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.
Psychology A Level – nine tips from the mock marking workshop 04/03/2021 In this guest blog, Deb Gajic, a former Head of Psychology and an examiner, summarises the key points from our recent mock marking workshop.
GCSE (9-1) Maths - resources to assist tier entry decision making 23/02/2021 How can you build confidence into your GCSE (9-1) Maths tier entry decision-making? Ruth Wroe highlights some helpful resources that teachers can use to gather data on student performance to help with entry decisions.
Teaching psychology from home or face to face 22/02/2021 In her updated blog, Lucy Carey, subject advisor for psychology, looks at how you can support students in developing their A Level Psychology skills away from the classroom.
Resources to support the progress of physics students 22/02/2021 Ensuring a smooth progression for physics students through the key stages and on to higher education has many challenges. Physics subject advisor John Dewis discusses some resources that may help for your GCSE and A Level students.
A Level Maths: Solving complex quadratic equations 18/02/2021 Steven Walker, Maths Subject Advisor, looks at issues that examiners have seen when candidates are solving complex quadratic equations, developing from the techniques introduced at GCSE for quadratic equations.
LGBT+ history month - a student perspective 18/02/2021 In this guest blog post for LGBTQ+ history month, Michelle Satchwell, a Social Sciences Head of Department talks to a student diversity leader.
Mathematics – ideas to help students who find mechanics hard 12/02/2021 Maths Subject Advisor, Steven Walker, shares his discoveries about mechanics from the recently published A Level Maths examiners’ reports. Steven offers his expertise and approaches to help teachers support their next cohort of students.
Transition from GCSE to A Level Biology 11/02/2021 How do you make sure your students’ transition to A Level Biology is as effective as possible during the pandemic? Subject advisor Andri Achilleos highlights five resources to support this transition.