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Qualifications Wales has today published approval criteria for post-16 qualifications in Travel and Tourism. This comes following an extensive sector review, and stakeholder participation in a recent survey on the...

An Education Wales Blog by Oliver Stacey

Qualifications Manager, Alex Lovell, gives an update on our targeted work to increase the availability of Welsh-medium post-16 vocational qualifications.

Now’s your chance to influence which individual sports and physical activities will be included in the new Made-for-Wales GCSE in Physical Education and Health.

This is the first series of GCSE examinations to return to pre-pandemic assessment arrangements in Wales.

We've published qualitative research conducted by Opinion Research Services on teacher and learner experiences of adapted assessments during the summer of 2022.

Learn more about our decision on a new single award GCSE in the sciences.

The new academic year is well underway, and learners across Wales are busy as they continue, or begin, studying for their qualifications. In this piece, Philip Blaker, Chief Executive at...

Following our announcement in June 2023 of the outcomes of our Made-for-Wales GCSE consultation, Emyr George – Director of Qualifications Policy and Reform – reflects on the collaborative work with...

Ofqual has announced measures to ensure learners taking vocational qualifications get their results on time from 2024 onwards, following the approach taken this year.

Qualifications Wales has announced the approach for exams and assessments for the 2023-2024 academic year, confirming that GCSE, AS, A level and Skills Challenge Certificate qualifications in Wales will largely...