VCSE Performing Arts
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
VCSE Performing Arts asks learners to show how performers and designers promote themselves through images, social media and websites, write a CV and cover letter for a job brief and research professional work, and on the music technology, sound design and lighting design pathways to create, edit, mix and programme sound and light. Unit 1 is a one-hour sector test that centres may sit on screen or on paper, and Units 2 and 3 are practical NEA tasks whose performances must be recorded and sent as digital files, with no software named anywhere in the specification. The single biggest thing KS3 should build is presenting themselves and their creative work well for an employer, in a CV and online, with a clear sense of their digital reputation.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- Lefel
- Level 1 and Level 2
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2027
- Faint o waith digidol
- Canolig
- 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 Gwerthuso a gwella cynnwys digidol
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Writing a CV and cover letter for a specific job
Learners must show how to create a CV and cover letter for a specific job opportunity in their chosen discipline, as part of responding professionally to the Unit 2 job brief. The written parts of Unit 2 must be submitted digitally, either scanned or completed digitally.
DCF: Creu cynnwys digidol, Gwerthuso a gwella cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils write a short Word profile of themselves as a performer or backstage helper for the school show, using headings and bullet points.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils use a Word template to write a one-page CV for a role in a school production, then check spelling, layout and font choices with a partner.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils read a mock job advert for an assistant stage manager at Theatr Clwyd and write a matching CV and cover letter in Word, changing the wording so it fits the advert.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2, Section 2.1.2, page 21; Section 3.2, page 40
“how to create a CV and cover letter for a specific job opportunity”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ystod o feddalwedd i ddewis, cynhyrchu a golygu ystod o gydrannau aml-gyfrwng at ddiben penodol, megis:
- testun a delweddau, e.e. fformatio testun (print trwm, tanlinellu, italig, uwcholeuo); gosod a golygu blychau testun; colofnau; defnyddio offer mireinio (gwirydd sillafu, chwilio a disodli); lapio geiriau; tocio; newid maint a siâp; newid delweddau; ychwanegu effeithiau; byrhau a hollti clipiau sain a fideo; rhoi effeithiau ar ddiwedd sleidiau; defnyddio techneg ‘croen winwnsyn’
- cyflwyniad, e.e. cyfeiriad y dudalen; animeiddio; rhoi effeithiau ar ddiwedd sleidiau; dileu ac addasu delweddau; defnyddio cefndir; defnyddio botymau gweithredu i greu hyperddolen; ymgorffori gwrthrychau.
Rwy'n gallu sicrhau bod yr allbwn yn briodol at ddiben penodol.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu archwilio a datblygu ystod o strwythurau dogfennau testun ffurfiol ar gyfer gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd a dibenion.
Rwy'n gallu awgrymu a gwneud gwelliannau sy’n berthnasol i’r gynulleidfa a’r diben, ar sail adborth a hunanwerthusiad o’m gwaith digidol.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu creu dogfennau testun ffurfiol ar gyfer cynulleidfa broffesiynol, gan gynnwys defnyddio offer adolygu cydweithredol fel rhan o’r gweithgareddau hyn.
Rwy'n gallu gwneud newidiadau manwl a phenodol i’m gwaith digidol, ar sail adborth a hunanwerthusiad, fel y bo’n berthnasol.
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Researching professional repertoire and practitioners
For Unit 2 learners explore a range of existing professional work, practitioners, styles and themes in their chosen discipline, and production pathways in Unit 3 list research as a planning skill. Up to two extra hours of research can be scheduled before the Unit 2 tasks, and the assessment pack sets out the research approach and referencing. The specification does not say the research must be online.
DCF: Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol, Gwerthuso a gwella cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils use a set website, such as the Urdd Eisteddfod site, to find three facts about a past winning performance and note the web address for each.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils search for clips and articles on one practitioner or choreographer, rate two sources for reliability, and record the title, link and date for each.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils research three professional versions of the same song, scene or dance using refined searches, and write a short referenced note on which one best suits a given theme and why.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2, Section 2.2.1, page 21; Unit 3, Section 3.3.1, page 33; Section 3.2, page 40; Section 3.3, page 41
“a range of existing professional work covering a broad scope”
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.
