Our latest news, updates, blogs and announcements as well as events and opportunities.
Exams begin across Wales this week, and Qualifications Wales’ annual survey is now open for you to share feedback on this summer’s exam series.
Sarah Watson, Qualifications Manager, outlines the new GCSE in art and design and considers those key areas of change that teachers and learners can expect to see in the new...
Laura Griffiths, Qualifications Manager, gives a tour of the new GCSEs in French, German and Spanish and what this will mean for teachers and learners from this September.
Over the coming years, young people in Wales will be selecting from a range of exciting new National Qualifications when making their choices for Year 10. This comprehensive and inclusive...
Kerry Davies, Head of General Qualifications Monitoring and Standards outlines our approach to setting standards and important reminders for schools and colleges as they prepare for the summer exams. ...
As we approach the Easter break, many learners across the country continue to prepare for their exams and assessments that will take place from May. Ashok Ahir, Director of Communications...
Qualifications Manager, Kate Russell, explores the new GCSE in religious studies, including the changes to content and assessment and how these changes support the purposes of the Curriculum for Wales....
Dean Seabrook, our Senior Qualifications Manager in Modernising Assessment, reflects on some of the findings of the research on stakeholder confidence in digital assessment.
Building on the success of our long-established stakeholder groups, such as our Learner Ambassadors, we are looking for parents and carers to join our dedicated new forum. Through a dedicated...
From 1 September 2025, we intend to discontinue our Exam Procedures Review Service (EPRS) in its current form and incorporate it into our complaints process. We want to make this...
Tom Croke, Qualifications Manager, talks through the key changes to GCSE in food and nutrition, as schools and colleges prepare to teach this new qualification in September 2025.
Qualifications Wales has published a new Regulatory Framework which sets out the rules for awarding bodies and the qualifications they develop, deliver and award to learners in Wales.
