A review by exams watchdog – Qualifications Wales – has found that the Welsh Baccalaureate if “too complex” and teachers, pupils and parents do not fully understand it.
Responding, Shadow Education Secretary, Darren Millar, said:
“The Welsh Baccalaureate is certainly a valuable qualification, but we need to see action to reduce the pressure on teachers and students engaged in it.
“Clearly there needs to be some kind of streamlining, because the qualification is almost universally seen as too complex.
“We believe that the Welsh Baccalaureate should continue to be offered to all students in Wales but it should not be a compulsory subject.”