What training is available for Cambridge Nationals Creative iMedia?

What training is available for Cambridge Nationals Creative iMedia (J834)? 31 August 2023

Debbie Williams, Computer Science, IT and Creative iMedia Subject Advisor

Debbie Williams

Whether you are new to teaching our iMedia courses or are an established teacher there are events to support you this year. In this blog I’ll give a roundup of our events and courses for this academic year. You can book via our Teach Cambridge website, Train@OCR page or our Events page.

Cambridge Nationals (teaching from September 2022): Essentials for the NEA

This is a mandatory course for all teachers delivering any of our Cambridge National courses. It is a free eLearning course designed to prepare and support you to deliver the new Cambridge Nationals suite NEA set assignments. As it covers all Cambridge Nationals, if you do teach more than one you only need to do this course once. It is ideal to do together as a team as part of a department meeting. It will give a good understanding of the course requirements and support consistency. It is available on demand from Teach Cambridge or Train@OCR.

Cambridge Nationals in Creative iMedia (J834)

This is our other free eLearning course specifically for the Creative iMedia qualification. It gives insight into the internal assessment and your responsibilities. It would be great to use within a department meeting just before starting the NEA tasks with students. It is available on demand on Teach Cambridge or OCR Train.

Starting to teach: Cambridge Nationals Creative iMedia J834 (Webinar)

This is a free webinar which gives you everything you need to know to get started. It is aimed at teachers and non-specialist teachers. It is great if you are teaching this year as it will signpost you to resources as well as give you an overview of the course structure and assessment requirements.

Ask the Subject Advisor: Cambridge Nationals Creative iMedia J834 (Online Q&A)

These free webinars are held regularly throughout the year to give an opportunity for us to share any subject updates we have and for you to ask any questions. It’s helpful to us if you send us any questions beforehand to vocational.qualifications@ocr.org.uk,but you can join to listen to other centres queries and ask questions as you think of them.

Remember, you don’t have to wait for one of these sessions to ask questions, you can email us anytime and we will do our best to answer you.

Ask the Moderator: Cambridge Nationals Creative iMedia J834 (Online Q&A)

These free webinars are held regularly throughout the year to give you an opportunity to ask questions of a moderator, one of the team of people who look at the sample work you send to us. It’s helpful to them if you send any questions beforehand to vocational.qualifications@ocr.org.uk, but it's also great to just join to listen to queries from other centres.

Ask the Examiner: Cambridge Nationals Creative iMedia J834 (Online Q&A)

These free webinars give you an opportunity to ask an examiner questions around the R093 terminal exam. This year, these will focus on the preparation for the first exam series in January 2024 and the subsequent June 2024 series. I would attend these sessions to get to grips with how I was going to approach teaching and learning to prepare students for the exam. It’s helpful if you send any questions beforehand to vocational.qualifications@ocr.org.uk.

Creative iMedia Network meetings

We hold regular free online teacher network meetings. These are an opportunity to discuss the course with other teachers and share good practice. You can find out when the next one is on the teacher network page. Alternatively, if you fancy hosting your own network meeting for you and centres local to you, with support from us, either in person or virtually, please email us at ocr.vqit@ocr.org.uk or networks@ocr.org.uk.

Preparing for NEA: Cambridge Nationals Creative iMedia J834

This is an extended online session for new, experienced, and non-specialist teachers. It gives you the opportunity to deepen your knowledge of the NEA units, building on the eLearning and free courses we already offer.

Sign up for 9 October 2023 10am-4pm
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Sign up for 24 April 2024 10am-4pm
Sign up for 16 May 2024 10am-4pm
Sign up for 12 June 2024 10am-4pm

Exploring the exam: Cambridge Nationals Creative iMedia J834 (Webinar)

This is another extended session. It gives you the opportunity to develop your skills in supporting students to succeed in the exam unit R093 and builds on the free courses we already offer. This CPD session uses candidate exemplars and practice papers to review topic areas. It would be great if you could get together with colleagues who also teach to attend together, or it could be something to share afterwards with others.

Stay connected

If you have any questions, you can email us at ocr.vqit@ocr.org.uk, call us on 01223 553998 or tweet us @OCR_ICT. You can also sign up to subject updates and and receive information about resources and support.

About the author

Debbie joined the Computing team in September 2022, bringing her knowledge as a teacher and subject leader for IT, Computing and Creative Media. She has over 20 years’ experience of education working in various settings including state schools, private specialist provision, local authority, and as a marker and moderator for exam boards. She has a degree in Technology Management, a PGCE and a Masters in Teaching and Learning.