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Hi Colleague,

How are you? We hope that the end of term was enjoyable for you and your students. We wish you a great time enjoying a relaxing summer break now with those close to you.

Results days will be with us soon and you can find plenty to support you in the first article below.

  • Monday 9 August (for centres) / Tuesday 10 August (for students) - AS and A Level Maths and Further Maths, Core Maths and FSMQ Additional Maths
  • Wednesday 11 August (for centres) / Thursday 12 August (for students) - GCSE (9-1) Maths and Entry Level.

As ever, if there is any further support that OCR can provide then you’re welcome to contact us anytime. Our role is to support you as you deliver our qualifications.

Neil, Caroline, Steven and Ruth - your OCR Maths Subject Advisors

maths@ocr.org.uk
@OCR_Maths
01223 553998
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Summer 2021 results days support
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Our ‘Everything you need to know for summer 2021’ pages contain plenty of helpful information for you ahead of the results days next week. We’ve written a blog about the results days for Exams Officers, which will also help you prepare and answer some of your questions.

We’ve produced a quick guide to appeals to support you. For more information you can also refer to our dedicated appeals 2021 webpage. The full guidance is available from the JCQ website.

If you have any additional queries, do please get in touch with us (contact details are at the end of the introduction above).

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2022 assessment consultation

Last month Ofqual and DfE ran a joint consultation on their proposals for 2022 assessments in GCSE, AS and A Level qualifications.

Proposals for the 2022 assessments include:

  • in GCSE, AS and A Level mathematics qualifications, advance notice of the focus of the content of exams should be provided to students in the spring term
  • in GCSE (9-1) Mathematics, a formulae sheet should be provided to students to use in the exam.
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The consultation outcome should be published in the new term.

Information about any adjustments to other maths qualifications will also be announced as soon as they’re confirmed.

Ofqual and DfE 2022 assessment consultation
GCSE and A Level CPD in 2021-2022
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Our Professional Development training programme for GCSE and A Level Maths in 2021-2022 is now going live for you to book your places.

All training for the foreseeable future will be held online, offering the same high-quality training as our face-to-face training. Face to face courses may be available later in the academic year.

Courses now available for 2021-2022 include:

  • GCSE (9-1) Maths ‘Mark schemes and marking training’
  • GCSE (9-1) Maths ‘Ask the Subject Expert’
  • AS/A Level Maths ‘Getting to know the Large Data Set’
  • A Level Maths B (MEI) ‘Getting to know the Comprehension Section’
  • plus many more.

Keep an eye on the page for more courses appearing shortly, or follow @OCR_Maths for the latest announcements.

2021-2022 maths CPD
New GCSE and A Level resources

We’ve published more new resources for you over the last few weeks. For GCSE (9-1) Maths, more ExamBuilder topic tests are now available. Foundation & Higher tier tests for Algebra, Congruence and Similarity, Mensuration & Probability are now available, plus a Higher tier test for Statistics. Download the Foundation tier and Higher tier topic tests zip folders now.
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We've also published 2 new Section Check In tests for our AS / A Level Further Maths B (MEI) Mechanics options.

  • Forces (a) - Mechanics a (AS), Mechanics Major & Minor (A Level)
  • Hooke's Law (b) - Mechanics b (AS), Mechanics Major (A Level)

Download these Section Check In tests from the ‘Planning and teaching’ webpage now. You can also get an AS only version of the Forces (a) test in the zip folder on the page.

GCSE ExamBuilder topic tests    Further Maths B Section Check In tests
Foundation tier GCSE sample pack of resources
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If you’re unfamiliar with our GCSE (9-1) Maths resources, we’ve recently put together a sample pack of Foundation tier resources for you to download. It includes examples of many of the resources that we offer to support students, including Check In tests, practice materials, worksheets, posters and more.

For even more, browse the full range of planning and teaching resources on the qualification website.

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AMSP Support

The Advanced Mathematics Support Programme (AMSP) has made available a series of support packages for centres and students that have lost teaching time recently.

This includes a free online course designed specially to support students who have studied A level Mathematics and are progressing to an undergraduate degree course this autumn (especially maths, engineering, or physics). Students working through the course will consolidate their skills and understanding, building their confidence with mathematics to help them make a successful transformation to university.

AMSP Support
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