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Happy Holidays from OCR

Hi Colleague

We hope you've had a good week. Today is #ChristmasJumperDay, so here's some of the team, and furry friends, sporting their jumpers and outfits!

In this week's roundup: 

  • summer 2022 advance information:
    • we've published a summary of what to expect in advance information
    • the JCQ has also published new FAQs to support students, schools and colleges
    • Ofqual's Chief Regulator has written a letter to schools and colleges 
  • drama teachers: we've published a subject information update confirming summer 2022 arrangements for submitting non-exam assessment (NEA) for GCSE Drama and AS and A Level Drama and Theatre 
  • PE teachers: we’ve updated our forms and moderation process for submitting marks and assessment evidence, and we've published a graphical timeline to help you when assessing, filming and submitting your students’ evidence. We've also confirmed the contingency filming plans for AS, A Level and GCSE Physical Education, if visiting moderation can't take place for the Summer 2022 series. See our subject update for further details.
  • autumn 2021 results day information and support for teachers, exams officers, students and parents
  • our Chief Executive has recorded a special video message of thanks to everyone in schools and colleges
  • more festive-themed activities! This week, we're sharing our Music team's favourite Christmas tracks and our English team's recommended reads for 2022. If you missed last week's classic quiz, nature & sustainability quiz and festive recipes, don't worry – you can find them all at the end of this email.

If you've now finished for the year, we hope you have a lovely, relaxing break and look forward to working with you in 2022. For those of you who finish next week, remember we're still here to support you and your students – please don't hesitate to get in touch or browse our FAQs if you have any questions. 

Best of luck to all students getting their exam results next week. Remember, results can be issued to students from 8am on results day.

Just to let you know that next Friday (17 December) will be our final weekly roundup of 2021.

Best wishes

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Guidance on summer 2022 advance information
Teachers

We've published a summary to help you and your students understand what to expect from advance information. Advance information will be provided to support students revising for summer 2022 exams in the majority of AS, A Level, and GCSE subjects, as well as FSMQ and Core Maths. Read our news story to find out more.

The JCQ has published a series of FAQs on advance information for teachers and students, and Ofqual's Chief Regulator, Dr Jo Saxton, has written a letter to schools and colleges about advance information.

Teacher FAQs   Student FAQs    Letter from Ofqual
Autumn 2021 results days information and support

Ahead of the AS and A Level and Core Maths results day on 16 December, we'd like to remind you that schools and colleges can release exam results to students from 8am.

Here's a reminder of the other results days for the autumn 2021 exam series.
Results

Remember, there's lots of information available for your subject on our results page. 

If you need to provide additional guidance to students and parents/carers such as examples of results slips, you can point them to the student section of our website.

Support for teachers    Support for students
A special message from Chief Executive Jill Duffy
Jill Duffy

As we approach the end of a long and challenging term, Jill would like to say a huge thank you to everyone in schools and colleges.

We look forward to working with you all in 2022!

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Festive music and our top reads for 2022

If you're looking for some festive music inspiration, have a listen to these Christmas favourites 🎵 from our Music Team. You can read all about the team's music choices on our Christmas page.

This year, our English Team are sharing their recommended reads for 2022 📖. There's some great books to add to your Christmas list!
Festive trees

If you missed them last week, don't forget to take a look at our classic quiz, nature and sustainability quiz and festive recipes.

Explore Christmas page 

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