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Out with ‘le tank top’ and in with ‘le tatouage’ 13/04/2015

OCR’s draft French, German and Spanish GCSEs for 2016 bring back linguistic skills and drop tired topics.
Summer ‘EXPO’ training events offer support for GQ Reform 02/04/2015

OCR is offering free half-day ‘EXPOs’ in June and July to help bring teachers up to speed with the reforms and developments in GCSE and A Level subjects for delivery from September 2016.
Moving stories: 1,000+ years of migration on new History GCSE 01/04/2015

This week, OCR will submit its new draft History GCSEs to Ofqual, the first of 47 draft OCR qualifications for teaching in 2016 in the second wave of education reform.
OCR news and views in the latest issue of Agenda magazine 25/03/2015

The spring 2015 issue of OCR Agenda magazine is now available online.
OCR launches new TiME machine 24/03/2015

OCR is now offering a new tool to support training providers, schools and colleges to drive up their maths and English skills. The new online platform, called TiME (Training in Maths and English), aims to motivate more learners to make progress towards Level 2/GCSE maths and English by offering them ‘mini soap’ content as part of a course which can be taught through a combination of online and face-to-face teaching.
Shaping the future of maths education 11/03/2015

Cambridge Mathematics, an ambitious enterprise with a long-term vision of securing world-class mathematics education for all 5–19 year olds, will be unveiled today at the British Library.
Further Education students recognised for overcoming barriers 02/03/2015

Family and friends gathered together at the House of Lords today to celebrate the achievement of more than 85 students who have successfully moved from FE into HE with the help of bursaries and support from the Helena Kennedy Foundation.
New resources for 2016 GCSEs and A Levels 23/02/2015

To support teachers preparing for new GCSEs and A Levels, OCR is today launching a sample of its new teaching and learning resources for the qualifications to be taught in classrooms from 2016 onwards.
OCR bursary scheme now open for applications 16/02/2015

Each year, OCR offers a limited number of bursaries, worth £3000 per year, to Cambridge University students from the West Midlands. If you are attending school or college in the West Midlands, and are now holding an offer of a place from Cambridge University, you can now apply for one of these awards.
Redeveloping GCSEs and A Levels for 2017 10/02/2015

OCR has developed 37 new qualifications for first teaching in 2015 and is currently developing a further 47 for 2016 in response to educational reforms. To help those who teach other general qualifications, we can now share OCR’s re-development plans for 2017.