Foundation Expressive Arts
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
Foundation Expressive Arts is a 120 hour, all coursework qualification for learners aged 14 to 16 working at Entry Level and Level 1, covering Art and Design, Drama, Dance, Music, and Digital Media and Film. Literacy sits mainly in reflection, worth 30% of the marks: in Unit 1 learners discuss and evaluate two works, justifying opinions with evidence and subject vocabulary, and in Unit 2 they keep a reflective log on their own piece. Both can be spoken or written. Drama performance adds voice and character work. Numeracy is light and practical: rhythm, tempo and timing in music and dance, space and position in dance and staging, and shape and composition in art, with Appendix B mapping numeracy to Units 2 and 3 only.
- 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: Discovering the work of others: Non-examination assessment (three reflective tasks on two works from two art forms), maximum 6 hours, 25%, 25 marks, set and marked by WJEC, no prescribed format, first assessed Summer 2028
- Unit 2: Developing my own ideas: Non-examination assessment (practical piece in response to a WJEC stimulus and a reflective log), 25%, 25 marks, set by WJEC, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC, first assessed Summer 2028
- Unit 3: Showcasing my skills: Non-examination assessment (practical assessment, two pieces or performances from the same or different art forms), 50%, 40 marks, set by WJEC, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC, first assessed Summer 2029
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Mesur
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Counting rhythm, tempo and timing in music and dance
Appendix A lists rhythm and tempo as basic techniques in music and timing in dance. Learners who choose these art forms count beats, keep to a tempo and fit movement or sound to set lengths of time in their Unit 2 and Unit 3 pieces.
Rhifedd: Mesur
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils clap and count a four beat rhythm, then time with a stopwatch how long eight bars take at a slow and a fast speed.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils set a metronome to 60 and then 120 beats per minute and work out how many beats fit into a 30 second dance phrase at each tempo.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils plan a one minute piece of music or dance, choosing a tempo in beats per minute and calculating how many counts or bars they need to fill the time.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 1, Section 1.1.1, page 11; Appendix A, pages 26 and 28; Unit 3, Section 3.1.2, page 15
“It uses elements such as rhythm, melody, harmony, and dynamics”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu cwblhau gweithgareddau ymarferol sy'n cynnwys digwyddiadau a amserir, ac esbonio pa uned o amser yw'r mwyaf priodol.
Rwy'n gallu amseru digwyddiadau mewn munudau ac eiliadau, a threfnu'r canlyniadau.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu cynrychioli a defnyddio mesurau cyfansawdd, gan ddefnyddio unedau safonol.
Rwy'n gallu dehongli ffracsiynau o eiliadau yn briodol.
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Using shape, form and composition in art and design
Appendix A lists shape, form and composition as basic techniques in Art and Design, which includes drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, crafts and design. Learners who choose this art form arrange shapes, judge proportion and scale up ideas in their Unit 2 and Unit 3 pieces.
Rhifedd: Siâp a gofod, Cyfrifiad, Mesur
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils make a collage from cut paper shapes and name each two dimensional shape and the three dimensional forms they draw from a still life.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils divide a picture into a grid of 2 cm squares and copy it onto a 4 cm grid to double its size.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils plan a sculpture or poster at a scale of 1 to 5, measure the sketch in millimetres and work out the finished sizes in centimetres.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 1, Section 1.1.1, page 10; Appendix A, page 26; Appendix B, page 30
“It includes drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, crafts, and design”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio iaith fathemategol i ddisgrifio siapiau dau ddimensiwn a thri dimensiwn yn gywir.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio cymhareb a chyfran i gyfrifo meintiau.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio cymarebau a chyfrannau gan gynnwys graddfeydd map.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio'r unedau mesur cyffredin, trosi rhwng unedau cysylltiedig y system fetrig a chwblhau cyfrifiadau.
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Planning time for the assessment tasks
Unit 1 has a maximum of 6 hours across three tasks, and each assessment pack gives a suggested time per task that learners may allocate as they choose. Learners plan how to share the time and the stages of their work so they finish within the limit.
Rhifedd: Mesur, Cymhwysedd strategol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils split a 50 minute lesson into planning, making and tidying time and check against the clock how close they kept to the plan.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils make a timetable for a three lesson art project, giving minutes to each stage and adjusting it after the first lesson.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils are given 6 hours for a mini project in three tasks, decide how many minutes each task gets and record the time actually used.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Section 3.2, Unit 1, page 18; Section 3.3, page 19
“has a maximum time of 6 hours to complete the work”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio a dehongli calendrau, amserlenni a rhaglenni i gynllunio digwyddiadau a gweithgareddau, a gwneud cyfrifiadau fel rhan o'r daith gynllunio.
Rwy'n gallu blaenoriaethu a threfnu'r camau perthnasol sydd eu hangen i gwblhau'r dasg neu ddod o hyd i ddatrysiad.
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
- Learners choose how to present Units 1 and 2: "There is no prescribed format for this work." (page 18), so literacy can be shown in speech, through audio or audio-visual presentations, as well as in "written prose".
- Reflection carries 30% of the marks: assessment objective AO3 is "Reflect on and evaluate their own work and the work of others" (Section 3.1, page 17).
- Unit 1 needs a Welsh work: "One piece must be created in or inspired by Wales and one outside of Wales." (page 18).
- Unit 1 "has a maximum time of 6 hours to complete the work" (page 18), with a suggested time per task in the assessment pack (page 19).
- For centre marked units, "Written evidence must be annotated to show how it meets the marking criteria." (page 19).
- Appendix B (pages 29 and 30) maps Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing to all three units. For numeracy it maps Developing Mathematical Proficiency to Unit 2, the number system to Unit 3, geometry and measurement to Units 2 and 3, and statistics and probability to no unit.
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
There is no GCSE Expressive Arts; the specification says it gives "a broad basis for progression onto GCSE qualifications in the Expressive Arts area" (page 7). Its five art forms match GCSE Art and Design, GCSE Drama, GCSE Dance, GCSE Music and GCSE Digital Media and Film, which all use subject vocabulary, analysis of other people's work, reflective logs and spoken feedback, but add written examinations with extended answers. The rhythm, tempo, staging and scale work links with the counts and timing in GCSE Dance and GCSE Music and the ground plans in GCSE Drama, and supports GCSE English Language and Literature through evaluative writing and talk.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC Entry Level/Level 1 Foundation Expressive Arts specification, approved by Qualifications Wales, teaching from September 2027, for award from 2029 (© WJEC CBAC Ltd 2026).