VCSE Performing Arts
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg RSL Awards.
RSL VCSE Performing Arts makes heavy literacy demands, much of them spoken. Learners research a genre and write or record a portfolio of up to 1500 words, analyse a live performance, interpret scripts, lyrics and repertoire, give a filmed evaluation, answer five questions in a filmed one-to-one Viva where communication skills earn half the marks, and justify their creative choices in a timed Audition presentation. Accurate discipline vocabulary runs through every unit. Numeracy is light and practical: rhythm, timing and counts for dance, music and musical theatre learners, keeping evidence within time and word limits, and planning 20 hours of Audition preparation.
- Corff dyfarnu
- RSL Awards
- Lefel
- Level 1 and Level 2
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2027
- 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: Creative Project: Non-examined assessment, 70 GLH (about 30 hours of assessment time), 50%, 100 marks: Section A research portfolio 30 marks, Section B live filmed performance 50 marks, Section C live filmed evaluation presentation 20 marks. Based on RSL instructions, marked by the centre and moderated by RSL in the summer series
- Unit 2: Viva: Non-examined assessment, 14 GLH, 10%, 40 marks: a private, filmed one-to-one interview of up to 10 minutes in which the tutor asks five questions drafted from RSL topic areas, with no resources allowed. Criterion A communication skills 20 marks, Criterion B self-reflection and discipline knowledge 20 marks. Marked by the centre and moderated by RSL
- Unit 3: Audition: External assessment, 56 GLH (35 hours of teaching and 20 hours of supervised preparation, both mandatory), 40%, 80 marks: in a 30 minute filmed slot learners record a solo audition piece of up to 6 minutes (50 marks) and a 3 to 5 minute presentation answering two questions from the annual RSL brief (30 marks). Set and marked by RSL, taken in a four-week summer window
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Diben
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Reflecting on own skills, work and aspirations with evidence
Viva Criterion B assesses spoken reflection on learners' strengths and weaknesses, their previous work and creative processes, their future goals and plans, and the practitioners who influence them, each justified with evidence such as feedback and targets. Unit 1 Section C asks for the same kind of evaluation of the rehearsal process and the skills used, delivered as a filmed presentation.
Llythrennedd: Diben, Eglurder a geirfa, Gofyn cwestiynau
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils talk for one minute about one thing they do well in drama, dance or music and one thing to improve, using a comment from their teacher as evidence.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils keep a short rehearsal log for a term, then explain to a partner how their skills changed, quoting two pieces of feedback and saying whether they met their targets.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils give a three minute spoken reflection on a performance project covering strengths, weaknesses, one influence on their work and one goal for the future, backing each point with evidence.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2, Assessment Method, page 46; Unit 2, Criterion B and expected evidence, pages 48 to 50; Unit 1, Section C, page 24
“articulating conclusions regarding own strengths and weaknesses using evidence and justification”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu rhannu, siarad ac ysgrifennu am fy meddyliau, fy nheimladau a fy marn gan ddefnyddio ystod o dechnegau i ddangos effaith.
Rwy'n gallu mynegi materion a syniadau'n glir gan ddefnyddio geirfa sy'n benodol i faes dysgu a phrofiad/disgyblaeth ac enghreifftiau.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy’n gallu rhannu, siarad ac ysgrifennu am fy meddyliau, fy nheimladau a fy marn, gan ddangos empathi a pharch.
Rwy'n gallu cynnal safbwynt argyhoeddiadol, gan ragweld safbwyntiau eraill ac ymateb iddyn nhw.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu rhannu, siarad ac ysgrifennu am fy meddyliau, fy nheimladau a fy marn mewn cyd-destunau cynyddol heriol a dadleuol.
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.
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Presenting and justifying creative choices
In the Unit 3 presentation learners answer two set questions in 3 to 5 minutes, covering the piece's genre, their rehearsal process, the skills used and the challenges, and justifying why they chose the material and made their creative decisions. It is filmed in the exam slot and the tutor may not ask follow-up questions, so the talk must be planned and complete.
