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20.03.26

The status and profile of British Sign Language (BSL) is growing across Wales, both as a means of communication and as a way of supporting connections between Deaf and hearing...

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16.03.26

Further to a proposal we made in 2025, we are varying the current Determination to Restrict priority qualifications in Sub-Sector Subject Area 5.2 (“Building and construction”)

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05.03.26

Today, learners across Wales are receiving their results for exams and assessments taken in January 2026.

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26.02.26

New double award GCSEs use a simpler and clearer grading scale. Oliver Stacey, Senior Qualifications Manager, explains what’s changing and why.

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11.02.26

New apprenticeship courses in construction to be introduced in Wales

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29.01.26

Today we have published the approval criteria for GCSE English Language (Post-16)

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27.01.26

Qualifications Manager Andrew Shipway outlines our proposals for reforming the Essential Skills Wales application of number qualifications.

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26.01.26

Senior Qualifications Manager Oliver Stacey details our proposals for reforming the Essential Skills Wales communication qualifications.

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21.01.26

Qualifications Manager Nathan Evans introduces our proposals for the new Essential Skills Wales digital skills qualifications.

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08.01.26

Congratulations to learners across Wales who are receiving their GCSE results today for exams taken in November 2025.

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12.12.25

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

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10.12.25

Andrew Shipway, Qualifications Manager, discusses the new Level 2 Additional Mathematics qualification and what learners and teachers need to know.

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