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Supporting you during coronavirus

Hi everyone

We hope you managed to have a few days rest over the Easter weekend and are keeping well.

Ofqual has published a consultation seeking views on some of the detailed planning that is in progress to ensure the grades students get this summer will be fair - read our quick summary of Ofqual’s consultation proposals.

We know that teachers and students are also keen to know more about our plans for the autumn series, and a separate consultation will be published by Ofqual soon covering this important aspect of our planning.

We've included a survey as we'd like to understand how you are feeling about the challenges that will face the current year 10 and 12 students when they return to school, and what resources could be put in place to support you in the coming academic year. 

You can also now watch Subject Advisor, Raj Sood's latest support video where he discusses our upcoming vocational support.

As always, we’d like to thank you for your enormous patience at this anxious time. We're continuing to work closely with other exam boards, our regulator and the DfE so you can have clarity about every qualification. 

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Ofqual consultation launched
Ofqual consultation launched

Ofqual have published a consultation seeking views on the plans to ensure students get fair grades this summer.

We’ve produced a quick summary of the proposals here

Read summary

Centre assessment grades and rank ordering

Watch our latest video where Subject Advisors Isobel Woodger and Neil Ogden take you through a summary of Ofqual's announcement (3 April) on how GCSEs and AS/A Levels will be awarded in summer 2020.

They also offer some initial guidance relating to centre assessment grades and rank ordering of students.

Centre assessment grades and rank ordering

Watch video

Year 10 and 12 support survey
Survey for resources

We're working to support you and your students as best we can through this difficult period.

We would like to understand how you are feeling about the challenges that will face the current year 10 and 12 students when they return to school, and what resources could be put in place to support you in the coming academic year.  

To help us support you please complete this short survey.

Complete survey

Results day 2020

The Department for Education have now confirmed that students will receive their GCSE and A Level results on the expected days of 20 August and 13 August respectively.

These are the same dates as published at the beginning of the academic year.

GCSE and A Level results day

Results day 2020
Supporting with distance teaching and learning
OCR Blogs

Our Subject Advisors have written blogs focusing on resources you can use to support students learning at home and tips to keep them motivated.

Our latest blogs including support for delivering GCSE Food and A Level Law remotely and independent learning for Drama and Theatre at home.

Check out the blogs

Keeping well and coping – five tips

Our colleagues at Cambridge University Press have posted a blog sharing Mindfulness tips from Tamsin Ford, a Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge.

The blog provides some thoughts about how to prioritise your mental well being and support your students during this time

Read 5 tips.

Keeping well and coping - five tips