The Welsh government has demanded an immediate overhaul of GCSE English exam criteria in a bid to ensure “fairness” for students in the future.
And it has revealed that, having spoken to AQA, Edexcel and OCR, the WJEC will be the only awarding organisation offering accredited specification for GCSE English language in Wales for first award in 2014.
The dramatic move comes after more than 2,000 students in Wales, who took English with the WJEC exam board, were awarded a higher grade following a review of the marking process.
The new criteria will see a reduction in the percentage of marks allocated to exams in the classroom and more emphasis on the final exam, while maintaining a modular system.
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