Personal Project
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
The WJEC Entry Level Personal Project is a stand-alone 60 hour qualification, graded Entry 1, Entry 2 or Entry 3, in which learners choose a topic that interests them and carry out a simple project. They submit a project plan and a final project, assessed against the four Integral Skills. Literacy runs through the criteria as speaking and listening more than writing: saying what they want to achieve, finding information and saying where it came from, sharing ideas, presenting and reflecting. Entry 3 written work should not normally exceed 1000 words. Numeracy is light and sits in keeping to time and to the order of steps.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- Lefel
- Entry Level
- Oriau dysgu dan arweiniad
- 60
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2027
- Faint o waith llythrennedd
- Canolig
- Faint o waith rhifedd
- Isel
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
Sut mae'r cymhwyster hwn yn cael ei asesu
- Planning and organising (learning outcomes 1 to 3): Assessment grid with seven criteria (plan a simple project, say what they want to achieve, use resources and time), each awarded 1, 2 or 3 points for Entry 1, Entry 2 or Entry 3, 21 points, 30% weighting. Internally assessed by the centre and externally moderated by WJEC.
- Critical thinking and problem solving (learning outcomes 4 and 5): Assessment grid with six criteria (find and use simple information, notice and talk about problems), each awarded 1, 2 or 3 points, 18 points, 20% weighting. Internally assessed by the centre and externally moderated by WJEC.
- Creativity and innovation (learning outcome 6): Assessment grid with three criteria (try out ideas, select colours, materials or designs, present their work), each awarded 2, 4 or 6 points, 18 points, 20% weighting. Internally assessed by the centre and externally moderated by WJEC.
- Personal effectiveness (learning outcomes 7 and 8): Assessment grid with seven criteria (share and talk about ideas, think about what they have learned), each awarded 1, 2 or 3 points, 21 points, 30% weighting. Internally assessed by the centre and externally moderated by WJEC. All four grids are applied to one two-part final entry: the project plan and the final project.
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Strategaethau darllen
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Finding and reading simple information
Learners find or recognise information linked to their project: pictures, words or symbols at Entry 1 and Entry 2, and simple information from books, websites or people at Entry 3. Content also asks them to recognise when information is relevant. This is an assessment criterion for every project.
Llythrennedd: Strategaethau darllen, Deall, ymateb a dadansoddi
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils scan a short leaflet about a local place and highlight three facts they could use in a poster.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils skim two short web pages on a hobby and pick out which facts are relevant to their question.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils gather information on a topic they choose from a book, a website and a person they interview, and note the main points from each.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Critical thinking and problem solving, learning outcome 4, assessment criterion 4.1, page 12; section 2.2, page 8
“Find simple information linked to their project, using books, websites or people”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ystod o strategaethau er mwyn dod o hyd i wybodaeth, e.e. cip ddarllen (sgimio) am yr hanfodion, llithr ddarllen (sganio) am fanylion.
Rwy'n gallu adnabod syniadau a gwybodaeth sydd o ddiddordeb i mi er mwyn datblygu fy nealltwriaeth ymhellach.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu ymchwilio i amrywiaeth eang o ffynonellau cyfeirio a digidol er mwyn datblygu dealltwriaeth lawn o bwnc neu fater.
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Saying where information came from and checking it
Learners say or show where their information came from, and at Entry 3 state it, and at every level check with an adult or peer whether it seems right. Sources, including AI tools, must be acknowledged, and spoken projects can name the source aloud. These are assessment criteria.
Llythrennedd: Deall, ymateb a dadansoddi, Strategaethau darllen
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils write the title of the book or website next to each fact on their worksheet.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils add a short source list to a project page and ask a partner whether one fact sounds right.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils name their sources aloud during a short talk and explain why they trusted one source more than another.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Critical thinking and problem solving, learning outcome 4, assessment criteria 4.2 and 4.3, page 12; section 4.2, page 17
“State where their information came from”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ffynonellau cyfeirio/digidol i ddewis, crynhoi a chyfuno gwybodaeth, gan gyfeirio atyn nhw fel y bo'n briodol.
Rwy’n gallu defnyddio sgiliau dehongli a dod i gasgliad er mwyn deall y testun, ac yn gallu ystyried dibynadwyedd yr hyn rwy'n ei ddarllen.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu gwerthuso defnyddioldeb a dibynadwyedd testunau.
Da gwybod
- The qualification has its own codes: "WJEC Qualification Code 9000Q0", with 9000C0 for Welsh medium entries (pages 2 and 21), and is worth 60 guided learning hours.
- Writing is limited: at Entry 1 and Entry 2 "Candidates are not required to produce extended written work", and at Entry 3 written evidence "should not normally exceed 1000 words" (section 4.2, page 16).
- Word counts are flexible: "Word counts are intended as guidance only and must not restrict a candidate's ability to meet the assessment criteria" (section 4.2, page 16).
- Sources must be acknowledged in writing or aloud: "For spoken evidence, this can be by the candidate verbally identifying the source during their presentation or discussion" (section 4.2, page 17).
- There are two required pieces: "Learners should submit their project plan and their final project" (section 2.5, page 9).
- AI tools may be used "When properly referenced", but misuse includes "copying or paraphrasing whole responses of AI-generated content" (section 4.4, page 19).
- There are no set tasks in the specification; suggested activities are in a separate document, the "Personal Project Guidance for Teaching and Assessment" (section 2, page 7).
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
The Entry Level Personal Project leads on to the WJEC Personal Project Level 1 and Level 2, which assesses the same four Integral Skills with more independence. Because the topic is the learner's own choice, a project can grow out of any GCSE, VCSE or Foundation subject the learner enjoys, but no subject content is assessed. The planning, teamwork and reflection criteria overlap with Skills Suite units such as Teamwork and Personal development planning, which can be taken alongside it at Entry Level.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC Entry Level Personal Project specification, approved by Qualifications Wales, teaching from September 2027, for award from 2029 (© WJEC CBAC Ltd 2026).