Rwy'n gallu storio canlyniadau chwilio i’w defnyddio yn y dyfodol, e.e. creu nod tudalen, ychwanegu at ffefrynnau.
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.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu chwilio’n effeithlon am wybodaeth ar gyfer fy ngwaith digidol a gwerthuso dibynadwyedd ffynonellau gwybodaeth, gan gyfiawnhau fy marn a’m rhesymau dros fy newisiadau, ac rwy'n gallu cyfeirnodi gwaith gan ddefnyddio dulliau priodol.
Rwy'n gallu cyfeirio’n briodol at ffynonellau o wybodaeth a ddefnyddir yn fy ngwaith digidol.
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Evaluating their work in written, audio or video form
In Unit 3 learners evaluate how well their work met the creative brief and review their own skills and techniques. Written evidence can be scanned, completed electronically or given as an audio or audio/visual response, so learners can choose to record a spoken evaluation.
DCF: Gwerthuso a gwella cynnwys digidol, Creu cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils record a one-minute voice note on an iPad saying one thing that went well in their scene and one thing to improve.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils watch a recording of their performance and record a two-minute video review that uses drama or dance terms and sets one goal.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils produce a short audio or video evaluation of a devised piece against its brief, pointing to moments in the recording, and keep it under three minutes by planning bullet points first.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 3, Sections 3.4.1 and 3.4.2, page 36; Section 3.2, page 41
“completed as an audio or audio/visual response”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu esbonio rhesymau dros gynllun a chynnwys fy ngwaith fy hun a gwaith pobl eraill.
Rwy'n gallu gofyn am adborth/ymatebion gan bobl eraill, e.e. defnyddio 'sylwadau' mewn llwyfannau ar-lein, gofyn cwestiynau neu ychwanegu awgrymiadau.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu awgrymu a gwneud gwelliannau sy’n berthnasol i’r gynulleidfa a’r diben, ar sail adborth a hunanwerthusiad o’m gwaith digidol.
Rwy'n gallu dewis a defnyddio amrywiaeth o feddalwedd, offer a dulliau priodol i greu, addasu a chyfuno cydrannau aml-gyfrwng ar gyfer amrywiaeth o gynulleidfaoedd a dibenion, megis:
- testun a delweddau, e.e. archwilio a defnyddio dulliau addasu delweddau yn effeithiol; archwilio a defnyddio’r agweddau niferus ar gynllun dogfen yn briodol; defnyddio animeiddiad, effeithiau fideo a sain fel adlais, tempo, amlen, haenu, cyfradd fframiau, fframiau allweddol
- cyflwyniad, e.e. defnyddio offer dylunio; addasu themâu a lliwiau at y diben; creu templedi meistr.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu gwneud newidiadau manwl a phenodol i’m gwaith digidol, ar sail adborth a hunanwerthusiad, fel y bo’n berthnasol.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio amrywiaeth o feddalwedd, offer a dulliau i greu canlyniad prosiect proffesiynol unigol neu gydweithredol, yn cynnwys ystod o gydrannau aml-gyfrwng.
Da gwybod
- Unit 1 can be sat on paper or on screen: "Centres may enter candidates for either a paper based or an onscreen format of the test." (Section 3.2, page 40).
- 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).
- Recordings of assessed performances may not be cut: "All recordings must be complete and unedited." Panning and zooming are allowed (Appendix B, page 51).
- The cover carries a warning that "The UK Government has announced plans to restrict social media use by children under 16", which may affect the Unit 2 self-promotion content (cover, page 1).
- Rules on AI are not in the specification itself; it points to separate WJEC guides for "information on the use of AI" in NEA (Section 3.3, page 42).
- No software is named. Equipment is described in general terms, for example a "lighting console, either manual or programmable" for lighting design (Appendix C, page 53).
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
Recording and editing sound and video overlaps with GCSE Digital Media and Film and GCSE Music, and researching practitioners and respecting copyright overlap with GCSE Drama and GCSE Dance.
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).