News & Views

Oliver Stacey, Senior Qualifications Manager, considers the key changes made to the new GCSE in mathematics and numeracy, and what they mean for teachers and learners.

Today, Qualifications Wales has published approval criteria for post-16 qualifications in Hospitality and Catering. This comes following extensive sector review and stakeholder engagement. A new, streamlined menu of qualifications will...

Nathan Evans, of our modernising assessment team, explores the findings from a recent series of digital assessment workshops in this four-part blog series.

Qualifications Wales has published a report examining the return to pre-pandemic arrangements in qualifications.

Cassy Taylor – Executive Director Qualifications Policy and Reform

In preparation for the launch of the new suite of National Qualifications for 14-16 year old learners from September 2025, Qualifications Wales has published amended approval criteria for GCSE Physical...

We’re proud to announce that we have welcomed two new board members at the beginning of this year.

We’re dedicated to expanding access to Welsh-medium qualifications and we’re excited to announce that the application window for the Welsh Language Support Grant 2025/26 is now open.

Well done to learners in Wales receiving results today for exams sat last November

Qualifications Wales has today published its decisions on recognition criteria for awarding bodies developing new National 14-16 Qualifications, following a public consultation.

In light of the introduction of the National 14–16 Qualifications, we have outlined our approach to reviewing existing AS and A level qualifications.

Looking back on the last academic year, our achievements and activities