Seventy-six pupils have completed an extended project this year and we were treated to a wide range of eye-catching and engaging presentations. The EPQ is a process-based qualification where students have to plan, research, develop, realise and reflect on a project of their own devising, and the presentation forms an integral part of their assessment.  The students spoke with confidence and erudition on their chosen subjects and were at ease in answering a range of unprepared questions about their research, their displays and their engagement with the project process.

The breadth and diversity of topics chosen have been truly astounding: cardiac imaging, solutions for dealing with riverine plastic, the Tokyo war crimes trials, Neom’s linear city and the church fathers’ definitions of consubstantiality to name but a few. There were also three artefact projects involving two musical compositions and a piece of digital artwork.  All the pupils involved will have gained a portfolio of skills with they can take with them to university and the workplace.  They should all be proud of their achievement.