Teaching about crime in social science qualifications 04/06/2025 Our social science subject advisors look at how crime topics and themes can be delivered through a range of OCR social science qualifications.
Data skills are life skills: why we need stats in the classroom 29/05/2025 Sophie Carr from the Royal Statistical Society discusses how the maths curriculum could better equip young people with the statistical and data skills they need for daily life.
St Paul’s Cathedral creates a ‘History Around Us’ workshop 22/05/2025 Emma Stanley, Learning and Engagement Officer at St Paul’s Cathedral, shares how the site is supporting OCR GCSE History B students.
Mask theatre – the great equaliser 20/05/2025 In this guest blog, Honor Hoskins from Vamos Theatre shares how mask and non-verbal drama can be a way of transcending barriers for all drama students.
Mathematics – recognising the issue of maths anxiety 12/05/2025 In this blog, updated for the summer exams, Steven Walker presents ideas to support students dealing with maths anxiety across the curriculum.
What is the best way to revise for Religious Studies? 12/05/2025 Richard Barrow explains key principles to bear in mind when preparing for GCSE and A Level Religious Studies exams.
Writing A Level Religious Studies essays: ten top tips 12/05/2025 Subject Advisor Richard Barrow shares tips from principal examiners on writing essays for A Level Religious Studies.
A Level Physics: diverse role models for women in particles and medical physics content 08/05/2025 Mike Jackson, Physics Subject Advisor, highlights some of the key diverse figures in particle physics, with links to the specification.
Unhelpful thinking and recognising negative thoughts 01/05/2025 In this updated blog, subject advisor Sarah Ash looks at how we can recognise negative thoughts and unhelpful thinking patterns and start to change them.
History Around Us: what are the most popular sites? 30/04/2025 For local history month, Ewan Brady looks at the History Around Us unit of our GCSE History B course which brings local history to the fore.