GCSE Health and Social Care, and Childcare
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
This is a writing-heavy GCSE: learners read unseen case studies, apply care-sector terminology and write reasoned judgements across two 12-hour NEAs and an examination with extended answers. Numeracy is limited to one area of Unit 1, reading physiological measurements and interpreting wellbeing statistics, surveys and lifestyle data. The biggest thing Key Stage 3 can build is confident reading of a short case study followed by an organised, evaluative written response that uses the right terms.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- Lefel
- Level 1 and Level 2
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2026
- 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: Health and Social Care, and Childcare in Wales in the 21st Century: Written examination 1 hour 30 minutes, 40%
- Unit 2: Adult Health and Social Care: Non-examination assessment 12 hours (choice of case studies), 30%
- Unit 3: Childcare: Non-examination assessment 12 hours (case study and investigation), 30%
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Prawfddarllen, golygu a gwella
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Planning and redrafting across a long NEA
Each NEA takes 12 hours and may be split across several sittings, so learners must plan their time, keep work organised and review and improve it before digital submission.
Llythrennedd: Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau, Prawfddarllen, golygu a gwella
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils plan a short leaflet on hand hygiene with a simple outline, then check and correct their spelling before handing it in.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils draft a report on a local health service over two lessons, using a checklist to improve it at the start of the second lesson.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils complete a case study task over three lessons, keeping a plan, redrafting one section after teacher feedback and proofreading the final version.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Section 3.2, page 34
“The assessment could be completed in several sittings due to the length of the non-examination assessment.”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu ystyried ffyrdd gwahanol o gynllunio, drafftio a chyflwyno fy ngwaith yn briodol.
Rwy’n gallu myfyrio ar safon fy mynegiant, ei olygu a'i ailddrafftio i wella'r ansawdd, a defnyddio ystod o strategaethau i sicrhau mwy o eglurder.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy’n gallu dewis a defnyddio strategaethau priodol er mwyn cynllunio a datblygu fy ngwaith ysgrifennu at wahanol ddibenion ac ar gyfer gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd.
Rwy'n gallu gwella gwaith ysgrifennu drwy adolygu annibynnol ac ailddrafftio.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu dewis a defnyddio strategaethau priodol i gynllunio a datblygu fy ngwaith ysgrifennu ar gyfer amrywiaeth heriol o wahanol ddibenion a chynulleidfaoedd.
Rwy'n gallu gwella cynnwys, strwythur a chywirdeb fy ngwaith ysgrifennu drwy fyfyrio'n feirniadol, adolygu a golygu, gan ymateb yn adeiladol i adborth.
Da gwybod
- The specification awards no separate marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar and says nothing about calculators; assessment detail is left to the Assessment Pack: "The Assessment Pack will include all detailed information relating to assessment." (page 33).
- Unit 1 is a written examination with extended answers: "Written examination: 1 hour 30 minutes" (page 4).
- Both NEAs are 12 hours and must be submitted digitally: "Assessments must be submitted digitally." (page 34).
- Case studies are unseen until the assessment starts, so reading skills cannot be rehearsed on the actual text: "Learners should not have access to the case studies or tasks until the start of the assessment." (page 34).
- Evaluation is heavily weighted: AO3, "Investigate, analyse, and evaluate values, issues and provision in health and social care, and childcare, making reasoned judgements and drawing conclusions.", is 30% of the qualification (page 33).
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
Pulse and heart rate work overlaps with fitness testing in Physical Education and Health, and wellbeing statistics link to data handling in Mathematics and Numeracy and Geography.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC GCSE Health and Social Care, and Childcare specification, teaching from 2026, for award from 2028 (© WJEC CBAC Ltd 2025).