VCSE Creative and Media Production, and Technology
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
VCSE Creative and Media Production, and Technology asks learners to analyse existing media products, write a proposal that explains their creative choices, evaluate ideas against a brief, write scripts and copy in a suitable style and tone, keep a production journal and act on focus group and peer feedback, while the Unit 1 sector test needs precise subject vocabulary in objective and short answer questions rather than extended writing. Numeracy is light and practical: planning a production budget and schedule, reading audience data and viewing figures, collecting feedback through surveys, and working with layout measurements and image resolution, with no calculations named for the sector test. The single biggest thing Key Stage 3 should build is writing that explains and justifies a creative choice for a named audience and purpose.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- Lefel
- Level 1 and Level 2
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2027
- Faint o waith llythrennedd
- Canolig
- Faint o waith rhifedd
- Isel
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
- Y cam cyn hyn
- Foundation Creative and Media Production, and Technology, Entry Level and Level 1
Sut mae'r cymhwyster hwn yn cael ei asesu
- Unit 1: Introduction to the creative and media production, and technology industries: External assessment (sector test) 1 hour, 50 marks, 20%, set and marked by WJEC, paper-based or on-screen
- Unit 2: Pre-production tools, processes and skills: External non-examination assessment 14 hours, 58 marks, 20%, set and marked by WJEC; a set client brief and five tasks, creating pre-production materials for one media product chosen from eleven
- Unit 3: Production and post-production tools, processes and skills: Non-examination assessment, recommended time of 32 hours, 90 marks, 60%, set by WJEC, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC; a set production brief and three tasks, producing a multi-modal promotional campaign for one event chosen from three
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Cymhwysedd strategol
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Planning a production budget
Learners create a budget sheet as a pre-production tool, consider personnel and budgetary constraints in their proposal, and plan a budget covering staff, equipment, talent, props, costume, locations, software, licensing, post-production, marketing and distribution. Budget is also one of the factors used to select ideas and compare media platforms.
Rhifedd: Llythrennedd ariannol, Cyfrifiad, Cymhwysedd strategol, Cyfathrebu â symbolau, Dealltwriaeth gysyniadol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils cost a class photo shoot from a price list for props, printing and travel and check that the total stays under £50.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils build a simple Excel budget for a school video with rows for equipment hire, props and music licences, using SUM to keep a running total.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils produce a budget for a short promotional film within a set limit, compare two quotes for equipment hire, add a 10% contingency and justify what they would cut if costs rose.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2, Sections 2.1.1, 2.1.2 and 2.2.3, pages 26, 27 and 29
“such as for staff, equipment, talent, props, costume, locations, software, licensing, post-production and marketing and distribution”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu rheoli arian, cymharu costau siopau gwahanol a phenderfynu beth y gellir ei brynu o fewn cyllideb benodol.
Rwy'n gallu sylweddoli bod cyllidebu yn bwysig.
Rwy'n gallu adio a thynnu cyfansymiau llai na £100 gan ddefnyddio nodiant cywir, e.e. £28.18 + £33.45.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu gwerthfawrogi egwyddorion sylfaenol cyllidebu, cynilo (gan gynnwys deall adlog) a benthyca.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio dulliau ysgrifenedig effeithlon i adio a thynnu rhifau a degolion o unrhyw faint, gan gynnwys cymysgedd o rifau mawr a bach â niferoedd gwahanol o leoedd degol.
Rwy'n gallu blaenoriaethu a threfnu'r camau perthnasol sydd eu hangen i gwblhau'r dasg neu ddod o hyd i ddatrysiad.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu blaenoriaethu a threfnu'r camau perthnasol sydd eu hangen i gwblhau'r dasg neu ddod o hyd i ddatrysiad.
Rwy'n gallu mireinio dulliau o gofnodi cyfrifiadau.
Rwy'n gallu dehongli atebion o fewn cyd-destun y broblem ac ystyried a yw atebion, gan gynnwys dangosyddion cyfrifiannell, analog a digidol, yn synhwyrol.
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Scheduling a production with timelines and milestones
Learners plan a timeline with key milestones for pre-production, production, post-production and release, and use production schedules and call sheets. In Unit 3 their production journal records how they managed time and deadlines.
