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Help shape the future of GCSE Mathematics and Numeracy (Double Award) assessments

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Help shape the future of GCSE Mathematics and Numeracy (Double Award) assessments

As part of our new 'Made-for-Wales' GCSE Mathematics and Numeracy (Double Award), we are welcoming suggestions for new contexts that can be utilised within future assessments.

Through crowdsourcing, we are looking for stakeholders from across Wales to submit ideas for contexts which will be considered as a basis for future exam questions.

Our aim is to ensure that our assessments remain relevant and reflect a modern Wales. We have a strong history of providing clear and reliable assessments, and we are now looking for context suggestions that our Principal Examiners can consider when writing future exam questions.

To make a submission, please review the FAQs below and submit your submission here.

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