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A-levels: Peter Weir should reverse Welsh exam board decision
By Robbie Meredith
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image captionNI currently offers 16 AS and A-level subjects through WJEC
Bodies representing grammar schools and drama teachers across NI have called on the education minister to reverse a decision banning WJEC qualifications.
Both the Governing Bodies Association (GBA) and NI Drama have urged the minister to reconsider his decision.
WJEC is the Welsh Exam Board - schools in Northern Ireland currently offer AS and A-levels in 16 subjects through it.
The GBA represents some of Northern Ireland s biggest grammar schools.
In their letter to Mr Weir they said his decision on WJEC would have a significant and wide-ranging impact on a substantial number on schools.