Digital Technology: Implementation Timeline
From September 2021, GCSE Digital Technology, the first in a new suite of general qualifications in this subject area, will be available to centres.
The table below summarises the events and resources that will be available to support teachers to prepare to deliver the qualifications effectively.
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Event/Resource |
Description |
Date |
Link |
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WJEC Resources |
WJEC will publish initial Guidance for Teaching resources for the new GCSE Digital Technology qualification. Further resources will also be provided in 2021. |
December 2020 |
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Preparing to Teach WJEC GCSE Digital Technology |
WJEC is providing free CPD sessions for practitioners who are interested in or preparing to deliver this new qualification. |
October – November 2021 and March 2022 |
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Digital Technology GCSE Support |
Technocamps will be providing a blended learning course to support teachers’ understanding of the digital technology subject area. The course will include a module focusing on video game development and Technocamps will announce further details in 2021. |
September 2021 |
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Adobe X Hwb |
Qualifications Wales welcomes Welsh Government’s announcement that schools will be able to purchase Adobe Creative Cloud licences through Hwb at a significantly reduced cost per licence. |
February 2021 |
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Preparing to Teach WJEC GCE AS/A level Digital Technology |
WJEC is providing free CPD sessions for practitioners who are interested in or preparing to deliver this new qualification. |
March 2022 |
Digital Technology: Qualification Development - Delivering Digital: Counting down to first teaching
- Delivering Digital: Getting ready for the new qualifications
- GCSE Digital Technology
- GCE AS A level Digital Technology
- Digital Technology: Implementation Timeline
- Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing and Energy
- Health & Social Care and Childcare
- Construction and the Built Environment
- Sector reviews
- Phase 2 Sector Reviews
