Digital GCSE Computer Science and the digital mock service: your questions answered 07/07/2025 Subject advisor Connor Toms answers questions about our plans for a digital GCSE in Computer Science and our current digital mock service for our paper-based Computer Science GCSE.
Elan: A new programming language designed for teaching GCSE and A Level 27/06/2025 Subject advisor Ceredig interviews Richard Pawson, the creator of Elan, a brand-new programming language specifically designed for teaching computer science.
Supporting private candidates: essential guidance for moderating NEA and addressing AI misuse 28/04/2025 Subject advisor Connor Toms explains how centres can support private candidates with their AI use and what steps you should take to mitigate AI misuse.
What training is available for Cambridge Nationals Creative iMedia (J834)? 09/10/2024 Subject advisor Vinay Thawait talks through the professional development that’s available to support Creative iMedia teachers this academic year.
What training is available for Cambridge Nationals IT (J836)? 08/10/2024 What training is available for the Cambridge National in IT? Vinay Thawait summarises the professional development available this academic year.
Mission Encodeable: a free coding tutorials platform, written by students for students! 18/09/2024 In this guest blog, students Harry and Anna Wake talk about their new coding platform “Mission Encodeable”, designed to help students to learn coding.
Externally moderated Cambridge Nationals NEA: issues and solutions 01/08/2024 Vinay Thawait shares his experience of supporting the OCR moderation team and shares suggestions for best practice.
GCSE Computer Science and the Cisco Networking Academy 11/03/2024 Guest bloggers Elizabeth Barr and Christine Swan discuss how the Cisco Networking Academy can support schools to teach networking using industry standard tools.
A Level Computer Science – top tips for planning the NEA programming project 14/02/2024 Connor Toms and Ceredig Cattanach-Chell share hints and tips for helping your students plan their programming projects.
Marking and feedback for Cambridge Nationals 26/01/2024 Subject advisor Debbie Williams discusses how she would go about marking and providing support and feedback for our Cambridge Nationals NEAs.