How does the EPQ help students transition from A Levels to higher education? What transferable skills allow them to hit the ground running at university? And should your student choose to create an artefact or a report?

Southampton University’s Learn With Us Transition Leader, Dr Emma Thompson, talks through the evidence that shows just how useful doing an EPQ can be both in getting students into university, and allowing them to thrive once there.

<p>How does the EPQ help students transition from A Levels to higher education? What transferable skills allow them to hit the ground running at university? And should your student choose to create an artefact or a report?</p>
<p>Southampton University&rsquo;s Learn With Us Transition Leader, Dr Emma Thompson, talks through the evidence that shows just how useful doing an EPQ can be both in getting students into university, and allowing them to thrive once there.</p>

How are exams made accessible for students from different backgrounds? How are clever multiple choice questions written? And just how are grade boundaries awarded? 
Teacher Craig Barton meets the people involved in producing and marking exams to get the answers to your most pressing questions, as well as talking to fellow teachers about how you can apply all this new knowledge in the classroom.

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