EPQ Philosophy tutors
2 UK tutors who teach Philosophy at EPQ.
Philosophy at A-level (AQA is the main board) covers epistemology, moral philosophy, metaphysics of mind, and metaphysics of God: close in style to a first-year university PPE module. There's no GCSE Philosophy in the standard offer, though Religious Studies covers some of the ground. Tutoring helps most with the essay craft (philosophy mark schemes reward precision and counter-argument over rhetorical flourish) and with the technical vocabulary, which students often half-learn from secondary sources. Look for tutors with a philosophy degree, ideally analytic-tradition; the subject is poorly staffed in many schools and tutoring genuinely closes a gap.
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 Philosophy
What Philosophy 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.
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AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas, CCEA, SQA and Cambridge International — what each is known for.
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