OCR's refreshed A Level in Psychology

After a comprehensive review of our A Level, during which we listened to feedback from teachers and worked with experts from different organisations, we’re planning some improvements.

We'll be updating our AS Level specification too.

We continue to work with Ofqual to have our new specifications accredited ready for a first teach in September 2025*.

In the meantime, you can:

explore our most recent draft specifications and sample assessment materials
sign up for our email updates to stay informed about the developments
speak to one of our team about our plans for the new qualification.

*Subject to accreditation

Why choose our A Level Psychology?

✅ Up-to-date, relevant content, including the use of AI and racial bias in mental health. Studies are also evaluated in a contemporary way, and we’ll use recent examples of research, articles and topics in our exam papers

✅ Unique topics on environmental psychology and sport and exercise psychology

✅ A reduced number of core and key studies, which are named in the specification, to ensure clarity and give you more time to support your students

✅ A more accessible assessment approach, with just one statistical test, a consistent paper structure and reduced marks in the exam to help with time management

✅ A comprehensive support package so you can feel confident in teaching our qualification – from professional development courses to a dedicated subject advisor and a host of teaching and learning resources.

Please note, the above is subject to accreditation.

Want to learn more?

Request more information and a member of our team will be in touch to answer any questions you might have..

“The new A Level looks really good.”
“I also like the new style of question sizes across all papers.” 
“I feel positive about the changes that have been made and feel that they will be beneficial.” 
“Lots of positive changes, love the accessibility and spec changes.”
“Good range of questions from short-answer to longer  discussion questions. Greater clarity in the specification.”

Feedback gathered during our customer testing phase 

Ahead of first teach, a host of planning and teaching resources will be available on our secure platform, Teach Cambridge. This will include:

sample assessment materials

curriculum planners

schemes of work.

To help with your assessment preparation, you will also be able to access resources such as:

assessment guides

candidate exemplars

practice papers

Active Results – our free online results analysis service that allows you to review your students' exam performance

Access to Scripts – our free, on-demand service that allows you to download copies of students’ completed question papers to help decide whether to request a review of marking, and to support teaching and learning

ExamBuilder – our free question-building platform that helps you to build your own tests as our bank of past live-series questions grows.

As well as this, we are planning a range of professional development courses, from getting started with us to exploring our exams and assessment materials.

You can learn more about Teach Cambridge, including gaining access, on our website. You can also sign up for a free two-week trial.