Foundation Built Environment
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
WJEC Foundation Built Environment is a two year, 120 hour Entry Level and Level 1 course for learners in Years 10 and 11 who want a practical route into construction, leading on to VCSE Built Environment. Both units are teacher-set portfolios, marked in school and moderated by WJEC. Literacy runs through Unit 1, where learners name, describe and explain buildings, land, stakeholders and job roles through reading, discussion, role-play, posters and short written pieces, and through Unit 2, where they write safety guidance, set success criteria and review their own hand skills. Numeracy is practical and narrow: measuring in metric units, reading scales, checking angles and level, and marking out accurately before cutting. No calculations are set.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- Lefel
- Entry Level and Level 1
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2027
- Faint o waith llythrennedd
- Canolig
- Faint o waith rhifedd
- Isel
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
- Y cam nesaf i fyny
- VCSE Built Environment, Level 1 and Level 2
Sut mae'r cymhwyster hwn yn cael ei asesu
- Unit 1: Getting to Know the Built Environment: Centre marked non-examination assessment, portfolio of evidence, maximum assessment time 9 hours (typically 7 to 9 hours), 36 guided learning hours, 60 of the qualification's 132 points, tasks set by the teacher, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC, available from summer 2028
- Unit 2: Practical Hand Skills: Centre marked non-examination assessment, portfolio of evidence, maximum assessment time 21 hours (typically 19 to 21 hours), 84 guided learning hours, 72 of the qualification's 132 points, tasks set by the teacher, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC, available from summer 2029
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Eglurder a geirfa
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Using building and trade vocabulary
Unit 1 asks learners to name and then explain types of building, structural parts such as foundations and cladding, infrastructure, utilities and services, and trade and professional job roles. In Unit 2 they learn the names and uses of hand tools, materials and fixing methods, from bolster and coping saw to grout float and epoxy resin.
Llythrennedd: Geirfa, sillafu, gramadeg, Eglurder a geirfa
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils label a cross section drawing of a house with foundations, walls, roof structure and roof finishes, and learn the spellings in a weekly word check.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils match photos of ten hand tools to their names and uses, then write one sentence for each saying which material it is used on.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils write a short glossary of construction terms for a younger class, including substructure, superstructure and infrastructure, each with a definition and a local example.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 1, Sections 1.1.1 to 1.1.3, pages 13 and 14; Unit 1, Section 1.4, page 17; Unit 2, Sections 2.2.1 and 2.4.1, pages 31 and 33
“Different structural parts of a building”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio geirfa amrywiol, briodol a manwl gywir, gan gynnwys geiriau sy'n benodol i faes dysgu a phrofiad/disgyblaeth at ddibenion gwahanol.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio strategaethau i sillafu geiriau amlsillafog, cymhleth ac afreolaidd yng nghyd-destun pob maes dysgu a phrofiad.
Rwy'n gallu mynegi materion a syniadau'n glir gan ddefnyddio geirfa sy'n benodol i faes dysgu a phrofiad/disgyblaeth ac enghreifftiau.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwyf wedi cael profiad o ystod o eirfa sy'n benodol i faes dysgu a phrofiad/disgyblaeth a geirfa academaidd gyffredinol, ac yn gallu ei defnyddio wrth i mi gyfathrebu.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio amrywiaeth o strategaethau ac adnoddau i sillafu geirfa gyfarwydd ac anghyfarwydd a geiriau sy'n benodol i faes dysgu a phrofiad/disgyblaeth yn gywir.
Rwyf wedi cael profiad o ystod o eirfa sy'n benodol i faes dysgu a phrofiad/disgyblaeth a geirfa academaidd gyffredinol, ac yn gallu ei defnyddio wrth i mi gyfathrebu.
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Discussing, debating and presenting ideas aloud
Many Unit 1 tasks are spoken: pair interviews about building types, a role-played community or stakeholder meeting, a brownfield versus greenfield debate with a class vote, and job interview role-play. In Unit 2 learners act out tasks and must verbalise why they chose their PPE, and they can present their success criteria and how well tasks went. Spoken work is recorded through observation records.
