City & Guilds/WJEC strongly believe in empowering people with opportunities for the future. Our aims during the development and implementation of this new suite of qualifications are to help people get into a job, get on in the job and go further.
Although WJEC is currently the sole provider of approved AS and A levels in Wales, any regulated awarding body is able to submit qualifications for approval, providing it meets the regulatory requirements for GCE AS and A levels.
Following approval from our regulatory team, the awarding body for GCSEs, WJEC, has today (Monday 30 September) published the final subject specifications for the reformed GCSEs being taught in schools for the first time from September 2025.
Reformed GCSEs, which form part of our National 14-16 Qualifications suite, will be taught in schools from September 2025 and September 2026.
Eduqas is a component of WJEC, a charity and company that provides qualifications for education communities in England. Eduqas offers reformed qualifications for secondary schools, academies and colleges, designed to suit a range of abilities and stimulate students.
WJEC is an awarding body for UK qualifications including GCSEs, A-levels and Level 1/2 vocational awards. We provide a range of resources to support WJEC specifications, such as textbooks, revision guides, workbooks, Boost teaching and learning courses and eBooks.
The new GCSE in Mathematics and Numeracy (Double Award) will be available to teach from September 2025. For more information, please visit the qualification page here.
RS Religion and Ethics (A level)RS Religion and Ethics (AS)
There were 10,148 active qualifications (available qualifications with certificates) in the academic year 2023 to 2024, a 5.3% decrease from the 2022 to 2023 academic year.
Teaching in England? Visit our Eduqas resources website for the full range of teaching and learning materials designed specifically to support your qualification.
The WJEC Publication Policy explains when WJEC examination documents such as past papers and mark schemes are made available to registered examination centres and to members of the public. Can't find what you're looking for? Get in touch with your subject specialist on the relevant qualification page or email us at info@wjec.co.uk.
Entry Pathways Specification - english version (wjec.co.uk) Along with improved recognition of all candidates’ achievements through statements of credit, a key aim of the new provision is increased flexibility in the way that units may be combined into qualifications rather than having to conform to traditional subject areas.
Jess, a learner and member of Qualifications Wales’ learner group, commented: “I think that the creation of new Made-for-Wales GCSEs will be really beneficial for all learners in Wales.
How we check qualifications When UK ENIC checks your qualifications for a Statement of Comparability, UK Qualification Reference Statement or an Early Years Statement, we consider: the status of the qualification and awarding body the level of the qualification in the home education system entry requirements length of the course course structure, content and learning outcomes how the course ...
The WJEC Publication Policy explains when WJEC examination documents such as past papers and mark schemes are made available to registered examination centres and to members of the public. Can't find what you're looking for? Get in touch with your subject specialist on the relevant qualification page or email us at info@wjec.co.uk.
