Music for all – How OCR have designed an accessible GCSE Music qualification 15/03/2016 In her latest post, Marie Bessant, Subject Specialist - Music, highlights the vision for the new GCSE (9-1) Music and how its design makes it accessible for all.
Free up your field work! - Richard Tateson 03/03/2016 In his first blog post, Richard Tateson, Subject Specialist - A Level Biology, looks at fitting field work into the OCR A Levels in Biology, inspired by a visit to the Field Studies Council.
Studying pre-colonial African history at A Level – an HE perspective – Dr Bronwen Everill 01/03/2016 A guest post from Dr Bronwen Everill, a historian, about the value of studying African History at A Level which is a new topic on OCR's History A Level.
Media and Film Studies 2017 Case Study: Managing individual productions - Rob Carlton 26/02/2016 In his first blog post, Rob Carlton, Subject Specialist - Media/Film Studies, talks about his recent visit to a centre and how they manage individual productions.
The causes of the ‘Anarchy’: a potted history of Stephen and Matilda - Grant Robertson 18/02/2016 Grant Robertson, Subject Specialist - History and Citizenship, provides an abridged history of the story of why Stephen and Matilda went to war in 1135.
How we support maths teachers - Mathematics subject specialists 09/02/2016 The OCR mathematics subject specialists take a look at how we support maths teachers through a range of resources and CPD opportunities.
Why do we do practical work in school science? - Daniele Gibney 08/02/2016 In her latest blog Daniele Gibney, Subject Specialist - GCE Chemistry, explores the purposes of practical work and how the OCR Practical Endorsement model supports a range of approaches.
Choosing the right topics - Asher Goodenough 19/01/2016 Asher Goodenough, Subject Specialist - History, and team colleagues discuss the topics available in unit 3 of the A Level.
Digital inclusion – the challenge - Ros Kaijaks 18/01/2016 In her first blog Ros Kaijaks, Sector Manager, talks about the challenges faced by many in a digital frenzied world.
The play’s the thing - Molly Bertrand 14/01/2016 A guest blog from Molly Bertrand, a Drama Teacher at Corelli College, Greenwich.