Using video clips to stimulate mathematical thinking - Terry Dawson of MEI 21/04/2016 Terry Dawson of MEI takes a look at how video clips can be used to stimulate mathematical thinking for Core Maths qualification.
Planning priorities for OCR GCSE (9-1) History B (SHP) - Michael Riley 19/04/2016 A guest post from Michael Riley, Director at Schools History Project (SHP).
More, not less, for GCSE Drama students - Karen Latto 15/04/2016 Karen Latto, Subject Specialist - Drama, explains the decision to include a variety of performances for the live theatre requirement at GCSE, countering misinformation that students now get less.
CPD: How is it for you? - Angela Fretwell 11/04/2016 Angela Fretwell, CPD Services Supervisor, gives an insight into the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Services team here at OCR.
Music for all – How OCR have designed an accessible GCSE Music qualification 15/03/2016 In her latest post, Marie Bessant, Subject Specialist - Music, highlights the vision for the new GCSE (9-1) Music and how its design makes it accessible for all.
Free up your field work! - Richard Tateson 03/03/2016 In his first blog post, Richard Tateson, Subject Specialist - A Level Biology, looks at fitting field work into the OCR A Levels in Biology, inspired by a visit to the Field Studies Council.
Studying pre-colonial African history at A Level – an HE perspective – Dr Bronwen Everill 01/03/2016 A guest post from Dr Bronwen Everill, a historian, about the value of studying African History at A Level which is a new topic on OCR's History A Level.
Media and Film Studies 2017 Case Study: Managing individual productions - Rob Carlton 26/02/2016 In his first blog post, Rob Carlton, Subject Specialist - Media/Film Studies, talks about his recent visit to a centre and how they manage individual productions.
The causes of the ‘Anarchy’: a potted history of Stephen and Matilda - Grant Robertson 18/02/2016 Grant Robertson, Subject Specialist - History and Citizenship, provides an abridged history of the story of why Stephen and Matilda went to war in 1135.
How we support maths teachers - Mathematics subject specialists 09/02/2016 The OCR mathematics subject specialists take a look at how we support maths teachers through a range of resources and CPD opportunities.