These 16 draft specifications have been submitted to Qualifications Wales for approval and will be available to teach from September 2025. Commenting on this significant achievement, Delyth Jones, WJEC’s Assistant Director, Qualification Development (General Qualifications): “We are delighted to publish our draft specifications for these ...
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National Qualifications, comprising GCSEs, VCSEs, Foundation qualifications and the Skill Suite, are available to 14 to 16-year-olds in Wales.
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.
WJEC provides Qualifications Wales -regulated qualifications to all state schools and colleges in Wales. Independent schools in Wales may choose between qualifications regulated by Welsh Government or those regulated by the Government of the United Kingdom. WJEC also collaborates with the University of Cambridge to offer educational qualifications.
WJEC’s Essential Skills Wales suite of qualifications will equip your learners with the skills they need for successful learning, employment, and life. Our Essential Skills Wales qualifications are intended for use in a range of settings at post-16 and post-14 in certain instances. They provide a single ladder of progression, spanning six levels from Entry 1 to Level 3, and include ...
Earlier this year, we published approval criteria for a suite of new Made-for-Wales GCSEs to support the Curriculum. These approval criteria are the design requirements that the awarding body, WJEC, will need to meet through the development of detailed specifications for the new qualifications.
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Exam Board WJEC has launched the first wave of the Made-for-Wales qualifications suite including 18 new GCSE specifications, with teaching set to begin from September 2025. WJEC worked with more than 170 teaching staff from over 100 Welsh schools and more than 50 organisations, including Diversity and Anti-Racist Professional Learning (DARPL).
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.
WJEC is a leading awarding organisation providing assessment, training and educational resources in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and elsewhere.
WJEC was born out of a consortium of local education authorities in 1948, and is now a registered charity, and a company limited by guarantee. Following the introduction of reformed general qualifications in 2015, WJEC has become the sole qualification provider for state-funded schools and colleges in Wales across most GCSE and AS/A level subjects.
Reformed GCSEs, which form part of our National 14-16 Qualifications suite, will be taught in schools from September 2025 and September 2026.
Qualifications can be gained by sitting examinations on specific days; they are open to adults who have learnt Welsh as a second language or who are currently learning. The qualifications are for people learning in evening or daytime classes, on intensive courses or on workplace courses.
WJEC, the leading examination board in Wales, has launched the first wave of the Made-for-Wales qualifications suite including 18 new GCSE specifications, where teaching will begin from September 2025. In a period of intense qualification development, WJEC worked with more than 170 teaching staff from over 100 Welsh schools and more than 50 organisations, including Diversity and Anti-Racist ...
Following our recent consultation process and having also engaged with a broad range of stakeholders, we are pleased to announce the end of the consultation period and the publication of qualification outlines for the new suite of made-for-Wales GCSEs and related qualifications – for first teaching from September 2025.
Qualifications Wales has published their Decisions Report and Approval Criteria for the new suite of GCSEs. Our Qualification Development Team will now be actively engaging with a broad range of stakeholders to create inspiring, innovative and exciting qualifications for learners in Wales.
WJEC provides Qualifications Wales -regulated qualifications to all state schools and colleges in Wales. Independent schools in Wales may choose between qualifications regulated by Welsh Government or those regulated by the Government of the United Kingdom. WJEC also collaborates with the University of Cambridge to offer educational qualifications.
