Thematic report |
Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification provision at level 3 in secondary schools - July 2012
The report evaluates the quality of Welsh Baccalaureate provision at level 3 in secondary schools, identifies case studies of good practice and provides recommendations for improvement.
Recommendations
The Welsh Government should:
- consider reviewing the structure of the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification, to build on its strengths and eliminate its weaknesses;
- work with schools and the WJEC to plan how to introduce grading into the assessment of the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification; and
- review the arrangements for assessing essential skills qualifications.
Awarding organisations should:
- provide further guidance and exemplar materials to support schools in the delivery and assessment of essential skills; and
- develop the Welsh Baccalaureate website to include a wider range of approved resources, including Welsh-medium resources.
Secondary schools should:
- monitor more closely the arrangements for delivering and assessing essential skills so that they are not overly bureaucratic;
- monitor the quality of learning and teaching on the Welsh Baccalaureate as part of their normal self-evaluation procedures, with a particular focus on student progress and standards; and
- gather and use students’ evaluations of their experiences of the Welsh Baccalaureate to improve the provision.