GCSE Business or Cambridge National in Enterprise and Marketing? 22/04/2021 Deborah Malpas, subject advisor for business, offers some thoughts on what to consider when choosing a business qualification for your key stage 4 students.
Natural history … it's all around you! 21/04/2021 Jo Harris, director of the Field Studies Council, looks at ways teachers can help students get out and observe the natural history around them, including four activities that teachers and students can try in the next few months.
An update from the Schools History Project 29/03/2021 The Schools History Project is OCR’s partner for the GCSE History B specification. In a special guest blog, Matt Stanford, Director of the SHP, talks about recent work and the role of the Regional Advisers.
Teaching Augmented Reality in our redeveloped Cambridge National in IT (J836) 18/03/2021 The redeveloped Cambridge National in IT includes a new unit on Augmented Reality (AR). Subject Advisor Vinay Thawait considers how teachers could plan the delivery of this exciting content.
Transition from GCSE to A Level Mathematics 09/03/2021 How can you make sure your students’ transition from GCSE to A Level Maths is as smooth as possible during the pandemic? Maths Subject Advisor Steven Walker highlights six sources of support for this transition.
Psychology A Level – nine tips from the mock marking workshop 04/03/2021 In this guest blog, Deb Gajic, a former Head of Psychology and an examiner, summarises the key points from our recent mock marking workshop.
GCSE (9-1) Maths - resources to assist tier entry decision making 23/02/2021 How can you build confidence into your GCSE (9-1) Maths tier entry decision-making? Ruth Wroe highlights some helpful resources that teachers can use to gather data on student performance to help with entry decisions.
Teaching psychology A Level from home or face to face 22/02/2021 In her updated blog, Lucy Carey, subject advisor for psychology, looks at how you can support students in developing their A Level Psychology skills away from the classroom.
Sociology - Remote learning 22/02/2021 In her updated blog, subject advisor Lucy Carey looks at how we can support students in developing their sociology skills away from the classroom.
Resources to support the progress of physics students 22/02/2021 Ensuring a smooth progression for physics students through the key stages and on to higher education has many challenges. Physics subject advisor John Dewis discusses some resources that may help for your GCSE and A Level students.