Planning and teaching

• Support highlights A comprehensive collection of resources to help you quickly get up to speed in the classroom and support your students in preparing for exams. These materials will focus your teaching on individual abilities of students, help determine their capabilities and above all save you time. PDF 5MB

Delivery guides (PDF)

Multiple choice topic quizzes

• Language of measurement in context - Chemistry

  The purpose of this exemplar investigation is to illustrate the use of the language of measurement terms in the context. DOCX 971KB

• Experiments involving amount of substance Guidance and activities to support teachers preparing students for indirect assessment of practical skills relating to amount of substance. DOC 2MB

• Colours of inorganic ions and complexes - poster A useful reference to the colours of inorganic ions and complexes featured in the specification. PDF 126KB
• Co-teaching guide This guide gives advice on co-teaching AS and A Level and includes a suggested planner. PDF 504KB
• Mapping guide Mapping the new specification to the legacy specification. PDF 487KB

• Amount of substance KS4-KS5 This guide focuses on the transition from key stage 4 to key stage 5. PDF 309KB
• Amount of substance KS4-KS5 checkpoint task This checkpoint task should be used with the transition guide on amount of substance. DOC 542KB

• Practical activities support guide This guide provides support on how our Practical Activity Group (PAG) suggested activities can be adjusted by centres and revision support for Module 1 Practical Skills. PDF 1MB
• PAG 09 - Rates of reaction - Continuous monitoring method (ZIP) interchange login required

• Chemistry mathematical skills handbook This mathematical skills handbook is designed to accompany the OCR AS and A Level specifications in Chemistry A and Chemistry B (Salters) for teaching from September 2015. PDF 1MB
• Chemistry practical skills handbook Guidance on the skills required for both assessments, arrangements for the practical endorsement, and suggestions for planning a practical scheme of work. PDF 900KB

• Chemistry A factsheet This fact sheet can be used at open/options evenings to give students and parents an insight to the chemistry qualification. PDF 470KB

• Making practical work accessible for SEND students
• Five resources to support students moving from GCSE to A Level Chemistry
• How much should I write in a science exam?
• Introducing the new portable tracker for A Level science
• Nine microscale tips to improve your chemistry practical work

Delivery guides (PDF)

Multiple choice topic quizzes

• Language of measurement in context - Chemistry

  The purpose of this exemplar investigation is to illustrate the use of the language of measurement terms in the context. DOCX 971KB

• Colours of inorganic ions and complexes - poster A useful reference to the colours of inorganic ions and complexes featured in the specification. PDF 126KB
• Co-teaching guide This guide gives advice on co-teaching AS and A Level and includes a suggested planner. PDF 504KB
• Mapping guide Mapping the new specification to the legacy specification. PDF 487KB

• Amount of substance KS4-KS5 This guide focuses on the transition from key stage 4 to key stage 5. PDF 309KB
• Amount of substance KS4-KS5 checkpoint task This checkpoint task should be used with the transition guide on amount of substance. DOC 542KB

• PAG 09 - Rates of reaction - Continuous monitoring method (ZIP) interchange login required

• Chemistry mathematical skills handbook This mathematical skills handbook is designed to accompany the OCR AS and A Level specifications in Chemistry A and Chemistry B (Salters) for teaching from September 2015. PDF 1MB
• Chemistry practical skills handbook Guidance on the skills required for both assessments, arrangements for the practical endorsement, and suggestions for planning a practical scheme of work. PDF 900KB

• Making practical work accessible for SEND students
• Five resources to support students moving from GCSE to A Level Chemistry
• How much should I write in a science exam?
• Introducing the new portable tracker for A Level science
• Nine microscale tips to improve your chemistry practical work