The poems we love: celebrating National Poetry Day 23/09/2025 Our English Subject Advisors share some powerful poems recommended by teachers and Cambridge OCR colleagues.
Teaching GCSE English Language in a year 28/07/2025 English Subject Advisor Lydia Ridding discusses useful strategies for teaching GCSE English Language in post-16 settings.
How the Wildling app can support OCR qualifications, including GCSE Natural History 08/07/2025 In this guest blog, Anthony Rawlins explains how his Wildling app can support teaching and learning by helping students connect with the natural world.
#LoveEnglish: our recommended summer reads 25/06/2025 OCR English Subject Advisors Lydia and Sam share some summer reading recommendations.
Why we #LoveEnglish: celebrating what makes English so powerful 10/06/2025 OCR English Subject Advisors share the personal stories of teachers and colleagues on what they love most about English.
Our top ten female characters in literature 25/02/2025 English Subject Advisors Lydia Ridding and Sam Orciel celebrate International Women’s Day by discussing their favourite female characters from fiction.
Marking GCSE English Language papers 03/12/2024 How can you make use of Examiner Reports to inform your marking? Lydia Ridding, English Subject Advisor, highlights some of the most important points raised in the June 2024 Series.
Rethinking the English GCSEs 13/11/2024 How can we improve the English GCSEs? Dr Rebecca Fisher, CEO of the English Association, takes a look at key recommendations.
English NEAs: evidencing internal standardisation 01/11/2024 English Subject Advisor Sam Orciel explores ways in which you can make internal standardisation useful and clear.
A Level English Literature NEA: choosing texts and tasks 25/10/2024 Sam Orciel, English Subject Advisor, outlines useful ways of creating and setting NEA tasks for A Level English Literature.