Open in a web browser here.
OCR_NEW_CMYK_FLAT_Jan2019
Maths supporting you during coronavirus
June - Total Maths

Hi everyone,

Welcome to the June edition of Total Maths.

How are things? We hope all is well with you and those close to you.

Our new Grade Submission System is now live for you to submit your students’ centre assessment grades and rank orders. The system is picking up lots of positive feedback and we’re pleased to hear it’s working well. Please see below for more information and support with the system.

We’d also like to draw your attention towards the support available from the AMSP for during school and college closures. This includes GCSE and A Level Professional Development, Core Maths top-ups and their Core Maths Online Festival.

If you have any questions or feedback, then please contact us. Our role is to support you as you deliver our qualifications.

Neil, Steven, Ruth and Caroline- your Maths Subject Advisors
maths@ocr.org.uk
@OCR_Maths
01223 553998
OCR-Newsletter-Box-shaddow
Support for current times
Online support Maths

We've set up a dedicated online support section bringing together all the latest information, FAQs, videos and guidance documents to support you through this period.

It also includes a support section for students that you may wish to direct your classes to, as well as our blog on mindfulness and mental health.

We will continue to update the pages as more information is confirmed.

View support page
Submitting centre assessment grades and rank orders

Our Grade Submission System is live and the window for submitting centre assessment grades and rank orders for general qualifications runs until Friday 12 June.

We have a dedicated support page for the system, which includes a training video and responses to your FAQs.
Centre assessment grades

Our support videos and guidance documents for determining centre assessment grades and rank orders for teachers, Heads of Department and Heads of Centre are still available from our teacher support page.

For teachers seeking further guidance on ensuring centre assessment grades are objective, please take a look at the information here.

Grade submission system support
Autumn 2020 series
Maths Autumn 2020 series

Ofqual recently launched a consultation on the proposed autumn 2020 series, which would enable students affected by the cancelled summer 2020 series to sit assessments.

The consultation proposes a series for A/AS Levels could be in October and for GCSEs in November, but that for GCSE (9-1) Maths this would just be the standard November series.

More information is available in our Policy news article.

The consultation is open until 23:45 on Monday 8 June and we encourage you to respond.

Read Policy news article
Core Maths blog

Ruth has recently written a blog supporting you and your students with online resources available for Core Maths qualifications.

This follows on from Steven’s series of blogs supporting learning maths outside the classroom for a range of qualifications, which you can read via the blogs page.

Read blogs
Maths blogs
Functional Skills summer 2020
Functional Skills maths

We have just published an update on the assessment of both legacy and reformed Functional Skills qualifications in summer 2020.

Please read our subject information update for more information.

Read subject information update
Summer 2020 conferences

The current situation has unfortunately caused many of the conferences and events planned for summer 2020 to be cancelled, but we’re pleased to say several are now taking place online.

We look forward to running a GCSE (9-1) Maths session at the Complete Mathematics conference on 20 June and are looking forward to the online MEI conference as well.
Online maths resources

This email was sent to you by OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations) because you consented to us online or at one of our events, or with one of our carefully selected partners to receive OCR email communications.

If you no longer wish to receive OCR Updates from us and would like to remove your details from our list please unsubscribe from all future emails or alternatively you can update your email preferences here. 

OCR is a not for profit organisation and a company limited by guarantee registered in England, No. 3484466 Registered Office: The Triangle Building Shaftesbury Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB2 8EA United Kingdom