Birds of a feather don’t always tweet together - Liam Sammon 03/09/2015 In his latest blog Liam Sammon, Director of Education and Commercial Services, looks at influence in social media and how the same model could apply to supporting teachers via social media.
What am I teaching this September? - Karen Latto 02/09/2015 In her first blog Karen Latto, Subject Specialist - Drama, provides a quick rundown about drama teaching this September.
What is a media text? - Tony Fahy 19/08/2015 A guest post from Tony Fahy, Subject Specialist - OCR English and Creative.
The importance of reading – how to engage reluctant readers - Edward Stokes 17/08/2015 In his latest blog Ed Stokes, Subject Specialist - English and Creative, highlights the importance of reading.
1:29 minutes of fame - designing videos for school level eLearning - Liam Sammon 17/08/2015 In his first blog Liam Sammon, Director of Education and Commercial Services, looks at designing videos for school level eLearning.
A guide to our Post-Results Services: What we can offer you 10/08/2015 Results days are almost upon us and, if you’re an exams officer, it’s a good time to think about the post-results services you may need.
Research at OCR: Tiering, Practical Science, A Level History and much more - Helen O'Leary 09/07/2015 A guest post from Dr. Frances Wilson, Principal Researcher for OCR’s Research and Technical Standards Team.
Everything you need to know about results release - Helen O'Leary 02/07/2015 In Helen's first blog, learn everything Centre's need to know about A Level and GCSE results release, including important dates, how to contact us and the support on offer.
The value of good quality FE is more than economic - Charlotte Bosworth 26/06/2015 "Good value should not be judged purely by monetary value." Charlotte Bosworth investigates 'alluring' claims of high economic returns on the Government's apprenticeships ambitions.
What’s half of 9? Mark Dawe on GCSE 9-1 grading 23/06/2015 Nicky Morgan has confirmed that a grade 5 will be considered a 'good pass' for reformed GCSEs with their new 9-1 grading scale. This surely means that all the new maths and English GCSEs just got harder to pass.