Foundation Sport and Leisure
WJEC Entry Level/Level 1 Foundation Sport and Leisure is a practical two-unit qualification for learners aged 14 to 16 working at Entry Level, with a Level 1 Pass as the top grade. Literacy runs through both units. In Unit 1 learners identify, state, describe and explain ideas about the sector, participant needs, safety, inclusion and job roles. In Unit 2 they listen to instructions, speak to participants, create information about an activity, work as a team and reflect on their own performance, with much of the evidence observed or spoken rather than written. Numeracy is light and practical, limited to timings, space, group sizes and equipment when planning an activity in LO2.1.
- Awarding body
- WJEC
- Level
- Entry Level and Level 1
- First taught
- September 2027
- Amount of literacy work
- Medium
- Amount of numeracy work
- Low
- Specification
- Open the specification
- Next step up
- VCSE Sport and Leisure, Level 1 and Level 2
How this qualification is assessed
- Unit 1: Introduction to the Sport and Leisure Sector: Centre marked non-examination assessment, a portfolio of evidence from teacher-set tasks, maximum assessment time 7 hours (typically 5 to 7 hours), 52 of the 128 qualification points, assessed in the centre and moderated by WJEC, 36 guided learning hours, first moderated in summer 2028
- Unit 2: Sport and Leisure in Action: Centre marked non-examination assessment, a portfolio of evidence from teacher-set tasks, maximum assessment time 17 hours (typically 14 to 17 hours), 76 of the 128 qualification points, assessed in the centre and moderated by WJEC, 84 guided learning hours, first moderated in summer 2029
Skills that use Reading strategies
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Reading scenarios, case studies and safety information
The Unit 1 example tasks ask learners to read short scenarios and case studies and pick out examples of sport and leisure, participant needs, hazards, barriers and inclusive practice. Appendix A maps Reading to LO1.3 and LO2.2, and Entry 1 versions of these tasks use pictures and cards instead of text.
Literacy: Reading strategies, Understanding, response and analysis
Getting pupils ready
- Year 7
- Pupils read a short paragraph about a family day at a swimming pool and underline every hazard they can find.
- Year 8
- Pupils read a case study about a disabled teenager joining a club and list the barriers they faced and what the club changed.
- Year 9
- Pupils skim a leisure centre's safety rules and scan a short incident report, then explain which rule was broken and how the risk could be reduced.
Show the specification wording and the LNF statements
Where it is in the specification: Unit 1, example tasks, pages 21 to 23; Appendix A, page 49
“learners read short scenarios and identify factors that make the activity positive and inclusive”
Progression step 3
I can use a range of strategies for finding information, e.g. skimming for gist, scanning for detail.
I can show understanding of and use the main ideas and significant details in different texts on the same topic.
Progression step 4
I can read, with concentration, printed and digital texts that are new to me and update, broaden and deepen my understanding of information, ideas and issues.
I can use a range of strategies, e.g. speed reading, close reading, annotation, prediction, to skim texts for gist, key ideas and themes, and scan for detailed information.
Good to know
- Literacy can be shown orally. Evidence types include questioning with "responses to structured questions, either written or oral, to confirm understanding" and observed practical work (Section 3.3, pages 41 and 42).
- Practical and spoken work is recorded by the teacher: "performance evidence (for example, presentations or practical demonstrations) is documented using observation records" (Section 3.6, page 43).
- Each criterion has four bands: "Four different bands of assessment criteria are provided, reflecting differing levels of learner ability." (Section 2.1, page 9). The command words rise from identify and state at Entry 1 and 2 to describe and explain at Entry 3 and Level 1.
- Support depends on level. Entry 1 support includes "use of symbols, or assistive technology", and Entry 2 learners may use "scaffolded templates to plan, organise and reflect on their work" (Section 3.4, page 42).
- The qualification can be taken in Welsh: separate "Welsh medium" entry codes are listed for both units (Section 4.1, page 46).
- Appendix A (pages 49 and 50) maps Listening to LO1.3 and LO2.5, Reading to LO1.3 and LO2.2, Speaking to LO1.2 and LO2.4 and Writing to LO2.2. All four Numeracy strands are mapped only to LO2.1, with geometry and measurement also mapped to LO2.3.
Links with other qualifications
The specification names the WJEC VCSE Sport and Leisure as the next step from a Level 1 Pass. Both ask learners to plan and support sessions, communicate with participants and reflect on their own performance. The VCSE steps up the literacy to written evaluations of initiatives and sessions, session plans with aims, objectives and risk assessments, and interviewing participants, and it adds real numeracy: collecting and charting participation data, measuring fitness and heart rate, comparing results with normative tables and working out energy balance. The Foundation's spoken briefings, simple plans, timings and group sizes are the base for that. The communication and teamwork also link with GCSE Physical Education and Health.
Source: WJEC Entry Level/Level 1 Foundation Sport and Leisure specification, approved by Qualifications Wales, teaching from September 2027, for award from 2029 (© WJEC CBAC Ltd 2026).