Mental Health Awareness Week - breathing in nature 07/05/2021 In this blog, subject advisor Lucy Carey writes about mental health awareness and discusses how nature can help well-being.
Unhelpful thinking and recognising negative thoughts 07/05/2021 In this blog for Mental Health Week, subject advisor Sarah Ash looks at how we can recognise negative thoughts and unhelpful thinking patterns and start to change them.
Six ways to use ExamBuilder to create sociology assessments 05/05/2021 In this blog Tshepi Mpunzi, our Digital Services Manager, summarises the six top tricks and tips for using ExamBuilder for Sociology A Level.
A Level Maths: Trigonometry, not just for triangles – part 1 27/04/2021 In this first of two blogs, Steven looks at how the topic of trigonometry progresses from GCSE to AS and on to A Level. He reviews the comments from examiners about common mistakes and misconceptions, and suggests sources of support for students.
Five resources to support students moving from GCSE to A Level Chemistry 26/04/2021 How can you help students whose education has been disrupted this year prepare for A Level Chemistry? Our chemistry subject advisor Andy Brunning picks out some helpful resources.
GCSE Business or Cambridge National in Enterprise and Marketing? 22/04/2021 Deborah Malpas, subject advisor for business, offers some thoughts on what to consider when choosing a business qualification for your key stage 4 students.
Natural history … it's all around you! 21/04/2021 Jo Harris, director of the Field Studies Council, looks at ways teachers can help students get out and observe the natural history around them, including four activities that teachers and students can try in the next few months.
An update from the Schools History Project 29/03/2021 The Schools History Project is OCR’s partner for the GCSE History B specification. In a special guest blog, Matt Stanford, Director of the SHP, talks about recent work and the role of the Regional Advisers.
Teaching augmented reality in our redeveloped Cambridge National in IT (J836) 18/03/2021 The redeveloped Cambridge Nationals in IT includes a new unit on augmented reality (AR). Subject Advisor Vinay Thawait considers how teachers could plan the delivery of this exciting content.
Transition from GCSE to A Level Mathematics 09/03/2021 How can you make sure your students’ transition from GCSE to A Level Maths is as smooth as possible during the pandemic? Maths Subject Advisor Steven Walker highlights six sources of support for this transition.