Marking NEA in PE: understanding the best-fit approach 20/04/2026 Jon Varey explains what best fit means when assessing students’ performances and how to use it effectively.
A Level Maths: elevating mechanics success with pulleys 14/04/2026 Steven looks at the challenges students have with pulley questions in A Level Maths and suggests teaching ideas based on feedback from examiners and teachers.
A Level Maths: launching mechanics success with projectiles 14/04/2026 Steven looks at the challenges students have with projectile questions in A Level Maths and suggests teaching ideas based on feedback from examiners and teachers.
A Level Maths: using legacy questions 13/04/2026 In this updated blog, Steven Walker looks at Cambridge OCR A Level Maths legacy questions and how these could be adapted for use with students preparing for the current A Level Maths qualifications.
Maths across the curriculum: revision tips for students 13/04/2026 Steven from the maths team shares some ideas to support students preparing for the maths elements in different exams across the curriculum.
Getting more from past papers 13/04/2026 Subject Advisor Steven Walker looks at how students can get more out of using all the past exam materials from the Cambridge OCR website.
A Level Maths: ideas to help students who find mechanics hard 02/04/2026 Subject advisor Steven Walker shares hints from the recently published A Level Maths examiners’ reports.
Nature education in secondary schools: why and how 01/04/2026 Kim Polgreen and Joe Boyle from the University of Oxford summarise findings from their research on nature education.
A Level Maths: support for mechanics teaching 01/04/2026 In this third of four blogs about A Level Maths reform, Steven considers what teachers and examiners have noted about the introduction of fixed mechanics content.
Straightforward, consistent, fair: how we’ve made our new A Level Business assessments accessible 26/03/2026 Business Subject Advisor Debbie Malpas explains why accessibility is important and how we are reflecting that in our new exam papers.