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 Geirfa, sillafu, gramadeg
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Using mathematical vocabulary accurately
The content names the vocabulary learners must understand and use, from sum, difference and total and the language of multiplication and division to shape names, parts of a circle and the language of probability such as certain, likely and an even chance. Unit 2 tests this through objective and short answer questions, and Unit 1 uses the vocabulary of comparing money.
Llythrennedd: Geirfa, sillafu, gramadeg, Eglurder a geirfa
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils keep a maths word bank of terms such as sum, difference, product and quotient and use each one in a spoken sentence about a calculation.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils sort cards describing events such as rolling a 7 on a dice under impossible, unlikely, even chance, likely and certain and explain each choice aloud.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils label a circle diagram with radius, diameter, chord, tangent and circumference and write a one sentence definition of each without notes.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2, Sections 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.3.1 and 2.5.1, pages 24, 25, 27 and 30; Unit 1, Section 1.1.2, page 13
“understand and use the vocabulary of probability, including the ideas of uncertainty and risk”
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
- 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).