A week in the life of a Customer Support Manager - Paul Jones 10/11/2016 In his first blog Paul Jones, Customer Support Manager for the West Midlands and North West, describes a typical week.
Additional information about enquiries about results: what does this mean for you? - Andy Barrott 11/08/2016 In his first blog, Andy Barrott, Senior Manager in Assessment Standards, discusses the additional information which will be available to centres if they submit an enquiry about results - and how this can be requested.
Teaching linear qualifications - Dr David Paterson 09/06/2016 In his latest blog, Dr David Paterson, Subject Specialist - GCE Science, talks about a new way of thinking about teaching, learning and assessment to support learners with linear assessment.
Marking reviews and appeals: what does this mean for you? - Dr Frances Wilson 27/05/2016 In her latest blog Dr Frances Wilson, Principal Researcher, discusses Ofqual's consultation on the marking of GCSE, AS and A Levels and what this means for you in 2016 and beyond.
Have your say on new GCSE grading proposals - Dr Frances Wilson 11/05/2016 In her latest blog, Dr Frances Wilson, Principal Researcher, provides an update on Ofqual's new consultation about GCSE grading.
How linear qualifications and grade boundaries work - Mike Forster 10/05/2016 In his first blog post, Mike Forster, Head of Research and Technical Standards, explains how the new linear qualifications will work and highlights important differences in the setting of grade boundaries.
The peril in your pocket – learning to cross the digital road - Ros Kaijaks 09/05/2016 In her latest post, Ros Kaijaks, Sector Manager, considers the area of personal safety in the digital world and how some of these issues were addressed when creating our Digital Employability qualification.
Planning priorities for OCR GCSE History B (SHP) 19/04/2016 Michael Riley of the Schools History Project shares planning tips for teachers.
CPD: How is it for you? - Angela Fretwell 11/04/2016 Angela Fretwell, CPD Services Supervisor, gives an insight into the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Services team here at OCR.
Studying pre-colonial African history at A Level – an HE perspective 01/03/2016 A guest post from Dr Bronwen Everill, a historian, about the value of studying African history at A Level.