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Make a difference
WelcomeA Level Biology
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A Level Biology
• Introduction to OCR
• Introduction to Biology
• Why change to our specification?
• Support and training
• Next steps
Contents
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About OCR
• Part of Europe’s largest assessment agency, Cambridge Assessment
• UK’s leading awarding body
• Over 13,000 centres choose our qualifications
• Qualifications are developed in consultation with teachers
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Our Mission
Our commitment is to provide qualifications which engagelearners of all ages whether at school, college, in work and part time training
programmes so they achieve their full potential
make a difference
Practical Accessible Innovative and exciting
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Our Credentials
• Leading the way with new ideas
• Dedicated to offering respected qualifications
• Engaging and relevant qualifications
• Comprehensive support framework
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A Level Biology
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Biology Credentials
• Popularity of specification continues to grow
• Designed for teachers by teachers
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Key points of the specifications
• Evolutionary rather than revolutionary changes
• Contemporary topics retained• New content added• Modern, interesting and relevant
topics• Revised core content• Task based assessment• Flexible approach to teaching
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Biology | AS Structure
F213 Practical Skills in Biology•Controlled internal assessment of
practical skills
Teaching units and Assessment
method and weighting
F211 Cells, Exchanges and Transport•Cells
•Exchange and transport
F212 Molecules, Biodiversity, Food and Health
•Biology Molecules•Food and health
•Biodiversity and Evolution
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Biology | A2 Structure
F216 Practical Skills in Biology 2•Controlled internal assessment of
practical skills
Teaching units and Assessment
method and weighting
F214 Communications, Homeostasis and Energy
•Communications and Homeostasis•Excretion
•Photosynthesis•Respiration
F215 Control, Genomes and Environment•Cellular Control•Biotechnology
•Ecosystems and sustainability•Responding to the Environment
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Stretch and Challenge
• Stretch and Challenge is a new QCA initiative for A Levels:• Included in A2 assessment• Reflected in the style of question asked which invite a greater variety of thinking• Questions are structured to show more connections between different sections of
the specification• Extended writing is encouraged in all subjects (except Maths0• A wider range of question types – like case studies and open ended questions• More synoptic assessments – exploring connections between different areas and
levels of a subject
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A Level Human Biology
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Human Biology Credentials
• Distinct from A Level Biology
• It offers an interesting and relevant path for students who want to focus on biological science, more specifically on the human animal
• Route into higher and further education for those specialising in caring professions
• Developed by teachers for teachers
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Key points of the specifications
• Extended investigation has been retained in A2
• All content refers direct to the human body
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Human Biology | AS Structure
F223 Practical Skills in Human Biology
•Internal assessment of practical skills
Teaching units and Assessment
method and weighting
F221 Molecules, Blood and Gas Exchange
•Molecules and blood•Circulatory and Gas Exchange systems
F222 Growth, Development and Disease
•The Developing cell•The Developing Individual
•Infectious Disease•Non-infectious Disease
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Human Biology | A2 Structure
F226 Extended Investigation in Human Biology
•Internal assessment of practical skills
Teaching units and Assessment
method and weighting
F224 Energy, Reproduction and Populations
•Energy and Respiration•Human Reproduction and Populations
F225 Genetics, Control and Ageing•The genome
•The Nervous System•Homeostasis
•‘The Third Age’
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What’s in it for you?
• Easy to administer
• Rewarding to deliver
• Flexibility in teaching topics to meet your needs
• Appeals to less experienced teachers as well as those looking into broadening their repertoire
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What’s in it for your learners?
• Enjoyable and motivational
• Improving performance through skill based subject
• Stretch and challenge opportunities
• Clear, explicit and accessible question papers
• Build on GCSE knowledge
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What’s in it for your school?
• The most popular A Level science course
• Flexibility in curriculum planning
• Good progression routes into HE/FE and from GCSE
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Support
• Overarching scheme of work and sample lesson plans
• E-community• Exemplar candidate work• Coursework guidance documents• Past papers on line for you to
download• Exam quest• INSET
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Publishers
• We are working with publisher partner Heinemann to provide further resources to support these specifications. The student books and teacher resources are specifically tailored to the new specification.
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Next steps
• Book training/events - www.ocr.org.uk/training
• Bookmark website for further information/future updates – www.ocr.org.uk
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Other qualifications•A Level Chemistry A
•A Level Chemistry B (Salters)•A Level Physics A
•A Level Physics B (Advancing Physics)•A Level Geology
•AS Science•A Level Applied Science