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 Cymhwysedd strategol
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Measuring and preparing for snack time and mealtimes
In Unit 3 learners help with meals by setting up snack time, prepare a table for a child's mealtime, and plan and make a healthy snack suitable for a child. Appendix A maps geometry and measurement to this learning outcome.
Rhifedd: Mesur, Cymhwysedd strategol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils weigh fruit and measure yoghurt in a jug for a snack, reading the scales to the nearest division.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils work out how many cups, plates and portions are needed to set a snack table for a group of six children and two adults.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils plan a healthy packed lunch for a 4 year old, scale a recipe from four portions down to one and measure out each ingredient.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 3, LO3.6 content, page 41; assessment criterion 3.6.1, page 45; example tasks, page 49; Appendix A, page 60
“Help with meals: setting up snack time, encouraging healthy”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu darllen a dehongli graddfeydd neu raniadau ar amrywiaeth o offerynnau mesur.
Rwy'n gallu nodi, mesur neu gasglu'r wybodaeth sy'n ofynnol er mwyn cwblhau'r dasg.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu darllen a dehongli graddfeydd ar amrywiaeth o offerynnau mesur.
Rwy'n gallu nodi, mesur neu gasglu'r wybodaeth sy'n ofynnol er mwyn cwblhau'r dasg.
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Planning daily routines and timetables
In Unit 2 learners plan independence activities such as making a daily timetable for an adult, and in Unit 3 they plan a simple daily routine to meet a child's needs in a nursery setting. This uses times of day and the order of activities.
Rhifedd: Mesur, Cymhwysedd strategol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils write their own school day as a timetable with start and end times and work out how long each lesson lasts.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils plan a morning timetable for a nursery from 8:30 to 12:00 that fits in arrival, snack, play and story time, checking the times add up.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils plan a full day's routine for a toddler, including meals, naps and play, and adjust it when one activity takes 20 minutes longer than planned.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2, example tasks LO2.3, page 34; Unit 3, example tasks LO3.4, page 48
“plan a simple daily routine to demonstrate how to meet a child's needs”
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 darllen a defnyddio clociau analog a digidol.
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.
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).