Subject updates

Subject updates are the way we let you know about changes to our qualifications, e.g. extensions or withdrawals. The latest updates are listed below and we send a monthly round up to all OCR exams officers.

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Amended specifications for AS and A Level Further Mathematics A 22/07/2022

We have amended minor errors in the specifications and formulae booklets for AS and A Level Further Mathematics A (H235/H245).
Updated specifications for GCSE Combined Science and GCSE Physics 20/07/2022

We’ve updated our GCSE Combined Science (J250/J260) and GCSE Physics (J249/J259) specifications to introduce symbol equations.
Updates for Cambridge National in Enterprise and Marketing J837 14/07/2022

We've updated the specification and assessment guidance (units R068 and R069) for our refreshed Cambridge National qualification in Enterprise and Marketing.
Reminder: Additional diverse text options for September 2022 30/06/2022

We remind you we've added diverse text options to Comparative and contextual study (component 02) of our A Level English Literature specification (H472), for first teach September 2022.
Reminder: New diverse text options for September 2022 30/06/2022

We remind you we've made changes to the text options and poetry anthology in our GCSE English Literature specification (J352), for first teach September 2022.
New diverse texts for September 2023 30/06/2022

We're introducing new diverse texts options to component 02 of our AS and A Level English Language and Literature specifications (H074/H474), for first teach September 2023.
Updated OCR-set assignments for Cambridge National in Engineering Manufacture J823 (from 2022) 28/06/2022

For our redeveloped Cambridge National in Engineering Manufacture qualification, we've replaced the assignments for units R015 and R016.
November 2022 advance information 27/06/2022

To support student revision, we have published the advance information for our November 2022 assessments in GCSE English Language (J351) and GCSE Mathematics (J560).
End-of-item tests for Entry Level Science R483 24/06/2022

From the June 2025 series onwards, we are no longer accepting old versions of end-of-item tests for Entry Level Science R483.
Sample data sheets with symbol equations for GCSE Combined Science and GCSE Physics 24/06/2022

We’ve published sample data and equation sheets with symbol equations for the GCSE Combined Science (J250/J260) and GCSE Physics (J249/J259) specifications.