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WelcomeA Level Physics

A Level Physics

Contents

• Introduction to OCR

• Introduction to Physics

• Why change to our specification?

• Support and training

• Next steps

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

Our Mission

Our commitment is to provide qualifications which engagelearners of all ages whether at school, college, in work and part time training

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Our Credentials

• Leading the way with new ideas

• Dedicated to offering respected qualifications

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• Comprehensive support framework

A Level Physics A

Physics A Credentials

• Specifications attract more candidates than any other awarding body

• Designed for teachers by teachers

Key points of the specification

• Incorporated new topics and removed some content

• Popular aspects have been integrated

• No longer hierarchical assessment

Physics A | AS Structure

G483 Practical Skills in Physics 1•This AS unit is teacher assessed and

externally moderated by OCR•Learners are assessed on one task from

each of the following categories: qualitative, quantitative and evaluation

tasks

Teaching units and Assessment

method and weighting

G481 Mechanics•Motion

•Forces in Action•Work and Energy

G482 Electrons, Waves and Photons•Electric Current

•Resistance•DC Circuits

•Waves•Quantum Physics

Physics A | A2 Structure

G486 Practical Skills in Physics 2•This A2 unit is teacher assessed and

externally moderated by OCR•Learners are assessed on one task from

each of the following categories: qualitative, quantitative and evaluation

tasks

Teaching units and Assessment

method and weighting

G484 The Newtonian World•Newton’s Laws and Momentum•Circular Motion and Oscillations

•Thermal Physics

G485 Fields, Particles and Frontiers of Physics•Electric and Magnetic Fields

•Capacitors and Exponential Decay•Nuclear Physics•Medical Imaging

•Modelling the Universe

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

A Level Physics B

Physics B Credentials

• The focus is on how physics is put into practice and used in the modern world

• Learners explore the kind of impact that discoveries in physics have had on the way people live now

• Developed with the Institute of Physics

Key points of the specification

• Customised resources from the Institute of Physics

• Digital imaging is now featured

• Distinctive content

Physics B | AS Structure

G493 Physics in Practice•Quality of Measurement

•Physics in use

Teaching units and Assessment

method and weighting

G491 Physics in Action•Communication

•Designer Materials

G492 Understanding Processes, Experimentation and Data Handling

•Waves and Quantum Behaviour•Space, Time and Motion

Physics B | A2 Structure

G496 Researching Physics•Practical Investigation•Researching Briefing

Teaching units and Assessment

method and weighting

G494 Rise and Fall of the Clockwork Universe

•Models and Rules•Matters in Extremes

G495 Field and Particle Pictures•Fields

•Fundamental Particles

What’s in it for you?

• Easy to administer• Rewarding to deliver• Appeals to less experienced

teachers as well as those looking to broaden their repertoire

• Clear guidance of Assessable Learning Outcomes in the specification

What’s in it for your learners?

• Enjoyable and motivational• Improving performance through a

skill based subject• Stretch and challenge

opportunities• Clear, explicit and accessible

question papers• Build on GCSE knowledge

What’s in it for your school?

• More student enrolments• Flexibility in curriculum planning• Good progression routes

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

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.

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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