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 Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau
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Evaluating works and justifying opinions with evidence
Learners evaluate and reflect on the creative choices in their selected works: the mood, what they like and dislike and how the work makes them feel. They justify their opinions using evidence from the work, which is the core of the Unit 1 marks.
Llythrennedd: Diben, Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils say whether they like a short piece of music and give one reason that points to something they heard, such as a fast tempo.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils write a paragraph on how a painting makes them feel, using a point, evidence and explanation frame.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils evaluate a professional performance in a short piece of writing or a recording, giving what worked and what did not, each backed by a specific moment from the work.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 1, Section 1.1.3, page 11; Summary of assessment, page 5; Section 3.1, page 17
“Learners should be able to justify their opinion using evidence from the expressive arts work.”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu rhannu, siarad ac ysgrifennu am fy meddyliau, fy nheimladau a fy marn gan ddefnyddio ystod o dechnegau i ddangos effaith.
Rwy’n gallu ysgrifennu am fy meddyliau, fy nheimladau a fy marn, gan ddangos empathi a pharch.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy’n gallu rhannu, siarad ac ysgrifennu am fy meddyliau, fy nheimladau a fy marn, gan ddangos empathi a pharch.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio crynodebau, trafod materion, rhoi esboniadau manwl a defnyddio rhesymeg wrth ymdrin â phwnc.
Rwy'n gallu ysgrifennu am fy meddyliau, fy nheimladau a fy marn gan ddefnyddio ystod o dechnegau, e.e. iaith emosiynol, gor-ddweud, dewis rhagenwau (chi, ni), i ddangos effaith.
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Keeping a reflective log on their own work
Learners produce a Unit 2 reflective log on their response to the stimulus, how appropriate and well applied their techniques were, and whether they achieved their aims, including what went well and what they could improve. The log can be written prose or an audio, audio-visual or PowerPoint presentation.
Llythrennedd: Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau, Prawfddarllen, golygu a gwella
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils write two sentences at the end of each practical lesson: what they did and one thing they would change.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils keep a log across a four week project with headings for ideas, techniques and progress, and redraft one entry after teacher comments.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils write a final reflection on a piece they made, organised under response to the brief, use of techniques and what they would improve, checking spelling and paragraphing.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2, Overview, page 12; Unit 2, Section 2.1.3, page 13; Section 3.2, page 18
“Learners will produce a Reflective Log in which they consider their response to the stimulus”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu ystyried ffyrdd gwahanol o gynllunio, drafftio a chyflwyno fy ngwaith yn briodol.
Rwy’n gallu myfyrio ar safon fy mynegiant, ei olygu a'i ailddrafftio i wella'r ansawdd, a defnyddio ystod o strategaethau i sicrhau mwy o eglurder.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy’n gallu dewis a defnyddio strategaethau priodol er mwyn cynllunio a datblygu fy ngwaith ysgrifennu at wahanol ddibenion ac ar gyfer gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd.
Rwy'n gallu gwella gwaith ysgrifennu drwy adolygu annibynnol ac ailddrafftio.
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).