GCSE Dance
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
Literacy matters most in the Unit 3 on-screen examination, where learners write short and extended answers that analyse and evaluate three set works and an unseen work using precise dance terminology, and in the Unit 1 reflective log on their own choreography. Numeracy is light and practical: counting phrases, rhythm and tempo, working to set performance times, and describing space through levels, turns, planes, pathways and formations. The biggest thing Key Stage 3 should build is the ability to watch a dance closely and write a clear, evaluative paragraph about it using the correct terms.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- Lefel
- Level 1 and Level 2
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2026
- Faint o waith llythrennedd
- Canolig
- Faint o waith rhifedd
- Isel
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
Sut mae'r cymhwyster hwn yn cael ei asesu
- Unit 1: Choreography: Non-examination assessment, choreography to a WJEC stimulus plus a reflective log, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC, 40%, 96 marks
- Unit 2: Performance: Non-examination assessment, live performance of two pieces of repertoire, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC, 30%, 72 marks
- Unit 3: Dance Appreciation: Digital only examination 1 hour 45 minutes, 30%, 72 marks
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Siarad cydweithredol
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Giving feedback and directing dancers
The specification expects learners to grow in confidence giving and receiving feedback, and learners who choreograph for a group of 2 to 5 dancers must explain and teach their ideas aloud. This is a learning experience and is not directly assessed.
Llythrennedd: Gofyn cwestiynau, Siarad cydweithredol, Gwrando fel rhan o siarad cydweithredol, Diben
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils give a partner one what went well and one even better if comment on a performed motif, using at least one dance term.
- Blwyddyn 8
- In groups of three to five, pupils take turns as choreographer, teaching a phrase with clear spoken instructions and counts.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils give a two-minute talk explaining the intention of their group piece, then answer questions from the class about their choices.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Opportunities for integration of learning experiences, page 19
“develop confidence in giving and receiving feedback, promoting independent thinking, originality, and artistic resilience”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy’n gallu ymateb i safbwyntiau pobl eraill, gan geisio eglurder, crynhoi ac esbonio’r hyn rwyf wedi ei glywed, ei ddarllen neu ei weld.
Rwy'n gallu cyfrannu at drafodaeth grŵp mewn rolau gwahanol, gan gymryd cyfrifoldeb am gwblhau'r dasg yn dda.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy’n gallu ymateb i safbwyntiau pobl eraill mewn ffordd hyderus a sensitif, gan grynhoi a gwerthuso'r hyn rwyf wedi ei glywed, ei ddarllen neu ei weld.
Rwy'n gallu gwrando ar eraill ac ymateb iddyn nhw drwy gwestiynau, sylwadau ac awgrymiadau er mwyn datblygu sgiliau siarad cydweithredol a dod i gyfaddawd/consensws.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy’n gallu trefnu'r hyn sy'n cael ei ddweud yn effeithiol er mwyn gwerthuso'n feirniadol ac ymateb i’r hyn rwyf wedi’i glywed, ei ddarllen neu ei weld.
Rwy'n gallu ymateb gyda hyder a sensitifrwydd i syniadau pobl eraill mewn sefyllfaoedd cydweithredol gwahanol, gan fyfyrio ar wybodaeth a syniadau a gofyn cwestiynau perthnasol.
Da gwybod
- No marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar or accuracy of language are mentioned anywhere in the specification.
- Unit 3 is a digital only examination of 1 hour 45 minutes, 72 marks and 30% of the qualification, so written answers are typed on screen, not handwritten (page 4). It includes an unseen work as well as three set works (page 15).
- The Unit 1 reflective log is in a non-prescribed format with no word limit printed; Unit 1 AO3 is worth 5% of the qualification (pages 4 and 20).
- Set performance times: a solo lasts 1 minute 30 seconds to 2 minutes and a group piece 2 to 4 minutes, with each Unit 2 dancer actively performing for a minimum of 1 minute 30 seconds (pages 10 and 12).
- The specification says nothing about calculators or dictionaries, and numeracy is not assessed in its own right.
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
Appendix B ticks listening, reading and speaking for all three units and writing for Units 1 and 3, while the four numeracy strands are ticked for Unit 1 only, pages 28 and 29.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC GCSE Dance specification, teaching from 2026, for award from 2028, © WJEC CBAC Ltd 2025 (no version number printed).