Education minister Leighton Andrews is standing by the AS and A level exam system but in its more traditional form with students doing all exams at the end of the course and only getting one chance to re-sit.
The announcement is confirmation that Wales will not adopt the overhaul of A levels planned for England. Education secretary Michael Gove wants to separate the AS level – which currently counts towards full
A levels (A2) – to make it a “high-quality standalone qualification”.
It comes after a cross-party group of MPs raised concerns about England, Wales and Northern Ireland having separate exam systems and urged ministers to prevent this from happening.
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