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EPQ Engineering tutors

2 UK tutors who teach Engineering at EPQ.

Engineering at school level appears as GCSE Engineering, A-level Engineering (Cambridge Technical and similar), and BTEC routes, often blending mechanical, electrical and systems content with substantial coursework. It overlaps heavily with Design Technology and Physics. Tutoring helps most with the maths-rich problem solving (statics, dynamics, thermodynamics) and with the structured write-ups examiners expect. For sixth-formers aiming at engineering degrees, the bigger lift is often supplementing with extra maths, mechanics, and admissions-test prep (ESAT, TMUA) rather than the school spec itself. Match the tutor to the route the student is on.

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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