Llythrennedd: Diben, Eglurder a geirfa, Gofyn cwestiynau
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils explain to the class in one minute why they chose a song or scene for a showcase, giving two reasons.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils plan a two minute talk in three sections on a piece they performed: what the genre demands, how they rehearsed, and one choice they made and why.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils answer two set questions about their own performance piece in a timed four minute talk with no follow-up questions, justifying each creative decision with a moment from the performance.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 3, Section B, page 63; Unit 3, Mark Scheme, page 64; Unit 3, Communication and Presentation Skills, page 58; Unit 3, Task taking, page 68
“Why you made the creative decisions that you made”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu trefnu sgwrs fel y gall gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd mewn gwahanol gyd-destunau ddilyn yr hyn sy'n cael ei ddweud, gan gynnwys defnyddio iaith ffurfiol.
Rwy'n gallu mynegi materion a syniadau'n glir gan ddefnyddio geirfa sy'n benodol i faes dysgu a phrofiad/disgyblaeth ac enghreifftiau.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy’n gallu siarad yn glir, gan ddewis ac addasu fy iaith yn briodol ar gyfer ystod o gynulleidfaoedd a dibenion, a chan gyfleu ystyr yn effeithiol i’r gynulleidfa.
Rwy'n gallu cynnal safbwynt argyhoeddiadol, gan ragweld safbwyntiau eraill ac ymateb iddyn nhw.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu cyflwyno syniadau a materion er mwyn bodloni gofynion gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd.
Rwy’n gallu gwneud dewisiadau gwybodus i wella fy sgiliau cyfathrebu.
Da gwybod
- Communication is marked directly in the Viva: "Communication skills throughout the discussion are generally sound." is the Level 2 descriptor for Criterion A, worth 20 of the 40 Viva marks (Unit 2, page 47). No separate marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar are mentioned anywhere.
- Much of the evidence can be spoken rather than written: the portfolio "must not exceed 1500 words or 15 minutes audio/visual evidence" (Unit 1, Section A, page 21), and the Unit 1 evaluation, the Viva and the Unit 3 presentation are all spoken and filmed.
- The Viva is unscripted and unaided: "Learners will respond to five questions in their interview." (page 45) with no resources or phones, though "Asking follow up questions is permitted guidance" for the tutor (page 46). In the Unit 3 presentation "The teacher/tutor is not permitted to ask follow-up questions." (page 68).
- Assessment is "available in English and Welsh, or a combination of the two languages." (Section 5, page 76).
- Welsh content is compulsory: learners must "view and discuss at least one Welsh performance" in Unit 1 (page 13) and "explore the work of at least one Welsh practitioner" in Unit 3 (page 55).
- No calculation is assessed and calculator use is not mentioned. Numeracy appears only through timings and limits, such as "Performances must not exceed 6 minutes." (Unit 3, page 64).
- The Viva topic areas are listed differently in two places: page 45 includes "Understanding of their chosen discipline/s", while the Viva Assessor Record lists "Previous creative experiences" instead (Appendix e, page 104), so check the Viva Tutor Instructions before writing questions.
- No unit codes are printed: each unit page shows "Unit code:" with nothing after it (pages 13, 40 and 55), and the appendix letters cited in the text (A, B, C, D) do not match the printed appendices (b, c, d, e).
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
Compared with WJEC VCSE Performing Arts, the RSL version is more spoken and less written: WJEC learners read job and creative briefs, write a CV and cover letter and answer short scenario questions in a sector test, while RSL learners write or record a research portfolio and are assessed on a spoken evaluation, a one-to-one Viva and an Audition presentation. WJEC also brings budgeting and measuring in through its costume, set and stage management pathways, which RSL does not offer. Analysing live performance and using subject vocabulary overlap with GCSE Drama, GCSE Dance and GCSE Music, the Viva closely matches the WJEC Skills Suite unit Interview and Confidence Techniques, and researching and referencing sources is shared with the WJEC Personal Project.
Ffynhonnell: RSL Level 1 / Level 2 VCSE Performing Arts Syllabus Specification, May 2026, covering qualifications from September 2027.