Cambridge Nationals for first teaching 2022

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Are you planning for this September? We're here to help.

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.

Included on the key stage 4 performance tables for England for 2024, our redeveloped Cambridge Nationals are Technical Award qualifications for 14-16 year old for first teaching September 2022.

To help you get started, we've a range of resources for you to download including the approved specifications, SAM's, mapping and switching guides, curriculum planners, schemes of work and an e-learning module.

Professional Development

Have you made the decision to teach our Cambridge Nationals? Great news, you've access to a wide range of resources, support and expertise.

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During these free online sessions, we'll provide you with everything you need for first teaching of our redeveloped Cambridge Nationals. You'll find out where to access all the resources for your subject, how to contact your dedicated Subject Advisor for support, and you'll gain an understanding of the key elements of the specification.

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Redeveloped Cambridge Nationals Specifications and SAMs

In response to the new approach to regulating Technical Award qualifications for 14-16 year olds, we took the opportunity to look at how we could apply these new rules alongside reviewing the content and design of our specifications with the help and input from teachers and other stakeholders.

You can download our approved specifications for a look at any changes to 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

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Guides and resources

We’ve guides and a short on-line course for all our Redeveloped Cambridge National subjects to help you understand the qualifications so you can start preparing and teaching. They include:

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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 the subjects which you can either download or order.  Each pack comprises:

  •  Cambridge Nationals Student and Parents Guide 
  •  What is a Cambridge Nationals leaflet
  •  Course content leaflet
  •  Course content poster
  •  Careers poster

 

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If you have any questions about our redeveloped qualifications, our advisors are here to help. You can contact them on 01223 553998 or by email: support @ocr.org.uk

If you've already made your decision to teach a redeveloped Cambridge National, we're looking forward to working with you. To help us support you, please let us know by completing a Teach with OCR form.