Like many in Wales, I’ve long been of the view that our new national curriculum would not gain full traction until the qualifications scene had been made clear.
Well, some eight years after the Curriculum for Wales (CfW) blueprint was first laid before the system, we now have some real clarity.
In its response to an extensive consultation with all interested parties, exams regulator Qualifications Wales this week confirmed the introduction of 26 new ‘made-for-Wales’ GCSEs from September 2025.
I say confirmed because most of what was announced had already been trailed – two years ago in fact, when proposals to transform GCSEs in readiness for CfW were first unveiled.
