Supporting educational values
Education is key - a precious resource and a fundamental human right. As a not-for-profit organisation our aim is to have a positive impact on the learning experiences and achievements of as many people as possible.
The OCR Policy team:
- Engages widely with a range of internal and external stakeholders across the educational community to gather intelligence and to share opinions on educational policy.
- Communicates education policy changes to our colleagues, customers and stakeholders reflecting OCR opinions and values.
- Seeks to influence educational policy and enhance debate and decisions within the wider educational community.
Assessment for success
"We believe that assessment must be reliable, proportionate, appropriate and accessible."
- Keeping assessment accessible and fit for purpose
- Maintaining quality of assessment
- Making the assessment process transparent
- Involving teachers in assessment
- Regulating assessment.
The skilled individual
"We believe that learning and development is about much more than achieving qualifications."
- Supporting a broad and balanced curriculum
- Securing routes to progression and social mobility
- Going beyond the exam syllabus
- Supporting teachers to deliver their best
- Empowering the learner voice.
Learning for the future
"We want to harness the opportunities that the future offers whilst holding true to those enduring educational values that do not change."
- Working with digital learning
- Anticipating the future of work
- Debating the future role of the educator
- Being internationally minded
- Looking towards a sustainable future
- Responding to globalisation, devolution, regionalism and localism.