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Supporting you during coronavirus

Hi everyone

Our weekly round up includes an updated timeline, some new guidance videos on generating centre assessment grades and rank orders for general qualifications plus further updates on Cambridge Technicals intention to claim.

The arrangements for issuing Cambridge Nationals results this summer have now been confirmed and the submission window is 1 - 12 June. 

We've also updated our teacher webpage - find more support on preparing to submit centre assessment grades, key dates and updated FAQs. 

To support students, Lucinda Powell, education consultant in mental health and wellbeing has written a blog sharing 5 simple things students could try to help them find their place in this unusual situation.

We've received some great stories from our centres sharing how they've been adapting to remote teaching and learning during lock-down. You can read their stories on our Good News page.

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

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NEW guidance videos - generating centre assessment grades and rank order
Submitting centre assessment grades videos

We've produced some videos to offer some further guidance for teachers, Heads of Department and Heads of Centre preparing to submit centre assessment grades and rank ordering. 

These videos accompany the guidance documents which can be found on our dedicated teacher webpage under 'submitting centre assessment grades'.

From Tuesday next week, you will be able to book on to our grade submission system online training sessions. These training sessions will take you through a demo of our system for capturing centre assessment grades and rank orders. The dates for the online training are 26, 27 and 28 May - we're aware that, for many of you, this is half-term so a recording of the training will be available if you're unable to attend. More information will be provided early next week.

Guidance videos  Guidance documents
Arrangements for Cambridge Nationals

We are pleased to let you know the arrangements for issuing Cambridge Nationals results this summer have now been confirmed.

You will have a two week window from 1 June until 12 June 2020 to submit your centre assessment grades and rank orders for Cambridge Nationals qualifications. 
Cambridge National results

We've also produced some guidance documents for teachers and Heads of Department for centre assessment grades. These provide information on roles, possible sources of evidence and rank ordering.

As in the above article, from Tuesday next week, you will be able to book on to our grade submission system online training sessions for 26, 27 and 28 May.

Cambridge Nationals arrangements
Cambridge Technicals intention to claim
Cambridge Technicals intention to claim

Further to our previous communication, if you had any candidates who were registered for a Cambridge Technicals qualification but who had not achieved any units, they were not included in the intention to claim spreadsheets we sent your Exam Officer.

Therefore, if this applies to your centre, we will be providing additional spreadsheets for these candidates, which you should receive by Monday 18 May.

We'll be in touch soon with more detail to let you know how to submit your centre assessment grades and rank orders.
Cambridge Nationals and Cambridge Technicals advisory calls

Our Cambridge Nationals and Cambridge Technicals advisory call with an Assessment Specialist are proving popular so don’t forget to book yours.

To book a call complete the form (it will download as a word doc), send it back to us at professionaldevelopment@ocr.org.uk and we'll be in touch as soon as possible.
Advisory call

Cambridge Nationals form  Cambridge Technicals form
Your stories: Kimbolton students continue studies at home with delicious results
Kimboloton Food students

We love hearing how you are supporting your communities and your students during this challenging time.

Here's what some of our centres have been up to:

GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition students at Kimbolton School, in Cambridgeshire, are continuing with their studies during lock-down with delicious results.

Teachers at Harlow College, in Essex, are proud of their Cambridge Technicals Health and Social Care students who are working as key workers as well as completing their studies.

If you have a story, please let us know by email and we'll be in touch.

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