VCSE Public Services
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
VCSE Public Services asks learners to read and judge sources on a local wellbeing issue, write proposals, evaluations and justified recommendations, and adapt spoken and written communication for different audiences, with analysis and evaluation (AO3) carrying 34% of the qualification and 80% of the marks coming from NEA. Numeracy depends on the optional unit: Unit 3 is built on measuring fitness, comparing results with public service standards and normative data and measuring improvement from a baseline, while Unit 4 asks for interpreting local demographic data and analysing survey feedback. The single biggest thing KS3 should build is the habit of collecting real data, working out what has changed and writing a justified conclusion that quotes the figures.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- Lefel
- Level 1 and Level 2
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2027
- Faint o waith llythrennedd
- Uchel
- Faint o waith rhifedd
- Canolig
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
- Y cam cyn hyn
- Foundation Public Services, Entry Level and Level 1
Sut mae'r cymhwyster hwn yn cael ei asesu
- Unit 1: Introduction to the Public Services Sector: External sector test 1 hour, 20%, 50 marks, set and marked by WJEC, paper-based or on-screen
- Unit 2: Public Services in Action: External NEA 5 hours, 20%, 62 marks, set and marked by WJEC, set brief with five tasks that changes each year
- Unit 3: Wellbeing and Fitness for Public Services (optional, taken instead of Unit 4): NEA 11 hours (not including the six-week health and fitness training programme), 60%, 98 marks, set by WJEC, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC
- Unit 4: Citizenship and Community within Public Services (optional, taken instead of Unit 3): NEA 10 hours (not including the small-scale community or school-based wellbeing project), 60%, 98 marks, set by WJEC, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Eglurder a geirfa
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Adapting spoken and written communication for different audiences
Unit 1 tests understanding of how public service workers adapt communication to different audiences and situations. In the Unit 4 project learners must use inclusive written or verbal communication tailored to different audiences, and spoken work such as presentations is recorded with observation records.
Llythrennedd: Eglurder a geirfa, Diben, Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau, Siarad cydweithredol, Cysyllteiriau a chystrawen
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- In pairs, pupils role play a 999 call as caller and call handler, speaking clearly and giving the key details in a sensible order.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils give the same fire safety message twice, once to a Year 3 class and once to a group of adults, changing their words and tone for each audience.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils present a two-minute talk on a wellbeing idea to a panel of staff, answer questions, then write a short inclusive notice about the same idea for parents.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 1, Section 1.4.3, page 23; Unit 4, Section 4.3.3, page 56; Section 3.3, page 61
“inclusive written and/or verbal communication, tailored to different audiences”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy’n gallu siarad yn glir, gan adnabod yr iaith briodol ar gyfer gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd a dibenion, a chan amrywio fy mynegiant, geirfa, tôn ac ystumiau i ennyn diddordeb y gynulleidfa.
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 addasu arddull a strwythur fy ysgrifennu i fod yn addas i'r gynulleidfa, y diben a'r cyd-destun, e.e. cydbwysedd addas rhwng ffeithiau a safbwyntiau, casgliad penodol.
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 trefnu'r hyn sy'n cael ei ddweud yn effeithiol er mwyn ymateb i adwaith gwrandawyr drwy addasu'r hyn rwy'n ei ddweud a'r ffordd rwy'n ei ddweud.
Rwy'n gallu addasu fy arddull ysgrifennu, gan ddewis a defnyddio'r strwythurau gorau ar gyfer gwahanol gyd-destunau a dibenion, e.e. i ddisgrifio, esbonio, darbwyllo, trafod yn llwyddiannus.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu cyflwyno syniadau a materion er mwyn bodloni gofynion gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd.
Rwy'n gallu ymateb yn hyderus i'r ffordd y mae gwrandawyr yn ymateb, gan addasu fy iaith mewn amrywiaeth eang o gyd-destunau ac at ddibenion gwahanol.
Rwy'n gallu dangos ymwybyddiaeth estynedig o ddarllenwyr gwahanol drwy ddewis o blith amrywiaeth o arddulliau a strwythurau, ac addasu'r ffordd rwy'n defnyddio iaith yn hyderus.
Da gwybod
- Literacy and numeracy are named as essential skills for the sector: 'Learners should know the entry requirements and essential skills needed to progress into public service roles' (Unit 1, Section 1.5.2, page 24).
- Analysis and evaluation carry the most weight of any objective: 'Analyse and/or evaluate information, evidence or ideas, to make connections and/or form reasoned judgements within public services contexts' is AO3, 34% overall (page 58).
- The only examination is short and mostly objective: 'Section A covers AO1 and will include a range of objective question types' (page 59), so extended writing sits in the NEA units.
- Spoken work can count but must be recorded: 'performance evidence (for example, presentations) must be documented using observation records' (page 61).
- Numeracy depends on the route: 'Centres/Learners may then choose either Unit 3 or Unit 4.' (page 6). Unit 3 is far more numerate than Unit 4, and the specification names no calculator or spreadsheet requirement.
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
The Unit 3 fitness testing, normative data and percentage improvement work matches GCSE Physical Education and Health, and the Unit 4 source reading, local demographic data and justified recommendations overlap with GCSE Social Studies and Geography, so these departments can share one KS3 approach to data and evaluative writing.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC Level 1/Level 2 VCSE Public Services specification, approved by Qualifications Wales, teaching from September 2027, for award from 2029 (© WJEC CBAC Ltd 2026).