Foundation Health and Social Care, and Childcare
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
Foundation Health and Social Care, and Childcare is a two-year, two-unit Work-Related Foundation Qualification for learners aged 14 to 16 working at Entry Level or Level 1. Every learner takes Unit 1 on the sectors, communication, safeguarding and wellbeing, then either Unit 2 Adult Health and Social Care or Unit 3 Childcare, all assessed through a teacher-set portfolio moderated by WJEC. Literacy runs through everything: Unit 1 has a whole learning outcome on communicating with children and adults in Welsh or English, and evidence comes from role-plays, presentations, case studies, reports, leaflets and blogs. Numeracy is light and sits mainly in Unit 3, in child development milestones by age and in snack and mealtime tasks, with some planning of meals and daily routines in Unit 2.
- 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: Introduction to the Health and Social Care and Childcare sector, and Basic Safeguarding: Compulsory, taught first. Centre marked non-examination assessment, a portfolio of evidence from teacher-set tasks, maximum assessment time 12 hours (typically 9 to 12 hours), 52 of the 120 qualification points, assessed in centre and moderated by WJEC. 48 guided learning hours, first moderated summer 2028.
- Unit 2: Adult Health and Social Care: Optional, taken instead of Unit 3. Centre marked non-examination assessment, a portfolio of evidence from teacher-set tasks, maximum assessment time 18 hours (typically 14 to 18 hours), 68 of the 120 qualification points, assessed in centre and moderated by WJEC. 72 guided learning hours, first moderated summer 2029.
- Unit 3: Childcare: Optional, taken instead of Unit 2. Centre marked non-examination assessment, a portfolio of evidence from teacher-set tasks, maximum assessment time 18 hours (typically 14 to 18 hours), 68 of the 120 qualification points, assessed in centre and moderated by WJEC. 72 guided learning hours, first moderated summer 2029.
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Cynrychioli data
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Planning a balanced meal with the Eatwell Guide
In Unit 2 learners select or plan a healthy meal for an adult that follows The Eatwell Guide and present their foods in the correct categories. The Eatwell Guide shows the food groups as shares of a plate, so learners read and use proportions. Appendix A does not map numeracy to Unit 2.
Rhifedd: Dehongli data, Perthnasoedd yn y system rif, Cynrychioli data
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils look at the Eatwell Guide and say which food group takes up the largest and smallest part of the plate.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils sort a day's food into Eatwell Guide groups and compare the share of each group with the guide, for example about a third fruit and vegetables.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils draw a pie chart of the food groups in a planned meal and compare it with the Eatwell Guide, changing the meal so the proportions match more closely.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2, LO2.5 content, page 28; assessment criterion 2.5.2, page 32; example tasks, page 36
“plan a healthy balanced meal for an adult using The Eatwell Guide”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu echdynnu a dehongli gwybodaeth o amrywiaeth gynyddol o ddiagramau, amserlenni a graffiau (gan gynnwys siartiau cylch).
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio cywerth ffracsiynau, degolion a chanrannau er mwyn cymharu cyfrannau.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu llunio a dehongli graffiau a diagramau (gan gynnwys siartiau cylch) i gynrychioli data arwahanol neu barhaus, gan ddewis graddfa briodol.
Da gwybod
- Appendix A maps all four literacy skills, listening, reading, speaking and writing, to "All sections" of every unit (page 59).
- Numeracy is mapped only in Unit 3: Developing Mathematical Proficiency and the number system to LO3.2, and geometry and measurement to LO3.6, with nothing for Units 1 and 2 or for statistics (Appendix A, page 60).
- Spoken work counts: evidence includes "teacher/assessor questioning" answered in writing or orally and "video/audio recordings" of presentations and discussions (Section 3.3, page 52), and observed performance is recorded on "observation records" (Section 3.6, page 53).
- Communication can be in either language: learners use "Basic communication skills in Welsh or English" and implement "the Active Offer" (Unit 1, LO1.2, page 14).
- Support is graded by level: Entry 1 learners may need "verbal, visual and practical assistance", while Level 1 teachers "can provide advice on planning and structuring their answers" without doing the work for them (Section 3.4, page 53).
- The example tasks "are not mandatory" (Section 2.1, page 9), so the reading and writing load depends on the tasks the centre sets.
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
The specification names GCSE Health and Social Care, and Childcare as the next step, and the two share the same structure: a sector and wellbeing unit, then Adult Health and Social Care or Childcare. There is no WJEC VCSE in this subject. The GCSE steps the literacy up from short spoken and written tasks to an examination and two 12 hour NEA units that need organised, evaluative writing, close reading of case studies and a researched childcare investigation, and its numeracy adds physiological measurements, wellbeing statistics and surveys. The Foundation communication, case study and report work prepares for that. Communication and role-play link with English or Cymraeg oracy, and meal planning with Food and Nutrition.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC Entry Level/Level 1 Foundation Health and Social Care, and Childcare specification, approved by Qualifications Wales, teaching from September 2027, for award from 2029 (© WJEC CBAC Ltd 2026).