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December 16th 2021

Can You Help Our Students Answer Their Big EPQ Questions?

Year 12 students at school are beginning work on their EPQs.

An EPQ is an Extended Project Qualification, which qualifies as half an A-Level, best described as an independent research task and involving either writing an extended essay of 5,000 words or creating a product with an accompanying shorter essay of about 1,000 words.

We are proud that almost all of our innovative and curious Sixth Formers opt to undertake an EPQ. Year 12 have asked that their list of subjects is shared with our community in the hopes that some volunteers with expertise in the area of their work may consent to being interviewed as a part of their final essay.

If you have a passion, expertise or interest – professional or personal – in any of these subjects please email Mr Crozier who will be delighted to hear from you and connect you with the student in question. Mr Crozier can be reached at: b.crozier@bla.gdst.net

Is consumer culture compatible with feminist aims?	How have women writers impacted our perception of Greek Mythology?
To what extent is oral tradition important in modern society?	Can we make sentient robots and should we?
To what extent has colonisation influenced Ghanaian culture from 1850 to after 1957?	Racial injustices in the British health system
The impact of Second World War literature on society	To what extent is the conflict between Sunni and Shia Muslims based on doctrinal differences ?
To what extent does religion affect fashion?	Can I make a successful horror prosthetics mask?
Social media’s role in the increase of eating disorders	Can I make a Children’s book that avoids gender stereotypes that pre schoolers like?
Does the US legal system discriminate because of wealth?	The effect of Hip Hop on culture
What caused the problems during the Partition of India?	Would a Veggie butchers work?
To what extent has the COVID-19 pandemic had a positive impact on the global environment?	To what extent do people trust monetary systems?
To what extent are influencers impacting the fashion industry?	How relevant is the monarchy?
To what extent has religion impacted UK legislation on homosexuality post 19^th century?	Is Japan’s schooling system to blame for its high suicide rates or are there other factors that contribute to such high numbers of suicide across all ages?
What factors contributed to the uptake of football hooliganism in England in the 1970’s 80’s and 90’s?	To what extent can materials on the beach be repurposed?
To what extent does my art represent my perception?	How does trauma and abuse permanently affect a person?
To what extent should the NHS support dental care?	Are vaccination passports an affront to our civil liberties?
Ethical implications of cloning dead spouse	Can I make my own School uniform that pupils would accept?
Discussing the male gaze in action films	Am I able to make £100 profit in 3 months on Depop (a clothes selling app)
The Power Of Music As A Marketing Tool	Serial killers: is maternal deprivation to blame?
Injustice of people being arrested USA	What effect does stress have on the body?
How far was our perception of Muslim communities shaped by the media?