. Contains a helpful general overview of what is expected and the marking criteria.
The section relating to investigations. Contains a helpful general overview of what is expected and the marking criteria.
The section relating to performances. Contains a helpful general overview of what is expected and the marking criteria.
This is Edexcel's own EPQ website.
This is a free online course from Bath University
A free online course from Southampton University
A university view of the benefits of doing an EPQ
A set of study skills documents relating to researching and producing a piece of work.
It is where you should upload your IPPF with your initial working title.
This is where you should upload your Project Calendars.
It is where you should upload your plan and research so far
Dissertation
(The PPF should ONLY
have the first few items you looked at for research into the viability of your
title and no more, these should also appear in your Research Table).
The entries should show what you have looked at and each of them should be
evaluated. It should contain ALL the sources you have look at and
then selected from. TOP TIP - fill it in as you go along. You are
aiming for a minimum of 20 sources actually used for a dissertation (good
dissertations may well have significantly more than this). I would
expect more than the number you use to appear in your Research Table as you
should show that you have selected what you use from what you found. You
are not expected to have necessarily completed all of your research.
Artefact
Your plan for the background
essay you will write - major sections/subheadings
(The PPF should ONLY
have the first few items you looked at for research into the viability of your
title and no more, these should also appear in your Research Table). For
an artefact the number of entries may well be quite small. The
entries should show what you have looked at and each of them should be
evaluated. It should contain ALL the sources you have look at and
then selected from. TOP TIP - fill it in as you go along.
The practical research done so far - as appropriate for the artefact you are
creating - for example
and so on.
Investigation
(The PPF should ONLY
have the first few items you looked at for research into the viability of your
title and no more, these should also appear in your Research Table).
The entries should show what you have looked at and each of them should be
evaluated. It should contain ALL the sources you have look at and
then selected from. TOP TIP - fill it in as you go along. You are
aiming for a minimum of 20 sources actually used for an investigation. I would expect more than the number you use
to appear in your Research Table as you should show that you have selected what
you use from what you found. You are not expected to have necessarily
completed all of your research.
TARGET DATES TO UPLOAD BY:
1) Updated version of your PPF (PPF v2)
Changes should be visible either by striking through what is replaced or putting new material in a different colour.
2) Updated version of your time plan
It is unlikely that your first time plan worked out perfectly. You should have modified it and produced an updated version. New timelines can be a new section 4 of the PPF or amendments to it in a different colour or new versions of the Project Calendars. Revised timelines can start from the point at which you changed them.
3) Updated version of your log (PAL v2)
This should be the version of your log up to this point.
1) your updated Research (v2)
2) "2000 words":
- the 2000 words you wrote for a dissertation or investigation - it does not have to be the introduction
- the first version of your written research for a Performance or an Artefact
1) your log up to this point.
2) As appropriate
our dissertation/investigation first draft
OR
PDF of images or document with links to video/audio files showing first version of final piece
Candidate Record Sheet - signed by you - print, sign and then save as a PDF
PPF
PAL
Research Record
Abstract for dissertations and investigations
Outcome - the dissertation/ the investigation report / the artefact created and supporting development. If you have created an artefact then it should be a good picture of what you have created, and snaps of the work you did in your sketchbook. Create a PDF - drop the pictures in sequence into a Word document (or similar) and then save as a PDF.
Evaluation
Presentation slides - print 4 or 6 to a page on Word or a PDF writer and submit the Word or PDF file.
Your work will be assessed by your mentor.
All the marking criteria are clearly set out in the assessment objectives at the end of each route's specification section.
Less experienced mentors are supported by more experienced mentors and the EPQ coordinator. Work from each mentor is cross-moderated to ensure consistency. A sample will then be moderated under the direction of the EPQ coordinator. The Examination Board will moderate the work of those students that it selects and calls.
Internally moderated marks will be available no later than the day after the first May Bank Holiday.
Requests for review of moderation are to be made in line with the Exams Policy within five calendar days of being informed of the moderated mark. It is expected that students speak with their supervisors in the first instance, before submitting a request. This must be made using the Request for a Review of Marking Form.