Primary and Secondary Evidence

During my research and gathering information, I managed to find a lot of secondary evidence to back up my argument. Due to the fact that I have an extensive amount of secondary research, the need for primary research was not necessary. My secondary research includes research from BBC documentaries, Lord Justice Taylor's interim report, Guardian newspaper articles, and TV broadcasts (BBC, ITV, M.E.N, LIVERPOOL STAR) from the time of the disaster.
Using secondary evidence instead of primary evidence could be seen as unreliable because of the fact that it is data which is used as a substitute to primary evidence, however who the sources are from counteract the point to make the sources reliable, for example the BBC which is one of the oldest broadcasting channels and a well established company, which would make the sources I have gathered together justifiably reliable to include in my project, just like primary evidence.

The reasons why I didn't need to include primary evidence was because there was plenty of secondary evidence circling around, especially for example interviews of the people I was looking into, to research.

How this EPQ has helped me

From starting my EPQ, it has enhanced my ability to be organised and being able to meet the deadlines I have set. For me, being organised was never a strength of mine, however what my EPQ has enabled me to do is improve my organisation, and to plan ahead to be able to meet the deadlines in time. This was something I struggled with before, and now having built on this skill i will be able to use this to my ability when i go onto university.