Rhifedd: Mesur, Cymhwysedd strategol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils plan a three-lesson poster project on a calendar, working back from the deadline to set a date for each stage.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils write a call sheet for a 40-minute filming session, timing each shot in minutes and checking that the total fits.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils build a production schedule in Excel for a four-week project with milestones for planning, filming, editing and release, and adjust it when one stage overruns.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2, Sections 2.1.1 and 2.2.3, pages 26 and 29; Unit 3, Section 3.1.1, page 34
“key milestones of pre-production, production, post-production and release”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio a dehongli calendrau, amserlenni a rhaglenni i gynllunio digwyddiadau a gweithgareddau, a gwneud cyfrifiadau fel rhan o'r daith gynllunio.
Rwy'n gallu cwblhau gweithgareddau ymarferol sy'n cynnwys digwyddiadau a amserir, ac esbonio pa uned o amser yw'r mwyaf priodol.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu blaenoriaethu a threfnu'r camau perthnasol sydd eu hangen i gwblhau'r dasg neu ddod o hyd i ddatrysiad.
Rwy'n gallu dewis, treialu a gwerthuso amrywiaeth o ddulliau posibl a rhannu problemau cymhleth yn gyfres o dasgau.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu blaenoriaethu a threfnu'r camau perthnasol sydd eu hangen i gwblhau'r dasg neu ddod o hyd i ddatrysiad.
Rwy'n gallu dewis, treialu a gwerthuso amrywiaeth o ddulliau posibl a rhannu problemau cymhleth yn gyfres o dasgau.
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Collecting feedback data with surveys and focus groups
Learners use surveys, focus groups and other feedback on their work in progress to identify areas for refinement in Unit 3, and use focus group feedback in Unit 2. The specification names surveys but does not ask for statistical analysis of the results.
Rhifedd: Casglu data, Cymhwysedd strategol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils collect class votes on three logo designs in a tally chart and say which design won and by how much.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils write a five-question survey with rating scales about a draft advert and record the answers in a table.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils design a short Microsoft Forms survey with closed and open questions, collect responses from another class, and summarise the numbers and comments before deciding what to change.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 3, Section 3.1.2, page 35; Unit 2, Section 2.3.1, page 30
“use feedback on their work in progress to identify areas for refinement”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu casglu data perthnasol i ateb cwestiynau a ofynnwyd.
Rwy'n gallu nodi, mesur neu gasglu'r wybodaeth sy'n ofynnol er mwyn cwblhau'r dasg.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu casglu fy nata fy hun ar gyfer arolwg, e.e. drwy lunio holiadur.
Rwy'n gallu casglu data meintiol ac ansoddol.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu casglu data mewn ffordd addas yn unol â'm rhagdybiaeth.
Da gwybod
- No marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar are stated. The assessment objectives cover knowledge, application, evaluation and practical skills, with AO3 "Interpret and evaluate outcomes of own and/or others work to explore and/or refine creative ideas or media products" worth 21% (Section 3.1, page 41).
- The sector test has no extended writing: Section A uses "multiple choice, multiple response, fill-in-the-blank, drag-and-drop, and hot spot questions" and Section B "includes short answer questions some of which could be based on short industry scenarios" (Section 3.2, page 42).
- Calculator use is not stated in the specification; "The Assessment Pack will include all detailed information relating to assessment." (Section 3, page 41).
- Written NEA work may be handwritten: Unit 2 "must be submitted digitally, either as scanned handwritten responses or completed digitally." (Section 3.2, page 42), and the same applies to Unit 3 evidence (page 43).
- Teachers "must not provide feedback on the evidence being produced" (Section 3.3, page 43), so feedback during NEA must come from focus groups, peers and audiences rather than the teacher.
- Appendix A maps all four literacy strands to "All sections" of every unit (page 49) and numeracy to many sections (page 50), but the only number work the content itself names is budgeting, scheduling, viewing figures and survey feedback.
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
Writing for an audience and purpose overlaps with English Language and Literature, and analysing media products overlaps with GCSE Digital Media and Film. Budgeting and scheduling overlap with Business and with Mathematics and Numeracy.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC Level 1/Level 2 VCSE Creative and Media Production, and Technology specification, approved by Qualifications Wales, teaching from September 2027, for award from 2029 (© WJEC CBAC Ltd 2026).