Leading professional bodies for chemistry and physics have criticised the Welsh Governments changes to science GCSEs in Wales. They said the changes would “damage the economy” and disadvantage young people.
The new Welsh GCSEs, introduced to align with the new curriculum, were unveiled today after lengthy consultation. They will be learned from 2025 and sat from 2007. See more details of all the changes here.
The The Royal Society of Chemistry and Institute of Physics were particularly critical of the choice that schools and pupils will be offered between taking a double GCSE qualification in all three sciences of a single GCSE in all three. They urged the Welsh Government and exam regulator Qualifications Wales to have the same qualification for all pupils.
