Strategic Policy Overview Dr Rachel Heath-Davies Head of Strategic Policy

National Overview Welsh education reform journey Our National Mission Successful Futures and curriculum reform National Academy for Educational Leadership Developing teaching profession Strengthening school improvement and coherence with inspection framework and accountability measures Assessment (both formative and summative) that supports reform journey

National Policy Overview ctd Hazelkorn Review, Towards 2030 – a framework for creating a world class post compulsory education and training sector Review of funding methodology for post-16 Welsh in education action plan, 2017-21 All education policy devolved – including teacher pay

Strategic Policy Overview Qualifications Wales Act 2015 Regulatory Framework and Approach Regulatory Outcomes

Regulatory Approach Listen to learners Listen to awarding bodies and stakeholders Proportionate regulatory action Consultations are transparent and meaningful Collaborative approach Clear, informative, targeted and timely communications Work with other regulators Being mindful of the impact on awarding bodies Assess the costs, benefits and risks of proposed action

Regulatory Documents

Findings from Review of Conditions Review between autumn 2017 and summer 2018 Published findings of our report October 2018 awarding bodies wished to see revisions across the Conditions; prefer for revisions to be aligned across three regulators as much as reasonably possible; and other forms of clarification or guidance and support would be helpful.

Findings from Review of Conditions Clarity, Structure and Duplication The applicability of Conditions to all qualification types Location of awarding bodies Conflict of Interest and use of ‘Personal interest’ Malpractice and maladministration

Findings from Review of Conditions Role of Responsible Officer Current relevance of Condition D6 Fees to purchasers of qualifications Appeals process The Wales context

Next Steps – Revisions to Conditions Three regulator work programme; Align as far as possible; Consultation on revision from April 2019; Publish Revised Conditions in autumn 2019; Effective from April 2020.

Policy developments and other projects Transfer Conditions Policy Monetary Penalties Policy Fee Capping Policy Regulatory Impact Assessment Fair Access by Design Independent reviewers

Policy reviews Regulatory Appeals Policy Recognition Policy Reasonable Adjustments Policy Approach to policy reviews Bilingual and Welsh medium qualifications Policy Scoping the landscape of Welsh language support grant

Feedback Engagement and consultations Focus groups on Welsh medium and bilingual qualifications policy and grant Call for evidence for piloting regulatory impact assessment Feedback on regulatory documents any time policy@qualificationswales.org