Subject expert services for monitoring of the National Qualifications

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        "description": "To ensure that qualifications comply with Qualifications Wales' requirements, and that qualifications and the Welsh qualification system are effective for meeting the reasonable needs of learners and employers in Wales, promoting public confidence in qualifications and the Welsh qualification system we regularly rely upon assistance from external subject experts to support our reform, approvals, and monitoring work. We use experts such as: * Experienced teachers * Examiners * Academics * Professionals in assessment * Professionals from vocational industries The experts we use have detailed knowledge and experience of education and assessment and of how qualifications are taught and assessed. We are currently seeking Subject Experts for specific subjects to work as part of our annual monitoring process, specifically focusing on the National Qualifications in Wales. The subject areas that we need experts for are: * Core Cymraeg and Cymraeg Language and Literature * English Literature and Language * Mathematics and Numeracy * Religious Studies * Business * Dance * History * Social Studies",
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