Commenting, Welsh Conservative and Shadow Education Minister Laura Anne Jones MS said:
“While some decisions require a local solution, the majority – like with facemasks – should be taken at the top to ensure equality of educational provision across Wales.
“It is not good enough that we have a Minister scared to go toe-to-toe with the unions, and who is comfortable going against scientific evidence, when making such important decisions about safety and education provision.
“On the return to exams, we welcome this decision to fall in with rest of UK – it’s fair – but we need to ensure that our young people feel confident and prepared to take these exams, and the support must be there for pupils and schools, from the Labour Government to facilitate that.
“The pandemic has been incredibly hard on the youngest in our society, with Welsh children losing out on learning more than any other UK nation. They deserve more than a government that passes the buck. Educational in not expendable.”
