OCR monthly bulletin for teachers
Welcome to our first summer term bulletin. As we approach the summer exams,?our?dedicated support webpage?has key dates, exam timetables and important information about our Cambridge Nationals and Cambridge Technicals, so be sure to take a look. Please encourage your colleagues to?sign up for updates?so they can keep up-to-date on the latest subject newsletters, support and guidance.
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Recent announcements, podcasts and updates:
Finally, on behalf of everyone at OCR, good luck to all students sitting their summer exams over the coming weeks.
Cambridge Technicals newsletter
We published the latest Cambridge Technicals?newsletter?yesterday, sharing important information, resources and key dates, all in one place as you prepare for summer 2023.
New: Progress Tracker
Remember to download our Cambridge Technicals summer exams?timeline, which contains?key dates and deadlines. To help you get ready for?Checkpoint 2, please make sure you're able to access our new Progress Tracker via My Cambridge. If you need an account set up, please ask your exams officer to do so following the instructions on our?webpage.
Steps to Results training
Don't forget to sign up for our?free webinar?on?Wednesday 10 May?at 3.30pm! Our team will guide you through all the key steps for making sure your students receive their Cambridge Technicals results as planned this summer.
Cambridge Nationals bulletin
We also published the latest Cambridge Nationals?bulletin?yesterday, sharing key dates and deadlines, subject progress trackers, submit for assessment and NEA blogs to support you.
Submitting centre-assessed marks
Thank you to those who've submitted centre-assessed marks and grades for general qualifications and/or Cambridge Nationals.
Here's a reminder of the upcoming mark submission deadlines:
You don’t need to wait until the deadlines as these are the last dates when all marks must be received. You can submit your marks now.
For further guidance, including how to submit candidate and school/college authentication, please see our?communication.
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*If you think you won't be able to submit your marks by?15 May?(or a previously agreed extended deadline), we’re providing an?autumn 2023 submission opportunity?for our?new Cambridge Nationals qualifications?(first teaching September 2022). See our?FAQs?for more information. Remember, if you're using the autumn submission opportunity, you'll need to withdraw your June series entries by?15 May.
Supporting you
To help ensure you're marking to the correct standard, our subject advisors have published a range of subject-specific NEA?blogs.?
Supporting students to prepare for exams
As your students approach the final push for revision, our handy?student guide?provides practical advice on exam preparation, exam day guidelines and tips to improve mental health. We've also published infographics on?managing time?and?beating procrastination.
Our short?video?explains the process involved in creating an exam paper.
Over on?Instagram, we've shared subject-specific revision tips to help focus students' revision. Let your students know to keep an eye out on Instagram for our revision tip videos, in collaboration with the?Rapping Science Teacher!
Please share our resources and Instagram channel with your students and their parents/carers.?
Also, Ofqual 's new?student guide?provides helpful information about this year's qualifications arrangements, as well as resources to support students?when taking exams and assessments.
Student anxiety podcast
For Mental Health Awareness Week (15–21 May) our new?podcast episode?brings you an insightful chat with two former students, sharing their experiences of managing anxiety. Our guests also offered advice to students who are preparing for exams and may be feeling anxious or stressed.
We'll be sharing more support and resources for Mental Health Awareness Week on our social media channels, so be sure to give us a follow and share our content.
Find all teaching resources on your dedicated website: Teach Cambridge
We’re pleased to announce resources for all our qualifications are now available on our secure website for teachers:?Teach Cambridge.
To access Teach Cambridge, you will need to contact your exams officer. You can forward them?this link?to help get you started.
New: June 2023 past papers to be available on Teach Cambridge
From the June 2023 series, we'll upload question papers to Teach Cambridge 2–10 days after each exam is sat – the question papers will?not?be available on Interchange.
Coronation recipes
Victoria sponge, lamingtons, chocolate traybake and cheese scones – indulge in our delicious Coronation-themed recipes! If you're taking part in the celebrations this bank holiday weekend, we hope you have a great time.