Llythrennedd: Siarad cydweithredol, Diben, Gofyn cwestiynau, Eglurder a geirfa
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils take turns in pairs to interview each other about their favourite local building, asking three prepared questions and reporting one answer back to the class.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils role-play a council meeting about a new supermarket, each speaking for one stakeholder such as a resident, a shop owner or a planning officer.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils hold a timed debate on whether a new housing estate should be built on a brownfield or a greenfield site, answering points from the other side, before a class vote.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 1, Examples of tasks, pages 23 to 26; Unit 2, Examples of tasks, LO2.1 and LO2.7, pages 44 and 46; Section 3.6, page 49
“One learner argues the case that developing brownfield land is better”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu cyfrannu at drafodaeth grŵp mewn rolau gwahanol, gan gymryd cyfrifoldeb am gwblhau'r dasg yn dda.
Rwy'n gallu ystyried materion heriol neu ddadleuol drwy amrywiaeth o gyd-destunau dilys, gan gynnwys cynnal rôl.
Rwy'n gallu trefnu sgwrs fel y gall gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd mewn gwahanol gyd-destunau ddilyn yr hyn sy'n cael ei ddweud, gan gynnwys defnyddio iaith ffurfiol.
Rwy'n gallu gofyn ac ateb cwestiynau, gan adeiladu ar syniadau pobl eraill mewn trafodaethau grŵp a'u datblygu.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu cynnal safbwynt argyhoeddiadol, gan ragweld safbwyntiau eraill ac ymateb iddyn nhw.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio sgiliau siarad mewn amrywiaeth o gyd-destunau dilys er mwyn ystyried materion heriol neu ddadleuol.
Rwy’n gallu siarad yn glir, gan ddewis ac addasu fy iaith yn briodol ar gyfer ystod o gynulleidfaoedd a dibenion, a chan gyfleu ystyr yn effeithiol i’r gynulleidfa.
Da gwybod
- Appendix A (pages 54 and 55) maps listening, reading, speaking and writing to almost every content section of both units, and numeracy only to measuring and marking (2.3.2, 2.3.3), securing and shaping (2.4.2, 2.4.4) and the cost and waste sections of Unit 1 (1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.3.3). The statistics strand is left blank.
- There are no marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar, but the review criteria note at Entry 1 that "Communication may not always be effective." (Unit 2, LO2.7, page 43).
- Learners do not have to write everything: evidence can include "responses to structured questions, either written or oral" (Section 3.3, page 48), and presentations and practical demonstrations are recorded on observation records (Section 3.6, page 49).
- Support depends on level. For Level 1, "Teachers and tutors can provide advice on planning and structuring their answers" (Section 3.4, page 49), while Entry 1 learners may use symbols or assistive technology.
- Discussion and debate tasks need care with group work: "group work is permitted only where specified" (Section 3.5, page 49), and each learner's contribution must be identifiable.
- Measuring is metric only: learners are taught the "use of metric system" (Unit 2, Section 2.3.2, page 32). Calculator use is not mentioned.
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
The specification names VCSE Built Environment as the next step. Both qualifications build construction vocabulary, safe practical work, measuring and marking out, and reviewing one's own practical work. The VCSE steps these up: learners read a case study and technical documents such as briefs and method statements, justify choices of sites, methods and materials in writing, and write a structured evaluation, while its numeracy adds measuring to tolerances, reading plans, mixing to ratios, estimating quantities, costing within a budget and planning a critical path. Measuring and marking link with Mathematics and Numeracy, and land classification and development in Wales with GCSE Geography.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC Entry Level/Level 1 Foundation Built Environment specification, approved by Qualifications Wales, teaching from September 2027, for award from 2029 (© WJEC CBAC Ltd 2026).