WAQ71560 (e) Wedi’i gyflwyno ar 23/11/2016

A wnaiff y Gweinidog ddatganiad am y monopoli sydd gan CBAC ar hyn o bryd ar arholiadau a chwricwla yn ein hysgolion uwchradd a cholegau chweched dosbarth, a datgan a yw'n barod i gefnogi ysgolion a hoffai ystyried defnyddio byrddau arholi eraill?

Wedi'i ateb gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg | Wedi'i ateb ar 06/12/2016

The Welsh Ministers' functions relating to the regulation of qualifications and the qualifications system in Wales were repealed in September 2015 with the establishment of Qualifications Wales as the independent regulator.

The programme of reforming GCSEs, AS and A Levels has transferred from the Welsh Government to Qualifications Wales. All awarding bodies that offer general qualifications were invited to develop new and revised specifications for teaching in Wales from September 2015, 2016 and 2017; only the WJEC chose to take forward this programme of work. Consequently, only the WJEC is developing the new and revised general qualifications being introduced in Wales; only these qualifications will be available to the maintained sector in the subjects being revised. For all other subjects, secondary schools and colleges will be free to choose from a range of specifications provided by any of the awarding bodies that offer general qualifications.