AQA Project Qualifications support - team of advisors to support schools
Project Qualifications
AQA EPQ Professional developmentQualification
York University report on practical, extended investigations
Science-based EPQ - A video of students and teachers discussing their EPQ pathway
AQA guide to practical science projects
AQA Project Qualifications assessment - evidence, internal standardisation, marking and moderation
Pearson EPQ Unit 2 specification: Investigation/Field Study
AQA EPQ specification
HPQ-level project - example of an obesity project with proposal, report, marking and examiner's commentary
AQA guide to project qualifications - roles, delivery, and science and engineering projects
Pearson project activity- which students complete to record the process
Pearson project proposal form - which students complete before they start an investigation
Pearson completed example of candidate record sheet
Pearson candidate record sheet - and requirements of other items to be submitted
AQA candidate record form (2026) - to be submitted with the project, including the production log and assessment record
AQA HPQ assessment guidance - how to complete the candidate record form, production log and assessment record
OxfordAQA International GCSE Plus - add-on project component for Y9-11 students outside the UK, similar to but smaller than the AQA HPQ.
Pearson HPQ/FPQ specification
AQA HPQ specification