Stretch and Challenge is designed to allow the brightest students the opportunity to demonstrate the full extent of their knowledge and skills. Stretch and Challenge questions will support the awarding of A* grade at A Level, addressing the need for greater differentiation between the most able students.
Chair of Examiners David Swainston, who has worked for OCR over the last seven years, spoke about Stretch and Challenge: "I'm very positive about Stretch and Challenge because we have written good quality qualifications and I'm confident that we have got the A* grade right.
"It's a totally new style of qualification to identify better quality and higher-performing students for the universities and it will be exciting to see it put into practice."
A* FAQs
For more information about the A* grade at A Level, see our FAQ sheet below: