Foundation Health and Social Care, and Childcare
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
Foundation Health and Social Care, and Childcare is a two-year, two-unit Work-Related Foundation Qualification for learners aged 14 to 16 working at Entry Level or Level 1. Every learner takes Unit 1 on the sectors, communication, safeguarding and wellbeing, then either Unit 2 Adult Health and Social Care or Unit 3 Childcare. All assessment is a teacher-set portfolio, marked in the centre and moderated by WJEC. The only digital task named in the assessment criteria is in Unit 2, where learners use a digital tool to support an adult's choice and participation. Elsewhere the digital work comes from the example tasks: web quests, presentations, leaflets, posters, blogs and flow charts, plus photographing, filming and uploading all evidence, since every portfolio must be submitted digitally.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- Lefel
- Entry Level and Level 1
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2027
- Faint o waith digidol
- Isel
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
Sut mae'r cymhwyster hwn yn cael ei asesu
- Unit 1: Introduction to the Health and Social Care and Childcare sector, and Basic Safeguarding: Compulsory, taught first. Centre marked non-examination assessment, a portfolio of evidence from teacher-set tasks, maximum assessment time 12 hours (typically 9 to 12 hours), 52 of the 120 qualification points, assessed in centre and moderated by WJEC. 48 guided learning hours, first moderated summer 2028.
- Unit 2: Adult Health and Social Care: Optional, taken instead of Unit 3. Centre marked non-examination assessment, a portfolio of evidence from teacher-set tasks, maximum assessment time 18 hours (typically 14 to 18 hours), 68 of the 120 qualification points, assessed in centre and moderated by WJEC. 72 guided learning hours, first moderated summer 2029.
- Unit 3: Childcare: Optional, taken instead of Unit 2. Centre marked non-examination assessment, a portfolio of evidence from teacher-set tasks, maximum assessment time 18 hours (typically 14 to 18 hours), 68 of the 120 qualification points, assessed in centre and moderated by WJEC. 72 guided learning hours, first moderated summer 2029.
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
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Researching the sector with a search engine
Several example tasks are web quests, in which learners use a search engine, with links given at Entry 1, to research the skills and qualities of professionals, the five main types of abuse, the responsibilities of care roles and local services. Learners should also explore examples of provision in their local area.
DCF: Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils follow three teacher links to find the job of a nurse, a care worker and a nursery practitioner and copy one key duty for each into a shared OneNote page.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils search for health and childcare services in their own county, try different keywords to narrow the results, and bookmark the three most useful pages.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils research two care roles in Wales, record each website and the date they used it, and say whether the source is reliable, for example NHS Wales or Social Care Wales compared with a forum post.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 1, example tasks LO1.1 and LO1.3, pages 20 and 22; Unit 1, LO1.1 content, page 13; Unit 2, example tasks LO2.2 and LO2.4, pages 34 and 35
“using a search engine (teacher to provide links), research skills and qualities”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu addasu geiriau allweddol a thechnegau chwilio er mwyn dod o hyd i wybodaeth berthnasol.
Rwy'n gallu dechrau cyfeirnodi ffynonellau a ddefnyddir yn fy ngwaith, ac ystyried a yw’r cynnwys yn ddibynadwy.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu chwilio amrywiaeth o ffynonellau gan ddefnyddio technegau chwilio perthnasol a mwy cymhleth.
Rwy'n gallu gwerthuso dibynadwyedd ffynonellau gwybodaeth gan gyfiawnhau fy marn a’m rhesymau dros ddewisiadau, a chyfeirnodi gwaith gan ddefnyddio dulliau priodol.
Da gwybod
- All portfolio evidence is uploaded: "All evidence must be submitted digitally." Paper and practical work "should be scanned, photographed or filmed so that a clear digital version can be submitted" (Section 3.3, page 52).
- Evidence can be recorded rather than written, including "photographic evidence" and "video/audio recordings" of learners performing a task or giving a presentation (Section 3.3, page 52).
- The example tasks are optional: "These tasks are not mandatory." (Section 2.1, page 9). Centres can design their own, so most digital work depends on the tasks the centre chooses.
- Unit 2 needs a device: centres should provide "access to a digital device (tablet, laptop or similar) where tasks involve digital participation." (Unit 2, page 25). Unit 1 has "no specific requirements for assessment" (page 12) and no device is listed for Unit 3 (page 39).
- Entry 1 learners may use technology to take part: support can include "use of symbols, or assistive technology" (Section 3.4, page 53).
- Learners must be supervised while completing assessment activities, and "Both learners and teachers must sign declarations confirming the authenticity of submitted work." (Section 3.5, page 53). The specification does not mention artificial intelligence.
- Appendix A (page 60) maps Digital Competence Producing to "All sections" of all three units, and maps Citizenship, Interacting and Collaborating, and Data and Computational Thinking to none.
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
The specification names GCSE Health and Social Care, and Childcare as the next step, and the two share the same structure: a sector and wellbeing unit, then Adult Health and Social Care or Childcare. There is no WJEC VCSE in this subject. The GCSE steps the digital work up from short supported tasks to two longer NEA units that must be word-processed or scanned and uploaded, a childcare investigation that needs referenced online research, and an examination that asks learners to interpret health statistics and judge health promotion campaigns. The Foundation web quests, presentations, leaflets and digital submission are a sound base for that. Communication, safeguarding and healthy eating link with Health and Wellbeing lessons, and the Eatwell Guide work with Food and Nutrition.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC Entry Level/Level 1 Foundation Health and Social Care, and Childcare specification, approved by Qualifications Wales, teaching from September 2027, for award from 2029 (© WJEC CBAC Ltd 2026).