VCSE Performing Arts
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
VCSE Performing Arts makes heavy literacy demands: learners read and interpret a job brief and a creative brief, write a CV and cover letter, present and justify their ideas, give and take feedback, and evaluate their own work in accurate performing arts terms, with drama learners also scripting and learning lines. Numeracy is light and sits mostly on the production pathways, covering budgeting, measuring for costume and models, and scheduling rehearsals and cues, plus awareness of ticket pricing, seating capacity and funding for the Unit 1 sector test. The single biggest thing KS3 should build is the habit of reading a brief closely and then explaining, in speech and in writing, how their own work meets it.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- 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: Introduction to the Performing Arts Industry: External sector test 1 hour, 50 marks, 20%, set and marked by WJEC, paper-based or on-screen
- Unit 2: Getting Work: Non-examination assessment 4 hours (plus up to two hours of research), 50 marks, 20%, set and marked by WJEC, tasks based on a job brief that changes each year
- Unit 3: Creative Showcase: Non-examination assessment, 60 marks, 60%, set by WJEC, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC, choice of six creative briefs; page 5 gives 72 hours but Section 3.2 says the assessment takes 12 hours
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Strategaethau darllen
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Reading and interpreting a job brief and a creative brief
Unit 2 is built on a job brief that WJEC sets each year, and Unit 3 on a choice of six creative briefs, each with a set audience, location or venue and theme. Learners must follow the brief, pick out its key elements and consider any limits or challenges it sets.
Llythrennedd: Strategaethau darllen, Deall, ymateb a dadansoddi
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils read a short brief for a class assembly piece and highlight the audience, theme, time limit and venue before they start planning.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils compare two briefs, one for a performance at a local care home and one for a primary school, and list how the audience changes what they would make.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils annotate a full mock brief for a performance at Aberystwyth Arts Centre, list its key elements and limits, and explain which one will be hardest to meet.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 3, Section 3.1.1, page 30; Section 3.2, pages 40 and 41
“pick out key elements of a creative brief and respond to these appropriately”
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 darllen yn fanwl, gan adnabod a nodi nodweddion testunau, e.e. cyflwyniad, dilyniant, darluniau, ffurfioldeb, geirfa allweddol.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ystod o strategaethau, e.e. darllen cyflym, darllen agos, anodi, rhagfynegi, i gip ddarllen (sgimio) testunau i gael yr hanfodion, y syniadau a’r themâu allweddol, a’u llithr ddarllen (sganio) am wybodaeth fanwl.
Rwy'n gallu darllen a chanolbwyntio ar destunau a argraffwyd a thestunau digidol sy'n newydd i mi a diweddaru, ehangu a dyfnhau fy nealltwriaeth o wybodaeth, syniadau a materion.
Rwy'n gallu darllen yn fanwl, gwneud gwaith dilynol a defnyddio deunyddiau ychwanegol mewn testunau i ymestyn fy nealltwriaeth.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu darllen a dadansoddi ystod o destunau nas gwelais o'r blaen, testunau a argraffwyd a thestunau digidol, gan ganolbwyntio ac yn annibynnol.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ystod o strategaethau, e.e. darllen cyflym, darllen agos, anodi, rhagfynegi, i gip ddarllen (sgimio) testunau i gael yr hanfodion, y syniadau a’r themâu allweddol, a’u llithr ddarllen (sganio) am wybodaeth fanwl, gan ddethol a gwneud sylwadau aeddfed ar y syniadau a’r themâu allweddol.
Rwy'n gallu darllen yn fanwl, gan ddadansoddi cynnwys, iaith ac effaith testunau er mwyn dyfnhau fy nealltwriaeth.
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Reading industry scenarios and writing short answers
Section B of the Unit 1 sector test is worth 25 marks and asks short answer questions, some based on short industry scenarios. Learners must read each scenario and apply what they know about the industry in Wales, such as audience development, funding cuts and the cost of producing work in English and Welsh.
Llythrennedd: Strategaethau darllen, Deall, ymateb a dadansoddi, Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils read a short paragraph about a youth theatre group in a rural village and answer two questions on the problems it faces.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils read a scenario about a show touring Wales and write three short answers, each using a fact from the text.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils answer timed short answer questions on scenarios about venues such as Venue Cymru, explaining the impact of funding cuts or bilingual performance in two or three sentences.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Section 3.2, page 40; Unit 1, Section 1.2.1, page 16
“short answer questions some of each could be based on short industry scenarios”
Cam cynnydd 3
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.
Rwy'n gallu dangos fy mod yn deall y prif syniadau a manylion pwysig mewn gwahanol destunau ar yr un pwnc a'u defnyddio.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy’n gallu defnyddio sgiliau dehongli a dod i gasgliad i ddeall testunau mwy cymhleth, ac ystyried dibynadwyedd ac effaith yr hyn rwy'n ei ddarllen.
Rwy'n gallu crynhoi, cyfuno a dadansoddi gwybodaeth er mwyn magu dealltwriaeth fanwl, e.e. o achosion, canlyniadau, patrymau, gan ddefnyddio gwahanol ffynonellau.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu darllen a dadansoddi ystod o destunau nas gwelais o'r blaen, testunau a argraffwyd a thestunau digidol, gan ganolbwyntio ac yn annibynnol.
Rwy'n gallu deall testunau'n llawn drwy ddefnyddio sgiliau dehongli, dod i gasgliad a dadansoddi, gan ddeall cyd-destun y testunau sy'n dylanwadu ar y darllenydd.
Rwy'n gallu crynhoi gyda hyder, gan addasu arddull a ffurf yn ôl y darllenydd neu'r gynulleidfa fwriadedig a diben y gwaith ysgrifennu.
Da gwybod
- No marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar are mentioned. All marks sit under AO1 to AO4, and AO3 "Evaluate skills relevant to the performing arts industry." is worth 20%, all in Unit 3 (Section 3.1, page 39).
- Unit 2 written work may be handwritten: "The written parts of the assessment must be submitted digitally, either as scanned handwritten responses or completed digitally." (Section 3.2, page 40).
- Unit 3 written evidence can be spoken instead, "completed as an audio or audio/visual response" (Section 3.2, page 41).
- Unit 2 allows research time before the tasks: "a further two hours can be scheduled for research prior to the completion of the assessment tasks" (Section 3.2, page 40).
- Calculator use is not stated. Section 3 says "The Assessment Pack will include all detailed information relating to assessment." (page 39).
- Each learner must introduce themselves on the recording "using a clear pace and audible volume", with name, candidate number and role (Appendix B, page 52).
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
Reading a brief, evaluating against it and using subject terms overlap with GCSE Drama, GCSE Dance and GCSE Music, and costume measuring and budgeting overlap with Mathematics and Numeracy and GCSE Design and Technology.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC Level 1/Level 2 VCSE Performing Arts specification, approved by Qualifications Wales, teaching from September 2027, for award from 2029 (© WJEC CBAC Ltd 2026).