AM Welcomes Reveiw

CARL SARGEANT WELCOMES MAJOR REVIEW OF QUALIFICATIONS

Alyn & Deeside AM Carl Sargeant has welcomed the announcement of a wide ranging review of all qualifications for 14 to 19-year-olds in Wales – in line with a Welsh Labour manifesto pledge.
The review has been commissioned as the Welsh Government wants to ensure that Welsh educational institutions are getting value for money from the qualifications they deliver, and that they are meeting the needs of learners and the economy.
The review will be wide ranging but centred around three themes:
• Identify the most relevant qualifications and ensure they are available to learners.
• Ensure qualifications are trusted and understood.
• Ensure qualifications remain fit for purpose.
The Welsh Government will also be reviewing the way they fund post 16 education, which currently has more than 10,000 different qualifications.
Carl Sargeant AM for Alyn & Deeside said,
“I welcome the news that the Welsh Government is to review which qualifications have the greatest value and which qualifications help provide the skilled workforce that our economy needs.
The Labour Welsh Government’s vision is to ensure that Qualifications for 14 to 19-year- olds meet the needs of Wales, are understood and valued, with public money focused in the right direction to help provide the skilled workforce our economy needs. The choices available to learners should also make a difference in allowing them to progress to work or higher education while qualifications need to be trusted and understood. As part of this, the Welsh Government wants to ensure that the assessments which form part of our qualifications are appropriate and fit for purpose.

CARL SARGEANT SUPPORTS MACMILLAN FUNDRAISER


Carl Sargeant AM for Alyn & Deeside joined pupils, staff, parents and Local MP Mark Tami at a fundraising Coffee Morning held at Drury Primary School, near Buckley, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support Staff.
Carl Sargeant praised the School’s latest fundraising efforts,
Carl Sargeant AM said,
“The School Hall was packed out for the Coffee morning and it was lovely to hear the school choir sing. The teachers, parents and pupils did a fantastic job to ensure that the event was a real success for the Macmillan Cancer Charity.”