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 Geirfa, sillafu, gramadeg
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Using subject specific vocabulary
Learners use the vocabulary of each art form when reflecting on creative choices, such as composition and texture in art, dynamics and tempo in music, or shot types and editing in film. Appendix A gives the terms for each art form, and they are needed in Unit 1 and the Unit 2 log.
Llythrennedd: Geirfa, sillafu, gramadeg, Eglurder a geirfa
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils build a word wall of six terms for one art form, such as tempo, dynamics and pitch, and use two of them to describe a piece they hear.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils label a still from a film with shot type and camera angle terms, then use them in two sentences explaining the effect.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils write or record a short review of a performance using at least five correct terms from two art forms, spelling them accurately.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 1, Section 1.1.3, page 11; Appendix A, pages 26 to 28
“Learners should be able to use subject specific vocabulary when reflecting on creative choices.”
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 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.
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.
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).