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 Hunaniaeth, delwedd ac enw da
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Presenting their skills and work online for employers
In Unit 2 learners must show how professionals share their experience and skills through images, social media and websites, and show effective self-promotion for their chosen discipline in response to a job brief. AO4 includes the ability to engage in self-promotion.
DCF: Hunaniaeth, delwedd ac enw da, Ymddygiad ar-lein a bwlio ar-lein, Cyfnewid a rhannu gwybodaeth
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils look at the website of a Welsh company such as National Dance Company Wales and list the photos, videos and words it uses to show its dancers at their best.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils design a mock social media post in PowerPoint promoting a class performance, and decide which personal details must never appear in it.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils build a one-page mock performer or designer profile in Sway with a photo, a short biography and a clip of their work, then check it against a list of what an employer would and would not want to see.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2, Section 2.1.2, page 21; Section 3.1, AO4, page 39
“how professionals share their experience and skills through various methods such as images, social media, websites”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu meddwl yn feirniadol am wybodaeth a gaiff ei rhoi ar-lein, e.e. effaith rhannu delweddau a fideos, metadata o ddelweddau a fideos.
Rwy'n gallu nodi manteision a risgiau dyfeisiau symudol sy'n cyhoeddi lleoliad y defnyddiwr/dyfais.
Rwy'n gallu arddangos ymddygiad priodol ar-lein a defnyddio ystod o strategaethau i ddiogelu fy hun ac eraill rhag peryglon posibl, bwlio ac ymddygiad amhriodol ar-lein, e.e. diffodd sylwadau ar gyfryngau digidol, rhoi gwybod am ddefnyddwyr a’u blocio.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu deall bod gen i ôl-troed digidol ac y gellir chwilio am yr wybodaeth hon, a'i chopïo a'i hanfon ymlaen.
Rwy'n gallu trafod manteision a risgiau cyflwyno fy hun mewn gwahanol ffyrdd ar-lein.
Rwy’n gallu deall bod ffotograffau, lleoliadau a thagiau yn gallu cael eu tracio ar-lein ac yn gallu gwneud dewisiadau deallus yn unol â hynny.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu datblygu enw da cadarnhaol o ran rhagolygon cyflogaeth, e.e. defnyddio cyfryngau cymdeithasol yn gyfrifol.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio gwasanaethau ar-lein i rannu cynnwys priodol â chynulleidfa fyd-eang, e.e. lanlwytho cynnwys i wefannau cyhoeddus i’w rannu â chynulleidfaoedd penodol.
Rwy'n gallu roi strategaethau priodol ar waith i ddiogelu fy hawliau, fy hunaniaeth, fy mhreifatrwydd a’m diogelwch emosiynol fy hun ac eraill mewn cymunedau ar-lein.
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Recording performances and submitting work as digital files
Performances in Units 2 and 3 must be recorded and sent as digital files, with each learner introducing themselves to camera with their name, candidate number and role. Recordings must be complete and unedited, saved with the centre number, qualification title and unit number, backed up and kept secure.
DCF: Cyfnewid a rhannu gwybodaeth, Hunaniaeth, delwedd ac enw da, Ymddygiad ar-lein a bwlio ar-lein
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils film a 30-second group scene on an iPad from a fixed position and check that every pupil can be seen and heard.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils film a rehearsal, introduce themselves to camera first, then save the file to a shared Teams folder using an agreed file name.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils plan and run the filming of a class showcase: they check battery, storage and sound levels, record a test clip, then save, back up and name the final file correctly.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Section 3.2, pages 40 and 41; Appendix B, pages 51 and 52
“The performance part of the assessment must be recorded and sent as a digital file.”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu rheoli ffeiliau a ffolderi yn lleol neu ar-lein, e.e. symud ffeiliau i ffolder.
Rwy'n gallu lanlwytho ffeiliau o yriant lleol i storfa ar-lein.
Rwy'n gallu meddwl yn feirniadol am wybodaeth a gaiff ei rhoi ar-lein, e.e. effaith rhannu delweddau a fideos, metadata o ddelweddau a fideos.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio dulliau rheoli ffeiliau datblygedig, e.e. hanes fersiynau, adfer y fersiwn flaenorol, tagio, cywasgu.
Rwy’n gallu deall bod ffotograffau, lleoliadau a thagiau yn gallu cael eu tracio ar-lein ac yn gallu gwneud dewisiadau deallus yn unol â hynny.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu gwneud penderfyniadau deallus am fathau o ffeiliau a deall materion yn ymwneud â chydweddoldeb, e.e. anawsterau golygu ffeiliau PDF, y gwahaniaethau rhwng ffeiliau sain.
Rwy'n gallu roi strategaethau priodol ar waith i ddiogelu fy hawliau, fy hunaniaeth, fy mhreifatrwydd a’m diogelwch emosiynol fy hun ac eraill mewn cymunedau ar-lein.
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).