Foundation Mathematics and Numeracy
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
WJEC Entry Level/Level 1 Foundation Mathematics and Numeracy is a two year, 120 guided learning hour course for learners aged 14 to 16, graded from Entry 1 Pass to Level 1 Pass and designed as a broad basis for progression onto GCSE Mathematics and Numeracy. It has three units: a finance portfolio, two non-calculator topic tests and two practical tasks on data handling and measures. Digital demand is low. No software is named, and Appendix A maps Digital Competence only to Unit 3, where learners collect, check, sort, present and analyse data for a real-world investigation. Calculators are allowed in Units 1 and 3, and centres can run the Unit 2 topic tests on screen. Key Stage 3 should build confident spreadsheet use for recording, charting and averaging small data sets, alongside careful calculator use.
- 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: Mathematics and Finance in Everyday Life: Portfolio (non-examination assessment) of six WJEC set tasks, 3 hours (6 x 30 minutes), 40%, 60 marks, set by WJEC, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC, calculator allowed, foundation tier (Entry 1 to Entry 3) and higher tier (Entry 3 to Level 1) task sets
- Unit 2: Non-calculator Mathematics: Two topic tests, Test A Number and Probability and Test B Algebra and Geometry, 2 x 30 minutes, 30%, 40 marks (20 per test), set and marked by WJEC, on screen or on paper within a four week window, calculator not allowed, foundation and higher tiers
- Unit 3: Data Handling and Measures: Practical assessment (non-examination assessment) of two tasks, Data handling and Measures, up to 2 hours each, 30%, 40 marks, set by WJEC, marked by the centre and moderated by WJEC, calculator allowed, not tiered
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Gwerthuso a gwella cynnwys digidol
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Presenting data in charts and graphs with correct labels and scales
Learners select an appropriate way to organise and present data, from pictograms and bar charts to line graphs and, at Level 1, pie charts and bar charts of grouped data. They must use correct labels, scales, intervals and titles, and know how these choices affect the way data is read.
DCF: Llythrennedd gwybodaeth a data, Gwerthuso a gwella cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils turn a class tally of favourite fruits into a bar chart in a spreadsheet and add a title and labels to both axes.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils make a line graph of a week's temperatures in a spreadsheet, change the axis scale and interval, and compare how the starting value changes the look of the graph.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils chart the same survey data as a bar chart and a pie chart, then write two sentences justifying which one shows the result more clearly and why.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 3, Section 3.2, page 33; Appendix B, Section 3.2.1, page 48
“select an appropriate way to organise and present data”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu creu, mireinio a dadansoddi setiau data mewn tablau, siartiau, taenlenni a chronfeydd data i brofi neu gefnogi ymchwiliad.
Rwy'n gallu sicrhau bod yr allbwn yn briodol at ddiben penodol.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu cyfiawnhau’r rhesymau dros ddewisiadau ac esbonio manteision ac anfanteision y gwahanol allbynnau digidol rwy’n eu creu.
Da gwybod
- The Unit 2 topic tests can be taken on screen: "Centres will have the choice to complete these tests on-screen or on paper." (Section 3.2, page 36), with separate on-screen and paper-based entry codes (Section 5.1, page 41).
- Calculators are allowed in Units 1 and 3 but not in Unit 2: "A calculator will not be allowed in this assessment." (Summary of assessment, page 5).
- No software is named anywhere in the specification. The only digital aim is to "use digital technology, including calculators, to help solve mathematical problems." (Section 1.1, page 7).
- Appendix A (page 45) maps Digital Competence Producing and Data and Computational Thinking to Unit 3 only. Citizenship and Interacting and Collaborating are not mapped to any unit.
- The Unit 3 time is stated two ways: "two practical assessments, totalling two hours" (page 6) and "totalling up to four hours" (Section 3.2, page 37), with up to 2 hours for each task. Check the Assessment Pack.
- Units 1 and 3 are centre marked NEA under the JCQ Instructions for Conducting Non-Examination Assessments (Vocational and Technical Qualifications), and "Teachers may clarify task requirements but must not provide feedback on the evidence being produced." (Section 3.3, page 37). The specification does not mention AI.
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
The qualification "provides a broad basis for progression onto GCSE Mathematics and Numeracy" (page 8), and its structure mirrors the GCSE: a finance unit, a non-calculator unit and data handling and measures. The GCSE asks for the same data skills at a higher level, through the full statistical problem solving process, scatter diagrams and grouped data, but tests them on paper only, so spreadsheet habits built for the Foundation Unit 3 investigation carry straight over. Data collection and charts also support The Sciences and Humanities fieldwork, and budgeting links with GCSE Business.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC Entry Level/Level 1 Foundation Mathematics and Numeracy specification, approved by Qualifications Wales, teaching from September 2027, for award from 2029 (© WJEC CBAC Ltd 2026).