Foundation English
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
WJEC Entry Level/Level 1 Foundation English is a two year, 120 guided learning hour course for learners aged 14 to 16 working at entry level, graded Entry 1 to Level 1 Pass, with a route on to GCSE English Language and Literature. Literacy is the whole qualification. Unit 1 tests reading short texts and functional writing, Unit 2 asks for a reading response, a functional piece and a short creative piece under high control, and Unit 3 assesses a researched presentation and a group discussion of a literary extract. Accuracy in spelling, punctuation and grammar is marked throughout. Numeracy is light: learners read tables, charts, infographics, times and prices in everyday texts and may use statistics as evidence in their presentation.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- Lefel
- Entry Level and Level 1
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2027
- Faint o waith llythrennedd
- Uchel
- Faint o waith rhifedd
- Isel
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
Sut mae'r cymhwyster hwn yn cael ei asesu
- Unit 1: Reading and Writing for Practical Purposes: Two topic tests of 40 minutes each (plus 10 minutes reading time), 30%, 60 marks (2 x 30), set and marked by WJEC, taken on screen or on paper within a four week assessment window under invigilated examination conditions
- Unit 2: Reading and Writing for Real-World and Creative Contexts: Written assessment of two tasks of 40 minutes each (plus 10 minutes reading and planning time), 40%, 40 marks (2 x 20), outline set by WJEC and tailored by the centre, sat under high control conditions, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC
- Unit 3: Speaking and Listening for Real-World and Literary Contexts: Speaking and listening assessment of approximately 12 minutes: an Individual Researched Presentation of 3 to 5 minutes and a group discussion of a literary extract of 5 to 7 minutes, 30%, 40 marks (2 x 20), WJEC set tasks, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Siarad cydweithredol
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Listening and responding in group discussion
Learners demonstrate active listening, respond to others respectfully and constructively, ask relevant questions and support, challenge or build on others' ideas. This is assessed through the group discussion in Unit 3.
Llythrennedd: Gwrando fel rhan o siarad cydweithredol, Gofyn cwestiynau, Siarad cydweithredol, Gwrando i ddeall
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils take turns in a small group discussion about a class rule, repeating back what the last speaker said before adding their own point.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils discuss a question about a story in a group, using sentence starters to agree, disagree politely and ask a follow up question.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils take part in a group discussion on a text where the teacher notes how well they build on, challenge and question other speakers, not only their own points.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 3, Section 3.4, page 17; Section 3.2, page 21
“respond to others respectfully and constructively”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu gwrando ar eraill ac ymateb iddyn nhw drwy ofyn cwestiynau a gwneud sylwadau sy'n canolbwyntio ar resymau, goblygiadau a'r camau nesaf.
Rwy'n gallu gwrando er mwyn dangos cytundeb ac anghytundeb mewn trafodaeth a sefyllfaoedd cydweithredol.
Rwy'n gallu gofyn ac ateb cwestiynau, gan adeiladu ar syniadau pobl eraill mewn trafodaethau grŵp a'u datblygu.
Rwy'n gallu cyfrannu at drafodaeth grŵp mewn rolau gwahanol, gan gymryd cyfrifoldeb am gwblhau'r dasg yn dda.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu gwrando ar eraill ac ymateb iddyn nhw drwy gwestiynau, sylwadau ac awgrymiadau er mwyn datblygu sgiliau siarad cydweithredol a dod i gyfaddawd/consensws.
Rwy’n gallu gwrando ar safbwyntiau a syniadau gwahanol bobl ar bynciau amrywiol, gan eu defnyddio i lunio fy nghasgliadau fy hun.
Rwy'n gallu ymgymryd ag ystod o gyfrifoldebau i strwythuro a datblygu siarad mewn grŵp, gan gynnwys mewn sefyllfaoedd mwy ffurfiol.
Da gwybod
- Both kinds of text appear in the tests: continuous and non-continuous texts are defined and "Both types will be used in assessment." (Unit 1, page 11).
- Each Unit 1 test and Unit 2 task is 40 minutes "(plus 10 minutes reading time)" (Summary of assessment, page 5), so short timed reading practice matters.
- Unit 2 texts are chosen by the teacher: "Teachers must select short functional texts that reflect the real-world, learning and work in Wales" (Section 3.2, page 20).
- Accuracy is half the marks: AO2 includes "Write with general accuracy, including grammar, punctuation and spelling." and carries 50% of the overall weighting (Section 3.1, page 19).
- Notes are allowed for speaking: "Candidates are permitted to produce annotated texts and brief notes during the preparatory stages" (Section 3.2, page 21).
- Units 2 and 3 allow one resubmission: "teachers may allow a learner one opportunity to improve their evidence and resubmit it" (Section 3.4, page 22), but any feedback must "avoid directing learners on how to improve their mark" (page 23).
- Appendix A ticks Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing for all three units, and maps the number system and statistics strands of Developing Mathematical Proficiency to Units 1 and 2 only (Appendix A, pages 28 and 29).
- The Unit 3 weighting is inconsistent: the summary gives "30% of qualification" (page 5) but the overview says "The two tasks contribute to 40% of the overall qualification grade." (page 20). The 30% figure matches the grading table on page 26. The Unit 3 content headings are also numbered 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5 on page 17 while the amplification uses 3.1 to 3.4.
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
Foundation English builds directly towards GCSE English Language and Literature, which the specification names as a progression route. The skills are the same in kind: reading for explicit and implicit meaning, analysing language and layout, writing for purpose and audience, creative writing, a researched individual presentation and group discussion of literature. The GCSE steps these up with longer and more complex texts, comparison of poems and whole literary texts, extended critical essays and more sustained, accurate writing. Reading functional texts about work and leisure in Wales also supports the vocational Foundation qualifications, and reading charts and infographics links with Mathematics and Numeracy.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC Entry Level/Level 1 Foundation English specification, approved by Qualifications Wales, teaching from September 2027, for award from 2029 (© WJEC CBAC Ltd 2026).