Subject updates

Subject updates are the way we let you know about changes to our qualifications, e.g. extensions or withdrawals. The latest updates are listed below and we send a monthly round up to all OCR exams officers.

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OCR Instructions for Conducting Examinations (OCR ICE) for 2022/23 31/08/2022

We have published new OCR Instructions for Conducting Examinations (OCR ICE) for 2022/23.
Prescribed works update for AS and A Level Music 31/08/2022

We have updated the next cycle of prescribed works for AS and A Level Music.
Updates for Cambridge National in Enterprise and Marketing J837 23/07/2022

We've updated the specification and assessment guidance (units R068 and R069) for our refreshed Cambridge National qualification in Enterprise and Marketing.
Amended specifications for AS and A Level Further Mathematics A 22/07/2022

We have amended minor errors in the specifications and formulae booklets for AS and A Level Further Mathematics A (H235/H245).
Updated specifications for GCSE Combined Science and GCSE Physics 20/07/2022

We’ve updated our GCSE Combined Science (J250/J260) and GCSE Physics (J249/J259) specifications to introduce symbol equations.
Reminder: Additional diverse text options for September 2022 30/06/2022

We remind you we've added diverse text options to Comparative and contextual study (component 02) of our A Level English Literature specification (H472), for first teach September 2022.
Reminder: New diverse text options for September 2022 30/06/2022

We remind you we've made changes to the text options and poetry anthology in our GCSE English Literature specification (J352), for first teach September 2022.
New diverse texts for September 2023 30/06/2022

We're introducing new diverse texts options to component 02 of our AS and A Level English Language and Literature specifications (H074/H474), for first teach September 2023.
Updated OCR-set assignments for Cambridge National in Engineering Manufacture J823 (from 2022) 28/06/2022

For our redeveloped Cambridge National in Engineering Manufacture qualification, we've replaced the assignments for units R015 and R016.
November 2022 advance information 27/06/2022

To support student revision, we have published the advance information for our November 2022 assessments in GCSE English Language (J351) and GCSE Mathematics (J560).