• Support highlights A comprehensive collection of resources to help you quickly get up to speed in the classroom and support your students in preparing for exams. These materials will focus your teaching on individual abilities of students, help determine their capabilities and above all save you time. PDF 1MB
• Co-teaching guide This guide gives advice on co-teaching AS and A Level and includes a suggested planner. PDF 559KB

• Cell structure 2.1.1 - This guide will help teachers plan for and teach cell structure by giving guidance on key concepts and suggesting classroom activities. PDF 580KB
• STEM contributors This spreadsheet will signpost some opportunities to highlight some diverse STEM contributors, making links between their work and the specification. XLSX 124KB

• Scheme of work H020 H420 - This guide contains suggested timings for teaching the specification topics and other useful guidance to support scheme of work planning. DOCX 573KB
• Scheme of Work support Help for producing an A Level Biology Scheme of Work with learning outcomes, indicative teaching time and an example from OCR’s Scheme of Work Builder. DOCX 784KB

Multiple choice topic quizzes

Evolution

• Language of measurement in context - Biology

  The purpose of this exemplar investigation is to illustrate the use of the language of measurement terms in the context of Biology. DOCX 889KB

• Arithmetic and numerical computation - Summary quiz Maths skills – Arithmetic and numerical computation. DOCX 215KB

• Mechanisms of ventilation and gaseous exchange This pack provides teacher guidance about a range of potential approaches for delivery of the topic 'Mechanisms of ventilation and gaseous exchange in bony fish and insects'. PDF 885KB

• Practical activities support guide This guide provides support on how our Practical Activity Group (PAG) suggested activities can be adjusted by centres and revision support for Module 1 Practical Skills. PDF 612KB
• PAG 1.1 Using a light microscope to study mitosis H020 H420 - Student and teacher sheet DOCX 5MB
• PAG 4.1 The effect of substrate concentration on the rate of an enzyme controlled reaction H020 H420 - Student and teacher sheet DOCX 632KB
• PAG 03 - Sampling techniques (ZIP) interchange login required
• PAG 06 - Chromatography or electrophoresis (ZIP) interchange login required

• Biology drawing skills handbook This guide will support students in developing their biological drawing skills. PDF 3MB
• Biology mathematical skills handbook This mathematical skills handbook is designed to accompany the OCR AS and A Level specifications in Biology A and Biology B (Advancing Biology) for teaching from September 2015. PDF 2MB
• Biology practical skills handbook This practical skills handbook is designed to accompany the OCR AS and A Level specifications in Biology A and Biology B (Advancing Biology) for teaching from September 2015. PDF 971KB
• Graphs, tables and drawings: student checklists Checklists for students to track their own understanding of creating graphs, tables and drawings. DOC 209KB
• Mathematical skills statistics booklet This booklet can be used to help develop statistical analysis skills as an integrated part of AS and A Level Biology. DOC 713KB

• Biology A factsheet This fact sheet can be used at open/options evenings to give students and parents an insight to the qualification. PDF 542KB
• Women in Science posters Pioneers. ZIP 9MB

• A Level science: updated practical skills handbooks
• Developing independent learners: teaching A Level Biology students
• Making practical work accessible for SEND students
• Practical endorsement: our principal monitors share their insight
• The common pitfalls for biology practical endorsement
• Using more plant-based examples when teaching A Level Biology
• The practical endorsement: switching to OCR for A Level sciences
• Challenging maths skills in A Level Biology
• Core Maths: a quantitative skills boost for social science students
• Core Maths for biology?
• How much should I write in a science exam?
• Introducing the new portable tracker for A Level science
• Transition from GCSE to A Level Biology

• Co-teaching guide This guide gives advice on co-teaching AS and A Level and includes a suggested planner. PDF 559KB

• Cell structure 2.1.1 - This guide will help teachers plan for and teach cell structure by giving guidance on key concepts and suggesting classroom activities. PDF 580KB
• STEM contributors This spreadsheet will signpost some opportunities to highlight some diverse STEM contributors, making links between their work and the specification. XLSX 124KB

• Scheme of work H020 H420 - This guide contains suggested timings for teaching the specification topics and other useful guidance to support scheme of work planning. DOCX 573KB

Multiple choice topic quizzes

Evolution

• Language of measurement in context - Biology

  The purpose of this exemplar investigation is to illustrate the use of the language of measurement terms in the context of Biology. DOCX 889KB

• Arithmetic and numerical computation - Summary quiz Maths skills – Arithmetic and numerical computation. DOCX 215KB

• Mechanisms of ventilation and gaseous exchange This pack provides teacher guidance about a range of potential approaches for delivery of the topic 'Mechanisms of ventilation and gaseous exchange in bony fish and insects'. PDF 885KB

• PAG 03 - Sampling techniques (ZIP) interchange login required
• PAG 1.1 Using a light microscope to study mitosis H020 H420 - Student and teacher sheet DOCX 5MB
• PAG 4.1 The effect of substrate concentration on the rate of an enzyme controlled reaction H020 H420 - Student and teacher sheet DOCX 632KB
• PAG 06 - Chromatography or electrophoresis (ZIP) interchange login required

• Biology drawing skills handbook This guide will support students in developing their biological drawing skills. PDF 3MB
• Biology mathematical skills handbook This mathematical skills handbook is designed to accompany the OCR AS and A Level specifications in Biology A and Biology B (Advancing Biology) for teaching from September 2015. PDF 2MB
• Biology practical skills handbook This practical skills handbook is designed to accompany the OCR AS and A Level specifications in Biology A and Biology B (Advancing Biology) for teaching from September 2015. PDF 971KB
• Graphs, tables and drawings: student checklists Checklists for students to track their own understanding of creating graphs, tables and drawings. DOC 209KB
• Mathematical skills statistics booklet This booklet can be used to help develop statistical analysis skills as an integrated part of AS and A Level Biology. DOC 713KB

• Women in Science posters Pioneers. ZIP 9MB

• Making practical work accessible for SEND students
• The common pitfalls for biology practical endorsement
• Using more plant-based examples when teaching A Level Biology
• Challenging maths skills in A Level Biology
• Core Maths: a quantitative skills boost for social science students
• Core Maths for biology?
• How much should I write in a science exam?
• Introducing the new portable tracker for A Level science
• Transition from GCSE to A Level Biology