EPQ Art and Design tutors
2 UK tutors who teach Art and Design at EPQ.
Art and Design is the umbrella title under which GCSE and A-level Art usually sits, with endorsements available in fine art, photography, graphic communication, textiles, three-dimensional design and others. The structure is the same (portfolio plus externally set assignment), but the materials and conventions differ by endorsement. Tutoring helps most where the school's specialism doesn't match the student's interest (a fine-art-strong school may not staff photography or graphics well). Look for tutors whose practice aligns with the specific endorsement, and who can coach the documentation and contextual research as much as the making itself.
The Extended Project Qualification is a Level 3 standalone qualification taken alongside A-levels (typically in Year 12 or Year 13) and is worth half an A-level (up to 28 UCAS points at A*). Students choose their own topic and produce either a 5,000-word dissertation, or an artefact / performance accompanied by a 1,000-word report, plus a production log and a viva-style presentation. AQA's spec (7993) is the largest by a wide margin (~40,000 entries/year in England); Pearson Edexcel (Dissertation P301, Investigation P302, Performance P303, Artefact P304), OCR (H856) and WJEC / Eduqas also offer it. Tutoring on EPQ is closer to academic-research mentoring than subject teaching: research-question scoping, source evaluation and citation discipline, dissertation structure, statistical analysis where relevant, and viva preparation. Look for tutors with degree-level research experience in the project's topic area; subject-specialist A-level tutors don't always cover the dissertation craft well.
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About Art and Design
What Art and Design covers across UK levels, where tutoring usually helps, and what to look for in a tutor.
About EPQ
Year groups, exam timing, and how EPQ fits into the UK qualification ladder.
Exam boards
AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas, CCEA, SQA and Cambridge International — what each is known for.
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