Nov

Outline: Emma will share her experience from the 2024 series as an EAPI and practical moderator. She’ll unpick common issues and explore best practice along with a range of teaching strategies for preparing and assessing candidates in this unique examination.

 Focus:

• clarification of levels
• assessing your students with confidence and accuracy
• course materials including exemplars
• specific lesson sequences/ideas to equip students
• opportunity for discussion and Q&A

 Timings:

1pm – 2:15pm          Session One

2:15pm – 2:30pm    Break

2:30pm – 3:45pm    Session Two

3:45 – 4pm                Chat will remain open

 Tutor Profile – Emma Stephens

• Director of Teaching and Quality at The 6th Form College Farnborough (an Ofsted outstanding college)
• An expert in her field whose students consistently attain excellent examination results
• Having taught all components of the OCR course for many years she has a wealth of knowledge and ideas to share
• Highly experienced A-Level PE Senior Examiner (theory) and Practical Moderator (coursework), as well as a practised INSET tutor
• Author of the PEfocus (OCR endorsed) ‘Sports Psychology’ Teacher Resource File
• A keen netballer and traveller

Outline: New to Teaching OCR A-level PE? Whether you are a teacher who has changed exam boards or an early career teacher, this is the course for you! Wes and component specific experts will guide you through the requirements of the specification - both written examination and Non-Examined Assessment (NEA). A clear emphasis on lesson sequencing, understanding exam command words and innovative teaching and learning strategies will be sure to increase confidence as you start teaching the course. There will be an opportunity in the session for delegates to focus on the specific components relevant to their teaching.

 Focus:

• clarification of levelunpicking the specification, mark schemes and examiners reports
• exam requirements for papers 1, 2 and 3
• accurate and efficient assessment of the NEA (Evaluation and Analysis of Performance for Improvement and practical)
• lesson sequencing to optimise learning
• strategies to ensure recall of the more challenging areas of the course
• discussion and Q&A specific to specification components
• comprehensive course materials will be emailed before the event.

 Timings:

9am – 10:15am            Session One

10:15am – 10:30am    Break

10:30am – 11:45am    Session Two

11:45am – 12pm          Chat will remain open

 Tutor Profile – Wes Davis

• Teaching and Learning Coordinator and Head of Sport at Worcester Sixth Form College
• >16 years’ experience teaching all components of OCR A-Level PE
• highly experienced A-level PE Examiner and Team Leader for a major awarding body
• recently shortlisted for the TES and Worcestershire Education Awards teacher of the year award
• experienced CPD provider.