Foundation Design and Technology
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
Foundation Design and Technology is a two year Entry Level and Level 1 course for learners aged 14 to 16, taken in Engineering Design, Fashion and Textiles or Product Design. Literacy runs through both units: the Unit 1 topic tests use objective and short answer questions full of technical vocabulary on safety, materials and processes, and the Unit 2 design project asks learners to analyse an existing product, write a design brief and specification, annotate and present ideas and evaluate their prototype. Numeracy is lighter and practical: setting sizes in the specification, measuring and drawing accurately, planning time across a 40 hour project and, in Engineering Design, knowing volts, amps and ohms. KS3 should build clear technical writing alongside accurate measuring in millimetres.
- 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
Sut mae'r cymhwyster hwn yn cael ei asesu
- Unit 1: Design and Technology in the 21st Century: Three topic tests of 20 minutes each (1 hour in total): a Core Knowledge and Understanding test on health and safety (16 marks) and two pathway tests on Materials and Components and on Tools, Techniques and Processes (12 marks each), 40 marks, 30%, set and marked by WJEC, digital or paper format within a four week window
- Unit 2: Design Project: Non-examination assessment, a sustained design and make task of approximately 40 hours based on a contextual challenge set by the centre, 60 marks, 70%, set and marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Mesur
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Measuring and working to sizes
Learners write specifications that include the sizes of key product features and components, then select materials and use equipment to make a prototype that is fit for purpose. Accurate measuring and marking out, in millimetres for wood, metal and plastics or with a tape measure for textiles, is needed throughout the making in Unit 2.
Rhifedd: Mesur, Cymhwysedd strategol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils mark out a 100 mm by 60 mm piece of card or wood with a steel rule and try square, then check each side is within 1 mm.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils measure a hand or a phone to set the sizes for a product, converting between centimetres and millimetres and writing the sizes on a sketch.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils measure their finished prototype against the sizes in their specification and record the difference for each key feature in a table.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2, Sections 2.1.2 and 2.1.4, pages 20 and 21
“sizes of key product features and/or components.”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu darllen a dehongli graddfeydd neu raniadau ar amrywiaeth o offerynnau mesur.
Rwy'n gallu trosi unedau metrig o hyd i unedau llai, e.e. cm i mm, m i cm, km i m.
Rwy'n gallu nodi, mesur neu gasglu'r wybodaeth sy'n ofynnol er mwyn cwblhau'r dasg.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu darllen a dehongli graddfeydd ar amrywiaeth o offerynnau mesur.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio'r unedau mesur cyffredin, trosi rhwng unedau cysylltiedig y system fetrig a chwblhau cyfrifiadau.
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Electrical units: volts, amps and ohms (Engineering Design)
Engineering Design learners know the measurements used in electronic circuits: voltage in volts, current in amps and resistance in ohms, with its symbol. This is tested in the Unit 1 pathway topic tests, and no calculation such as Ohm's law is listed.
Rhifedd: Cyfathrebu â symbolau, Mesur
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils read the voltage printed on batteries and a power supply and write each value with its unit and symbol.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils use a multimeter to measure the voltage across a bulb and the resistance of three resistors, recording each reading with the correct unit.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils read resistor values from the colour code, check them with a multimeter, and explain why 0.22 kilohms is the same as 220 ohms.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 1, Section 1.1.3, page 14
“the following measurements within the electronical circuits:”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio nodiant, symbolau ac unedau mesur priodol.
Rwy'n gallu darllen a dehongli graddfeydd neu raniadau ar amrywiaeth o offerynnau mesur.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio nodiant, symbolau ac unedau mesur priodol, gan gynnwys mesurau cyfansawdd.
Rwy'n gallu darllen a dehongli graddfeydd ar amrywiaeth o offerynnau mesur.
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Planning steps and time for making
Learners plan and manage each step of making their prototype within a design and make task of about 40 hours, so they need to order the steps and estimate and track time. Appendix A maps planning and organisation and Developing Mathematical Proficiency to Unit 2.
Rhifedd: Cymhwysedd strategol, Mesur
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils put the steps for making a simple product in order and estimate in minutes how long each will take.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils make a timed plan across four lessons, record the actual time for each step and work out the difference from their estimate.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils build a week by week plan for their project, review progress each week and reschedule the remaining steps so they still finish on time.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2, Section 2.1.4, page 21; Section 3.2, page 26; Appendix A, page 33
“plan and manage each step of the manufacturing process”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu blaenoriaethu a threfnu'r camau perthnasol sydd eu hangen i gwblhau'r dasg neu ddod o hyd i ddatrysiad.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio a dehongli calendrau, amserlenni a rhaglenni i gynllunio digwyddiadau a gweithgareddau, a gwneud cyfrifiadau fel rhan o'r daith gynllunio.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu blaenoriaethu a threfnu'r camau perthnasol sydd eu hangen i gwblhau'r dasg neu ddod o hyd i ddatrysiad.
Rwy'n gallu dewis, treialu a gwerthuso amrywiaeth o ddulliau posibl a rhannu problemau cymhleth yn gyfres o dasgau.
Da gwybod
- Unit 1 questions are short: the topic tests use "multiple choice questions (MCQ), objective test questions (OTQ) and short answer questions" and can be sat on paper or on screen (Section 3.2, page 25).
- No marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar are mentioned; all marks sit under AO1 to AO4 (Section 3.1, page 24), and "The Assessment Pack will include all detailed information relating to assessment." (page 24).
- Writing in Unit 2 is marked through annotation: "Written evidence must be annotated to show how it meets the marking criteria." (Section 3.3, page 26).
- Spoken work such as presentations is evidenced by the teacher: performance evidence "must be documented using observation records" (Section 3.3, page 26).
- Numeracy is not named in the content, and calculations are not listed; Engineering Design learners only need to know "the following measurements within the electronical circuits:" volts, amps and ohms (Unit 1, page 14).
- Appendix A (pages 32 and 33) ticks Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing for both units, but ticks only "Developing Mathematical Proficiency" for Unit 2 and none of the number, geometry and measurement or statistics strands.
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
The specification says the qualification "provides a broad basis for progression onto GCSE Design and Technology" (page 8). The Foundation shares the GCSE's design brief, specification, annotation and evaluation writing and its technical vocabulary, but tests knowledge through short answer topic tests rather than extended written answers. GCSE Design and Technology steps up the numeracy, with measuring to tolerances, estimating material quantities, waste and costs, using collated data to set specification criteria, scale drawing and, in Engineering Design, mechanical and electronic calculations. Accurate measuring and unit work also link with GCSE Mathematics and Numeracy.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC Entry Level/Level 1 Foundation Design and Technology specification, approved by Qualifications Wales, teaching from September 2027, for award from 2029 (© WJEC CBAC Ltd 2026).