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Extended Project (EPQ) coursework

The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is one long project a student plans, researches and writes up. Askel holds its production log, the EPQ diary, with dated stages and your sign-off.

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What the boards ask

One project, four kinds of log.

AQA’s production log comes first. The other boards’ logs follow.

EPQ rules by exam board
Board and codeThe logMarksWhat students makeKey deadline
AQA 7993Production log and assessment record50 marksA report of about 5,000 words, or an artefact with a report of about 1,000 wordsMarks to AQA by 15 May 2027
OCR H857Project progression record50 marksA report, or an artefact with a shorter report15 May 2027
Pearson ZPJ30Project proposal form and activity logA report, or an artefact with a shorter report
WJEC/Eduqas Level 3 Extended ProjectCandidate production recordA report, or an artefact with a shorter report

AQA 7993

The log
Production log and assessment record
Marks
50 marks
What students make
A report of about 5,000 words, or an artefact with a report of about 1,000 words
Key deadline
Marks to AQA by 15 May 2027

OCR H857

The log
Project progression record
Marks
50 marks
What students make
A report, or an artefact with a shorter report
Key deadline
15 May 2027

Pearson ZPJ30

The log
Project proposal form and activity log
What students make
A report, or an artefact with a shorter report

WJEC/Eduqas Level 3 Extended Project

The log
Candidate production record
What students make
A report, or an artefact with a shorter report

AQA samples are sent online from November 2026.

Checked on 1 Nov 2026AQA 7993OCR H857Pearson ZPJ30WJEC/Eduqas Extended Project
Where the admin piles up

Most of the work is keeping track.

01

Logs written up at the end

Students fill in the log in May, from memory, instead of as they go.

02

Losing track of who needs help

With a whole group, it’s hard to see who is stuck until it’s late.

03

The May paperwork

Forms, marks and sample packs all at once. AQA samples move online from November 2026.

What Askel records

The EPQ diary, done properly.

Every feature sits under one of the five steps.

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The production log, written in Askel

Each stage has a date, and the supervisor signs it off.

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AI tools declared, and signed by the supervisor

Students say which AI tools they used, and the supervisor signs it too.

Show

Help given, written down

Meetings and any help go into the Record of help as they happen.

NoticeTeachers only

Flags for staff

Facts worth a conversation, like a long gap or a big paste, with the next step to take.

Prove

Signed files and sample packs

Every PDF is signed, with a short code anyone can check. Sample packs are ready for the exam board.

Staff view
Coordinator cohort view of every EPQ project
Every student’s project on one screen.
Staff view
Supervisor reviewing a production log stage
Reviewing a log stage, with the Record of help beside it.
Student view
Student home with the next stage and its date
The student’s home: the next stage and its date.
For students · skins
Grower skin: a tree that grows a branch for each stage, and blossoms when you hand in. Planning review is the current stage.
Grower
Builder skin: a rocket built part by part on its pad. It launches when you hand in. Planning review is the current stage.
Builder
Skyline skin: a city block by block, with a lit tower at the end. Planning review is the current stage.
Skyline
Summit skin: a mountain climbed camp by camp, out of the mist. Planning review is the current stage.
Summit

The same project at Planning review, in four skins. Only the student sees their skin. Staff always see the standard view.

What stays where it is

The production log is the exception: it’s written in Askel. Artefacts, recordings and other files stay where your school keeps them, with a fingerprint in Askel.

Key dates 2026-27

AQA’s EPQ, with Askel’s default stage dates.

Board dates are fixed. Your school’s dates are Askel’s defaults, and you can change them.

  1. 9 Oct 2026Proposal signed offYour school · Passed
  2. 12 Nov 2026Planning reviewYour school · Next date
  3. November 2026AQA samples move onlineExam board
  4. 22 Jan 2027Mid-project reviewYour school
  5. 19 Mar 2027PresentationYour school
  6. 15 May 2027Marks sent to AQAExam board
AI rules for EPQ

What each board adds.

AI tools, like ChatGPT, can write or change text for you. JCQ’s rules apply to every board: students say which AI tools they used, and keep their prompts and what the tool gave them. Each board adds its own notes.

AQAStudents declare any AI use in the production log, and the supervisor signs it too.AQA guidance
OCRJCQ’s coursework rules apply. Askel’s OCR log follows AQA’s.OCR guidance
PearsonJCQ’s coursework rules apply. Askel’s Pearson log follows AQA’s.Pearson guidance
WJEC/EduqasJCQ’s coursework rules apply. Askel’s WJEC/Eduqas log follows AQA’s.WJEC/Eduqas guidance

Askel has no AI in it, and never sends students’ work to AI companies.

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Related guides

Guides for EPQ.

GuideEPQ logs by exam boardChecked against JCQ documents effective 1 September 2026Read the guide GuideThe EPQ coordinator year, term by termChecked against JCQ documents effective 1 September 2026Read the guide GuideMoving your EPQ from Project Q at a new cohortChecked against JCQ documents effective 1 September 2026Read the guide
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Sources
  • AQA Extended Project Qualification 7993 specification
  • OCR Extended Project H857 specification
  • Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Extended Project ZPJ30 specification
  • WJEC/Eduqas Level 3 Extended Project specification
  • JCQ Instructions for conducting coursework 2026-27
Checked on 1 Nov 2026

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