Foundation Mathematics and Numeracy
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
WJEC Entry Level/Level 1 Foundation Mathematics and Numeracy is a two year, 120 guided learning hour course for learners aged 14 to 16, graded from Entry 1 Pass to Level 1 Pass and designed as a broad basis for progression onto GCSE Mathematics and Numeracy. Numeracy is the whole qualification: money and personal finance, time and schedules in the Unit 1 portfolio, non-calculator number, algebra, geometry and probability in the Unit 2 topic tests, and data handling and measuring in the Unit 3 practical tasks. Literacy demand is lower but real: learners read bills, payslips, timetables and infographics, use mathematical vocabulary, and explain their choices and conclusions in Unit 3. Key Stage 3 should build secure mental and written calculation with money and measures in everyday contexts.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- Lefel
- Entry Level and Level 1
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2027
- Faint o waith llythrennedd
- Isel
- Faint o waith rhifedd
- Uchel
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
Sut mae'r cymhwyster hwn yn cael ei asesu
- Unit 1: Mathematics and Finance in Everyday Life: Portfolio (non-examination assessment) of six WJEC set tasks, 3 hours (6 x 30 minutes), 40%, 60 marks, set by WJEC, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC, calculator allowed, foundation tier (Entry 1 to Entry 3) and higher tier (Entry 3 to Level 1) task sets
- Unit 2: Non-calculator Mathematics: Two topic tests, Test A Number and Probability and Test B Algebra and Geometry, 2 x 30 minutes, 30%, 40 marks (20 per test), set and marked by WJEC, on screen or on paper within a four week window, calculator not allowed, foundation and higher tiers
- Unit 3: Data Handling and Measures: Practical assessment (non-examination assessment) of two tasks, Data handling and Measures, up to 2 hours each, 30%, 40 marks, set by WJEC, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC, calculator allowed, not tiered
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Rhuglder
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Place value, rounding and calculating without a calculator
In the Unit 2 Number and Probability test learners read, write and order numbers up to 1,000,000 and decimals, round and estimate, and calculate without a calculator. At Level 1 this includes the order of operations with brackets, multiplying two and three digit numbers by a two digit number, multiplying and dividing by 10 or 100, square numbers and roots, common factors and the first five primes.
Rhifedd: Y system rif, Cyfrifiad, Rhuglder
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils play a place value game reading and ordering six digit numbers and decimals, then round each to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils multiply two and three digit numbers by a two digit number with a written method and check each answer with a rounded estimate.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils solve mixed calculations with brackets, such as (12 + 8) x 3, without a calculator, and find common factors of pairs like 12 and 18.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2, Sections 2.1.1 to 2.1.4, pages 21 to 23; Unit 2, Sections 2.2.1 to 2.2.4, pages 24 to 26
“estimate solutions to numerical calculations by approximating the numbers in the calculations to whole numbers only”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu darllen ac ysgrifennu rhifau hyd at 1 filiwn a rhifau hyd at 3 lle degol.
Rwy'n gallu amcangyfrif drwy dalgrynnu i'r 10, 100, 1000 neu'r rhif cyfan agosaf.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio strategaethau ymenyddol i gofio tablau lluosi hyd at 10 x 10 a'u defnyddio i ddatrys problemau rhannu.
Rwy'n gallu lluosi rhifau 2- a 3-digid â rhif 2-ddigid.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio'r termau sgwâr ac ail isradd.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio trefn gweithrediadau gan gynnwys cromfachau a phwerau.
Rwy'n gallu gwneud a chyfiawnhau amcangyfrifon a brasamcanion cyfrifiadau.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ffeithiau a thechnegau cadarn, cofiadwy a defnyddiadwy er mwyn cymhwyso'r dulliau mwyaf effeithlon.
Da gwybod
- Calculators are allowed in Unit 1 and Unit 3 but Unit 2 is non-calculator: "A calculator will not be allowed in this assessment." (Summary of assessment, page 5).
- Units 1 and 2 are tiered and Unit 3 is not: foundation tier covers Entry 1 to Entry 3 and higher tier covers Entry 3 to Level 1, and "Learners may be entered at different tiers across units." (page 6).
- The Unit 2 tests mix "multiple choice questions (MCQ), objective test questions (OTQ) and short answer questions" and "will include mostly context-free mathematical questions" (Section 3.2, page 36), so written explanation is light there.
- The Unit 1 portfolio tasks are set in real-life contexts: "Each task will explore a range of mathematical skills set in a real-life context." (Section 3.2, page 36). The tasks change every year and are released in June.
- Appendix A (page 44) ticks Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing for all three units, and the numeracy strands for all units except statistics and probability for Unit 2 (page 45). No marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar are mentioned.
- The grade is reported on "a 4 point scale: Entry 1 Pass, Entry 2 Pass, Entry 3 Pass and Level 1 Pass" (Section 5.3, page 42), and the model is compensatory, so strength in one area can offset weakness in another.
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
The qualification "provides a broad basis for progression onto GCSE Mathematics and Numeracy" (page 8) and mirrors its structure: a finance unit, a non-calculator unit and data handling and measures. The GCSE steps up the same skills, adding VAT, interest and exchange rates to personal finance, ratio and percentage change to percentages, and a full statistical enquiry with grouped data, and it awards marks for explaining working in writing, which the Foundation does not. Money, time and measures also appear in Foundation Hospitality and Catering, and data handling supports The Sciences and Humanities.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC Entry Level/Level 1 Foundation Mathematics and Numeracy specification, approved by Qualifications Wales, teaching from September 2027, for award from 2029 (© WJEC CBAC Ltd 2026).