Welcome

A Level ICT

Make a difference
 Contents

• Introduction to OCR

• Introduction to ICT
A Level • Why change to our specification?
• Support and training
ICT • 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 engage

learners of all ages whether at school, college, in work and part time training
programmes so they achieve their full potential

make a difference

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 Our Credentials

• Leading the way with new ideas

• Dedicated to offering respected

qualifications

• Engaging and relevant

qualifications

• Comprehensive support
framework
 ICT Credentials

• Leading IT awarding body

• Working with global IT vendors

• A smart choice for an extra A Level

Key points of the specification

• Explores the latest technologies

• Modern and relevant content

• Encourages practical skills

 ICT | AS Structure

Teaching Units
and Assessment
Method and G061 Information, Systems and
Weighting Applications
Topics covered in this unit include:
•Data, information, knowledge and processing
•Software and hardware components of an
information system
•Characteristics of standard applications
software and application areas
•Spreadsheet concepts
•Relational database concepts
•Applications software used for presentation
and communication of data
•The role and impact of ICT – legal, oral and
social issues
 ICT | AS Structure

Teaching Units
and Assessment
Method and
Weighting
G062 Structured ICT Tasks
This unit gives the learners the
opportunity to explore:
•Design
•Software development
•Testing
•Documentation
 ICT | A2 Structure

Teaching Units
and Assessment G063 ICT Systems, Applications
Method and and Implications
Weighting Topics covered in this unit include:
•The systems cycle
•Designing computer-based
information systems
•Networks and communication
•Applications of ICT
•Implementing computer-based
information systems
•Implications of ICT
G064 ICT Project
Here learners explore:
•Definition, investigation and
analysis
•Design
•Software development
•Documentation
•Evaluation
 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 Maths)
• 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
 What’s in it for you?

• Easy to administer

• Rewarding to deliver

• Flexibility in teaching topic to

match your interests
What’s in it for your learners?

• Enjoyable and motivational

• Develops essential skills required

in the real business world

• Progression opportunities

• Stretch and challenge

opportunities
What’s in it for your school?

• More student enrolments

• Flexibility in curriculum planning

• Good progression routes into

HE/FE
 Support

• Overarching scheme of work and

sample lesson plans
• E-community
• Exemplar candidate work
• Coursework guidance documents
• Past papers online for you to
download
• Exam quest
• INSET
 Publishers

• We are working with our

publishing partner Hodder
Education to provide further
resources to support the new
specifications. The books are
specifically tailored to the
specification.
 Next Steps

• Book training/events - www.ocr.org.uk/training

• Bookmark website for further information/future updates –

www.ocr.org.uk
Other qualifications
•GCSE ICT
•OCR Nationals in ICT
•IT Diploma
•iMedia