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 Cymhwysedd strategol
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Carrying out fitness tests and measuring accurately
Unit 3 learners perform a range of fitness tests, such as timed runs, sprints, handgrip, vertical jump and sit and reach, follow correct procedures, and understand validity and reliability in testing. Results come in seconds, metres, centimetres, levels and repetitions, and the public service entry tests use set distances such as a 2.4km run.
Rhifedd: Mesur, Cyfathrebu â symbolau, Cymhwysedd strategol, Y system rif
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils time each other over a 30m sprint with stopwatches, record the times in seconds to one decimal place, and put the results in order.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils measure sit and reach in centimetres and vertical jump in centimetres, take three tries each and discuss why the readings differ.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils run a set of tests including handgrip in kilograms and the ruler drop in centimetres, record every result with its unit, and explain the main sources of measurement error.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 3, Section 3.2.3, page 44; Unit 3, Section 3.2.2, page 44
“perform a range of fitness tests linked to components of fitness”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu darllen a dehongli graddfeydd neu raniadau ar amrywiaeth o offerynnau mesur.
Rwy'n gallu trosi unedau metrig o hyd i unedau llai, e.e. cm i mm, m i cm, km i m.
Rwy'n gallu amseru digwyddiadau mewn munudau ac eiliadau, a threfnu'r canlyniadau.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu darllen a dehongli graddfeydd ar amrywiaeth o offerynnau mesur.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio'r unedau mesur cyffredin, trosi rhwng unedau cysylltiedig y system fetrig a chwblhau cyfrifiadau.
Rwy'n gallu dehongli ffracsiynau o eiliadau yn briodol.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio nodiant, symbolau ac unedau mesur priodol, gan gynnwys mesurau cyfansawdd.
Rwy'n gallu nodi, mesur neu gasglu'r wybodaeth sy'n ofynnol er mwyn cwblhau'r dasg.
Rwy'n gallu adnabod a diffinio cyfyngiadau ar gywirdeb mesuriadau, e.e. ffiniau uchaf ac isaf.
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Planning schedules, timelines and training load
Unit 3 learners design a progressive training plan and adjust the duration, intensity and frequency of sessions over six weeks, considering time and cost. Unit 4 learners set a timeline for their project and are judged on meeting it.
Rhifedd: Mesur, Cymhwysedd strategol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils use a calendar to plan a three-week class challenge, working out how many sessions fit into the lessons available.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils plan a two-week circuit programme, deciding how many minutes and stations each session has and increasing one of them each week.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils plan a six-week training timetable that raises duration, intensity or frequency step by step, and check the total weekly minutes are realistic alongside school and homework.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 3, Sections 3.3.1 and 3.3.2, page 46; Unit 4, Sections 4.3.2 and 4.3.3, pages 55 and 56
“time management by meeting the timelines”
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 blaenoriaethu a threfnu'r camau perthnasol sydd eu hangen i gwblhau'r dasg neu ddod o hyd i ddatrysiad.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu adnabod, modelu a chymhwyso'r strwythurau a syniadau mathemategol wrth wraidd problemau, er mwyn eu fformiwleiddio a'u datrys.
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 dewis, treialu a gwerthuso amrywiaeth o ddulliau posibl a rhannu problemau cymhleth yn gyfres o dasgau.
Rwy'n gallu blaenoriaethu a threfnu'r camau perthnasol sydd eu hangen i gwblhau'r dasg neu ddod o hyd i ddatrysiad.
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).