AQA Project Qualifications support - team of advisers to support schools

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