Cambridge Nationals

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If you're reviewing which KS4 qualification to offer, look no further than Cambridge Nationals.

Practical, accessible, fun to teach and exciting to learn, Cambridge Nationals will inspire your students to develop real-world skills to prepare them for their future.

Designed for students aged 14-16 years, our Level 1 / Level 2 Cambridge Nationals complement GCSE choices. 

Why choose a Cambridge National?

  • all our Cambridge Nationals are included on the key stage 4 performance tables for England
  • one resubmission opportunity for each of the NEA (set assignment) units per year
  • set assignments are released on 1 June each year, and you can start using them straight away

We aim is to support you at every stage of your journey with us – from initial enquiry right through to results day.  Our support package includes:

  • free teaching resources including candidate style work, schemes of work
  • wide range of professional development courses
  • endorsed textbooks and resources from leading publishers
  • support from our expert team of subject advisors
  • internal assessment online, on-demand training
  • ... plus much more

Professional Development

If you're considering teaching a Cambridge National, you may want to watch a Choosing OCR webinar. These sessions aim to give you an overview of the qualification and the support and resources available to you. 

If you've started to teach our qualifications, there's a wide range of courses which will help you in your delivery.

Cambridge Nationals Specifications and SAM

Download our specifications and see the topic areas and our approach to terminal assessment.  You can also download our sample assessment materials (SAMs) for both examined and non-examined (NEA) units.

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Cambridge National in Child Development

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Cambridge National in Creative iMedia

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Cambridge National in Engineering Design

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Cambridge National in Engineering Manufacture

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Cambridge National in Engineering Programmable Systems

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Cambridge National in Enterprise and Marketing

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Cambridge National in Health and Social Care

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Cambridge National in IT                         

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Cambridge National in Sport Science

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Cambridge National in Sport Studies

Guides and resources

We’ve guides and resources for all our Cambridge National subjects to help you understand the qualifications so you can start preparing and teaching. They include:

View Guides/Resources

Open days and options discussions

Do you have open days and option discussions coming up? Whether they're face to face or online, we've a toolkit for each of our qualifications which you can either download or order.  Each pack comprises:

  •  Cambridge Nationals Student and Parents Guide 
  •  Cambridge Nationals summary leaflet
  •  Course content leaflet
  •  Course content poster
  •  Careers poster

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Get in touch with our team today

If you have any questions about our qualifications, our advisors are here to help. You can request a callback by completing this form.  Alternatively, you can contact them on 01223 553998 or by email: support@ocr.org.uk.