Students develop essential planning, research and report-writing skills through project-based learning, with clear progression onto A-level study and the International EPQ.
- A non-examined, standalone full GCSE with 120-140 recommended guided learning hours.
- The group project is marked for individual contribution only with all marks allocated to a student’s own contribution to the group.
- Leads on from the skills developed with Oxford International Curriculum Global Skills Projects and secures progression to the OxfordAQA International EPQ.
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International GCSE Global Skills Projects (9697)
OxfordAQA provides resources and advice you need to teach the International GCSE Global Skills Projects specification effectively.
- Download the specification.
- The switching guide will be available before the end of 2025.
- View our training courses to help you deliver OxfordAQA International GCSE Global Skills Projects.
- From Oxford University Press: fully-matched Student Book and digital teaching resources available in 2026 – register your interest to request a digital inspection copy.
Individual project
• Students choose a topic that develops their own study area and/or an area of personal interest outside their main study programme.
• Each student produces a research-based written report of approximately 2,500 words or an artefact with a written report of a minimum of 500 words.
• 60%
Group sustainability action project
• Students work in groups on a sustainability themed action project.
• Each student produces a written report (maximum 2,000 words), detailing their individual contribution to the project.
• 40%
First assessment from May 2026.
Take a look at:
- The specification for OxfordAQA International GCSE Global Skills Projects
- The switching guide will be available soon.
You must be an approved OxfordAQA centre to enter students for our exams. Make sure you become an OxfordAQA centre before you start teaching a course.
“The Global Skills Project aligns closely with our pedagogical emphasis on enquiry-based, interdisciplinary learning. Its focus on sustainability, independent research, and reflective collaboration offers students not only academic challenge, but the opportunity to develop agency, citizenship, and a real-world impact.”
