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Whether you’re new to Cambridge OCR, or already offer our qualifications, you might find our admin overview useful. This outlines the main administration processes for Cambridge Advanced Nationals, and will guide you to the relevant, detailed information on our website.
As many of these processes have to be completed by certain dates, we’ve produced a list of key dates to help with your planning and preparation.
The first step to offering Cambridge Advanced Nationals is becoming an approved centre.
If your centre is already approved for Level 1/Level 2 Cambridge Nationals, Cambridge Technicals (2016), GCSEs or A Levels with Cambridge OCR, you do not need to apply for approval as you will be automatically approved for Cambridge Advanced Nationals.
If your centre is not already approved, please follow the guidance on our approvals page.
At the start of the course you need to register your students for the relevant Cambridge Advanced Nationals subject.
You can make your registrations via A2C using basedata, or via our secure website, Interchange.
See the entries and registration page for more details.
Your Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) may need to apply for access arrangements.
These are made via Access Arrangements Online before an exam series to enable candidates with particular requirements to demonstrate attainment.
See the access arrangements page for more information.
Please make final unit and certification entries by the relevant deadlines. You must make unit entries for students before you can submit marks before a visit.
The entry codes booklet contains all the codes and rules of combination. You’ll also need to check final entry and resit rules.
You can make your final entries via A2C using basedata, or via our secure website, Interchange.
There are two moderation windows each year. You need to submit a visit arrangements request via the Cambridge OCR Moderation Service for each window you wish to use. You can choose to have either a virtual visit or a face-to-face moderation visit for each window.
After you have submitted your visit arrangements request, your moderator will contact you to arrange and confirm your moderation visit date(s).
See our arranging the moderation visit page for more details.
Submit total marks via the Cambridge OCR Moderation Service 10 working days before your visit.
You will then receive a sample request for six students per unit.
Submit the criteria level marks and upload the work for the sample within three working days of your visit.
Read our guidance on preparing for the visit.
Verbal feedback will be given to you on the day of the visit/virtual visit and a written feedback report will be sent after your visit.
Detailed information is provided in the non-examined assessment section.
Examination arrangements are governed by the JCQ Instructions for conducting examinations.
We’ll send question papers and stationery on the basis of final entries – our key dates show what you will receive, and when.
For Applied Science Unit F181, a pre-release will be available on Teach Cambridge six weeks before the exam date (see key dates).
When sending scripts to us for marking, make sure you follow our six simple steps to ensure they reach us safely.
You may also need information on special consideration or what to do if you suspect malpractice.
We will issue results automatically on the published day (the same day as A Levels for the June series). See our results section for what’s available when.
The results are sent via A2C and are also available on Interchange, together with a number of results reports.
Grade boundaries are also published on our website at the same time as the results are issued to centres.
If any of your candidates don’t have results, or if you have questions about, or are unhappy with a candidate’s result, then you may wish to use one of our post-results services.
If you’re still unhappy with the post-results decision then you may be able to appeal.
Please check the fees and deadlines for each service.
A candidate’s final results are recorded on a certificate, issued about 8 weeks after results are published.
There’s more information in our certificates section, including how to: