From Heston Blumenthal to African Kingdoms: the next edition of OCR Agenda magazine is here! 12/11/2015 The autumn 2015 edition of OCR Agenda magazine is now available online.
OCR expertise on science practicals recognised at international assessment event 30/10/2015 Neil Wade, OCR's Subject Specialist for Science, recently presented our 'positive about practical' approach to Practical Science Assessment at the International Association for Education Assessment 41st annual conference in Kansas.
New term, new topic – teaching African history for the first time 22/10/2015 To mark Black History Month, OCR spoke to Julie Curtis, Head of History at The Piggott School in Berkshire, who is teaching one of the new topics – on pre-colonial African Kingdoms.
From coding games to decoding DNA – new Cambridge Technicals to tackle UK skills gaps 21/10/2015 From science to sport, engineering to enterprise, OCR is overhauling its post-16 Cambridge Technicals range to create a modern, agile alternative to veteran qualifications, in a bid to tackle the UK’s skills, productivity and income gaps.
The future for examining 15/10/2015 OCR has launched a report in Parliament on why teachers examine and how to grow the pool of examiners.
Outstanding students receive OCR bursaries for Cambridge University 25/09/2015 Nine exceptional students from across the West Midlands have been awarded OCR bursaries towards their studies at the University of Cambridge.
New GCSE for active young citizens 18/09/2015 OCR aims to inform a new generation about rights and responsibilities, how democracy works, and personal and national identity with a new Citizenship Studies GCSE.
Heston’s support is recipe for success 03/09/2015 OCR today revealed the secret ingredient of the support of award winning British chef and food scientist Heston Blumenthal for its draft new Food Preparation and Nutrition GCSE.
OCR news and views in the summer 2015 edition of Agenda magazine 25/08/2015 The summer 2015 edition of OCR Agenda magazine is now available online.