Section 2a First review and outcome – For use by the reviewer only Reviewer: Please see the document Endorsed resources Notes for reviewers before completing – this review. Please check that the resource you are reviewing matches the description in Section 1 of this form before you answer the questions below. Endorsement criteria for textbook and supplementary Is the resource being submitted: a textbook please answer questions 1-15) Yes No – (if ‘yes’, a supplementary resource please answer questions 1-15) Yes No – (if ‘yes’, a digital resource please go to Endorsement criteria for digital)? Yes No – (if ‘yes’, 1 Is this a publishing organisation with the means to distribute the Yes No resource nationally and/or is there an existing channel for hosting or distributing the resource? 2 Does the content of the resource support an OCR specification? If Yes No yes, which of the following does it cover: A topic Yes No A unit Yes No A module/component Yes No The whole specification Yes No An aspect of the specification, e.g. a skills-based approach that fully Yes No covers a coherent set of skills that are relevant to the specification? 3 Is the primary aim of the resource the support of teaching and Yes No learning? 4 Is the substantive content of the resource something other than a Yes No revision or assessment preparation aid? 5 Is the resource free from any claims or guarantees about achievable Yes No grades and free from material that seeks to identify likely grade outcomes? 6 Is the resource free from any content that could prove morally or Yes No ethically difficult for OCR to be associated with? A positive response would lead to a conversation about the content, rather than instant dismissal.
Section 2a – First review and outcome For use by the reviewer only Reviewer: Please see the document Endorsed resources – Notes for reviewers before completing this review. Please check that the resource you are reviewing matches the description in Section 1 of this form before you answer the questions below. Endorsement criteria for textbook and supplementary Is the resource being submitted: – a textbook (if ‘yes’, please answer questions 1-15) – a supplementary resource (if ‘yes’, please answer questions 1-15) – a digital resource (if ‘yes’, please go to Endorsement criteria for digital)? Yes No Yes No Yes No 1 Is this a publishing organisation with the means to distribute the resource nationally and/or is there an existing channel for hosting or distributing the resource? Yes No 2 Does the content of the resource support an OCR specification? If yes, which of the following does it cover: Yes No A topic Yes No A unit Yes No A module/component Yes No The whole specification Yes No An aspect of the specification, e.g. a skills-based approach that fully covers a coherent set of skills that are relevant to the specification? Yes No 3 Is the primary aim of the resource the support of teaching and learning? Yes No 4 Is the substantive content of the resource something other than a revision or assessment preparation aid? Yes No 5 Is the resource free from any claims or guarantees about achievable grades and free from material that seeks to identify likely grade outcomes? Yes No 6 Is the resource free from any content that could prove morally or ethically difficult for OCR to be associated with? A positive response would lead to a conversation about the content, rather than instant dismissal. Yes No
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