Pupils in Year 11 or 12 attending state schools in the London boroughs of:
Westminster, Ealing, Kensington & Chelsea, Harrow, Camden, Hammersmith & Fulham, Barnet and Brent. No qualifications or prior experience of art or photography is necessary.
To apply, please complete an application form and send it to EPQ@tpg.org.uk
If you’re a teacher and want to put your pupils forward, please send an email with an expression of interest to Rawanne.koumaira@tpg.org.uk
Sessions take place at The Photographers’ Gallery, a public gallery that's a five-minute walk from Oxford Circus.
To achieve your EPQ, you’ll get:
- 50 hours of taught sessions – including talks and workshops – led by a qualified secondary school teacher
- support from a teaching assistant, a mentor and gallery staff
- visits to exciting photography exhibitions
What else is included:
- all travel costs
- ticket cost to visits at other galleries
- materials, equipment and use of the gallery’s studio space
- your exam entry fee
What you’ll gain:
- knowledge of a range of techniques for making photographs
- an overview of photography’s histories and theories
- independent research skills
At the end of the year, all pupils will have completed an artefact or essay based EPQ in Photography on a topic of their choice, which is exhibited at The Photographers’ Gallery
If your school already runs an EPQ, they will be asked to monitor your 70 hours of independent work.
The application portal for the 2025/26 programme will open on 7 July 2025.
All pupils are required to attend the programme dates. As an example, for 2024/2025 the programme dates are:
28 September - Online introduction session
12-13 October - First weekend session at TPG
30 October to 1 November 2024 - October half term talks, workshops and planning
6 December 2024 - weekend catch up session (tbc)
19 – 21 February 2025 - February half term talks, workshops and mentoring
15 & 16 March 2025 - weekend catch up session (tbc)
Saturday 5 April 2025 - exhibition preparation day
Sunday 6 April 2025 - exhibition day
*These sessions will run in person at The Photographers’ Gallery.
There is more information and dates for the programme on the application form (coming to this web page soon!). If you are a pupil, teacher or parent/guardian with any questions, feel free to email us at epq@tpg.org.uk
A short film with more information about the EPQ in Photography at The Photographers' Gallery
It teaches you to be independent and how to use a camera.
EPQ student
This programme is supported by John Lyon's Charity.
