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16.04.25

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.

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11.04.25

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...

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11.04.25

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. ...

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09.04.25

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...

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03.04.25

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....

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02.04.25

Dean Seabrook, our Senior Qualifications Manager in Modernising Assessment, reflects on  some of the findings of the research on stakeholder confidence in digital assessment. 

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01.04.25

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...

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26.03.25

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...

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26.03.25

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.

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25.03.25

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.

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19.03.25

Oliver Stacey, Senior Qualifications Manager, highlights some of the key changes to GCSE Geography to help teachers and learners prepare for the introduction of this new qualification in September 2025....

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13.03.25

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

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