A-level EPQ tutors
10 UK tutors who teach EPQ at A-level. £40–£175/hr · median £63
The Extended Project Qualification is a Level 3 standalone qualification, taken alongside A-levels and worth half an A-level (up to 28 UCAS points at A*). Students choose their own research question and produce a 5,000-word dissertation, or an artefact / performance with a 1,000-word report, plus a production log and a viva-style presentation. AQA's spec 7993 dominates (~40,000 entries/year in England); Pearson Edexcel (P301-P304), OCR (H856), WJEC / Eduqas and ASDAN also offer it. Tutoring is closer to academic-research mentoring than subject teaching: research-question scoping, source evaluation, dissertation structure, methodology, viva preparation, and Production Log discipline. Look for tutors with degree-level research experience in the project's topic area; subject-specialist A-level tutors don't always cover dissertation craft well. See also /levels/epq for the full breakdown.
A-levels are sat at the end of Year 13 (age 17-18) and are the standard UK university-entrance qualification, with most students taking 3 subjects (sometimes 4 plus an EPQ). Grades A*-E feed UCAS, and competitive university courses set offers at AAA or higher. Tutoring helps most with the step up from GCSE: A-levels demand independent learning, denser content, and exam technique that rewards structured argument or method-mark-aware working. Boards (AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas, CIE) diverge meaningfully, so match the tutor to the spec, especially in maths, sciences and modern languages where assessment differences are sharp.
Umer S.
Award-winning Oxford/Cambridge/Imperial/UCL Gold Medalist | 11+/13+/16+/GCSE/AL/IB/Admissions Expert | Education Consultant | Examiner
- Common Entrance
- Maths
- Further Maths
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Dr Will G.
FHEA-Certified University Lecturer | Private Academic Mentoring and Personalised Essay Coaching | English and History for A-Level and EPQ
- English Literature
- History
- Theatre Studies
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Year groups, exam timing, and how A-level fits into the UK qualification ladder.
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