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Supporting you during Coronavirus

Hi everyone

We’re here to help students to progress with grades they can be proud of, despite these very challenging times.

Ofqual, our regulator, has now set out the process we’ll be following for students who were due to sit GCSE, AS/A Level and EPQ examinations this summer to provide them with a centre assessment grade and we have summarised the details here.

We’re pleased that the professional judgement of teachers is at the heart of this. We’ll then build on what teachers give us by standardising grades across all schools and colleges. This means the grades students get this summer will be fair and of equal status to students’ grades in other years and recognises the students' work. 

We know that many of you will still have questions that need answering about grades this summer. This is particularly so for vocational qualifications, and we’d like to thank you for your enormous patience at this anxious time. We continue to work closely with other exam boards, our regulator and the DfE so you can have clarity about every qualification. 

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How we’ll give GCSE, AS and A Level students grades this summer
Centre assessed grading

We've summarised what Ofqual has said and have also created a one-page visual for you and students showing the process for centre assessment grades for GCSE, AS/A Level and EPQ this summer. 

For further details, take a look at the dedicated support section of our website where we have more guidance and FAQs for you.

Read Ofqual update

Ideas for home and distance learning

Our Subject Advisors have been putting together some blogs to support you and your students away from the classroom.

They'll be focusing on useful resources for teaching and learning remotely for different subjects.

Blogs for Computer Science, Maths, English, Science, Music and Health & Social Care have been published with more to follow.

Ideas and resources for distance learning

Ideas for home and distance learning
Subject Advisor support and FAQ videos
Subject Advisor videos

Hear from Marie Bessant, Subject Advisor for Music, Drama and Performing Arts who gives an overview of the support our Subject Advisor team will be offering in the coming weeks, including answering your most frequently asked questions. 

Hear from Marie

Publisher and endorsed partner support

Our partner Rhinegold (Hall Leonard), have produced free half hour music lessons for students, parents and teachers. The lessons are available free to use on the Musicroom blog.

Hodder Education have also added their My Revision Notes series into the same format as the Student eTextbooks; and are offering these for half-price for a limited time. You can also contact your local sales consultant for more information.

Publisher and endorsed partner resources

Oxford University Press' 'Supporting You With Learning Anywhere page outlines existing support to Secondary schools. In addition, centres can contact their sales team who can help with other available support specifically targeted at their needs. 

PG Online, an endorsed publisher for Computer Science GCSE and A Level, have a range of free materials available to schools. In every unit, there is a free lesson covering distinct specification points and for each series, there is a complete free unit covering a full section of the specification.

ZigZag Education, an endorsed publisher, also have free eLearning packages for home learning available until 1 January 2021.

Digital support
Digital support

There are also some digital platforms, which are offering free OCR specific resources. Please note these are not endorsed by OCR. 

Twinkl is also providing free access to over 630,000 teaching and learning materials to support teachers, parents and carers. Use code UKTWINKLHELPS.

Online teaching and learning resources from Cambridge Assessment

Cambridge Assessment (OCR, Cambridge Assessment International Education, Cambridge English and Cambridge University Press) have collated all available resources and digital products from across the organisation to support and enable remote teaching and learning. 

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Online teaching and learning resources