Creating choirs and befriending the librarian

Series one
Episode five | 10 June 2019

In this Inside Exams episode, Jennifer Obaditch, AQA's Head of Curriculum Projects, enlightens Craig Barton about how the EPQ can help students with their A-levels and university studies, as well as telling him about some of the most impressive projects she's come across. Craig also meets Julie Greenhough, who coordinates the EPQ at St Benedict's, to find out how they implement it.

Featured in this podcast

Craig Barton – Maths teacher, podcaster and author

Carlene – Biology teacher

Jennifer Obaditch – Head of Curriculum Projects at AQA

Julie Greenhough – Head of EPQ and centre coordinator at St Benedicts school

Episode resources

Watch our YouTube video: Using the EPQ beyond Sixth Form - Kizzy's story

Read more about the research into EPQ and students’ performance:

Gill T, An analysis of the effect of taking the EPQ on performance in other Level 3 qualifications, Research Matters: A Cambridge Assessment publication, 23, 1 (2016) [Accessed 24/05/2019]

Gill T, Preparing students for university study: a statistical comparison of different post-16 qualifications, Research Papers in Education, 33:3, 301–319 (2018) [Accessed 24/05/2019]

Gill T and Vidal Rodeiro CL, Predictive validity of level 3 qualifications: Extended Project, Cambridge Pre-U, International Baccalaureate, BTEC Diploma, Cambridge Assessment Research Report, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Assessment. (2014) [Accessed 24/05/19]

Jones B, Does the Extended Project Qualification enhance students' GCE A-level performance?AQA Centre for Education Research and Practice, (2015) [Accessed 24/05/19]

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Teacher Craig Barton is back with series two of Inside Exams, the podcast that gives you an access all areas pass to snoop around behind the scenes at AQA.

He’ll be meeting the people who write and mark your students’ exams, as well as pioneering teachers, to get answers to all the questions you ponder throughout the school day.

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