Stakeholder statements

In this section you will find the relevant statements issued by stakeholders and partners in the education sector, including Welsh Government and WJEC, on the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on schools and examinations.

• Statement by the Minister for Education, Kirsty Williams, 17 August 2020

• Welsh Government Direction to Qualifications Wales - 12 August 2020
  
  
• Letter from The Minister for Education Kirsty Williams on considerations for General Qualifications in 2021 – 10 July 2020

• The awarding of vocational and technical qualifications, and other general qualifications, in summer 2020 - 14 May 2020

• Updated guidance on centre assessment grades for private candidates – 30 April 2020

• Ofqual consultation on vocational and technical qualifications – 24 April 2020
  
  
• Letter to Qualifications Wales about the policy on the cancellation of exams and how to determine grades – 6 April 2020
  
  
• NEA Update for centres in Wales – 27 March 2020
  
  
• WJEC statement regarding issuing grades for qualifications in summer 2020 – 20 March 2020
  
  
• Statement on Summer Examinations 2020 by The Minister for Education Kirsty Williams - 18 March 2020
  
  
• Statement from Minister for Education, Kirsty Williams, on school closures in Wales - 18 March 2020