Welsh Baccalaureate
The revised and more rigorous Welsh Baccalaureate is based on a Skills Challenge Certificate, which will be graded, and Supporting Qualifications. The primary aim is to enable learners to develop and demonstrate an understanding of and proficiency in essential and employability skills: Communication, Numeracy, Digital Literacy, Planning and Organisation, Creativity and Innovation, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, and Personal Effectiveness. The emphasis is on applied and purposeful learning and to provide opportunities for assessment in a range of real life context through three Challenge Briefs and an Individual Project.
We are pleased to offer the new Welsh Baccalaureate at four levels.
Latest News
Welsh Government have recently published web pages dedicated to the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification. Click here to view.
We are pleased to offer the new Welsh Baccalaureate Bacc. Pages and WBQ and Skills newsletters.
Welsh Baccalaureate Animation
A new Welsh Bacc animation is now available on the Qualifications Wales website as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the qualification.
Getting Involved
Centres for assessment purposes will be able to amend generic Challenge Briefs produced by WJEC or produce their own which must be approved by WJEC before they can be used for the purpose of assessment.
Employers and organisations can become involved in the Welsh Baccalaureate by:
- producing resources for teaching and learning;
- delivering talks for learners;
- producing Challenge Briefs which must be approved by WJEC if to be used for assessment.
Higher Education Institutions can become involved by:
- training teachers and learners in research methods for the Individual Project;
- producing Project Proposals linked to Degree courses;
- holding learner conferences on global issues for Global Citizenship Challenge.
Contact Us
Our dedicated Regional Support Officers are also on hand to help make the transition seamless. Find your Officer
Regional Support Officers
Every school, F.E. College and educational establishment who deliver the Welsh Baccalaureate are allocated a Regional Support Officers who will provide guidance and support.
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Name |
Contact Details |
Regional Links |
Local Authorities |
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Sian Coathup |
mobile: 07875552640 |
CSC, EAS, ERW, GWE |
Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merthyr, Monmouthshire, Powys, Wrexham |
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Sara Davies |
office: 029 20265191 mobile: 07989224209 |
CSC, EAS |
Caerphilly, Cardiff |
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Rhys Huws |
mobile: 07875552819 |
ERW, GWE |
Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, NPT, Pembrokeshire, Powys |
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Arwel Jones |
office: 029 2026 5184 mobile: 07817949416 |
EAS, GWE |
Anglesey, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Conwy, Denbigshire, Gwynedd, Newport, Torfaen |
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Leah Maloney |
mobile: 07814418089 |
ERW, CSC |
Bridgend, RCT, Swansea, Vale of Glamorgan |
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Emma Vincent |
mobile:07875561825 |
CC |
Further Education Colleges across Wales |