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Help shape the future of GCSE Mathematics�칊nd Numeracy (Double Award)�칊ssessments

As part of our new 'Made-for-Wales' GCSE Mathematics and Numeracy (Double Award), we are welcoming suggestions�칏or�칗ew contexts�칣hat 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.

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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 .

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