OCR Blog

Cambridge Nationals: Networks and Best Practice

Posted by Sarah Ash on 21-Nov-2018 09:00:51

In this blog I will address how OCR will support you in to two key areas:

  • The opportunity for teachers to work with one another via local networks, so that they can build relationships and share expertise and best practice
  • The support that OCR offers to make sure that teachers are confident in their delivery and assessment of our courses.
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Topics: Cambridge Nationals

Cambridge Nationals: Teaching, Resources and Support

Posted by Rebecca Wood on 12-Nov-2018 10:47:08

In this blog, I provide an overview of the free support and comprehensive range of resources available for those of you planning or currently teaching Cambridge Nationals vocational qualifications.

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Topics: Cambridge Nationals

Cambridge Nationals: Support Materials on Interchange

Posted by Peter McCamphill on 05-Nov-2018 10:15:37

In this blog, I will highlight the benefits of having an Interchange account to help with the delivery of Cambridge Nationals. The qualification page is the main source of information and support material for Cambridge Nationals but additional support material can also be found on OCR Interchange.

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Topics: Cambridge Nationals

Cambridge Nationals: What you need to know about admin and moderation

Posted by Peter McCamphill on 08-Oct-2018 14:33:59

In our first blog about Cambridge Nationals my colleague Paul Jones, our Senior Customer Support Manager, and me Peter McCamphill (that's me in the profile picture above) from the Customer Service & Support team have collaborated to share the key aspects of the administration for Cambridge Nationals aimed at centres who have just started teaching from this September.

In this post we walk you through the generic procedures applicable to all Cambridge Nationals.

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Topics: Cambridge Nationals

Grading the new GCSEs (9-1) in Science

Posted by Dr Frances Wilson on 21-Jun-2018 15:13:06

We thought we’d take the opportunity to bring together all of the key information about grading the new GCSE (9-1) Science qualifications to make sure you have all the information you need.

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Topics: Science

Learn about the SOAS and OCR online resources for history teachers - Y320 (H505: History A)

Posted by Asher Goodenough on 19-Jun-2018 10:40:47

Whether you’ve taught Y320 in previous years, or you’re thinking about it for the coming year, this blog post will explain the compelling reasons why we teamed up with SOAS to create this intuitive digital resource portal for history teachers.

Our primary motivator was that we both share the same core value, namely “Promoting cultural understanding and Delivering for Teachers”.

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Topics: History

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