Curriculum Framework

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Curriculum Framework
Each student has a personal tutor or learning
coach
Foundation, Intermediate Advanced Levels
Full range of current qualifications
Welsh Baccalaureate core activities
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• Pilot began in 2003
• Roll out in stages
• 2008 over 100 centres/23,000 learners
• Future - 58,000?

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WELSH BAC AND DIPLOMAS
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WBQ INCORPORATING PRINCIPAL LEARNING
Current
Incorporating PL and project

• WBQ core
• Plus options
• e.g. GCE, NVQ L3

• WBQ core
• Principal learning
• Additional Specialist Learning
• Extended Project/Project

Approximately the same number of GLH
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WJEC/EDEXCEL PARTNERSHIP
(developing the first lines of the diploma)

• IT, Engineering, Construction Built Environment
• WJEC developing Creative And Media
• WJEC developing Society, Health And Development
• Aim to be available for September 2009

• Remaining 9 lines for 2010

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As appropriate parts of the Welsh Baccalaureate
Core can be achieved through the Principal
Learning/ Project e.g.


WRE - work experience enterprise activity KEY
SKILLS WEW/PSE
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Project / Extended Project

• Assessment Objectives
• Manage
• Use Resources
• Develop and Realise
• Review

Can be Dissertation/Report Artefact Performance
Design Field Study


Level 1 and 2 60 GLH ( short course
GCSE) Extended Project 120 GLH ( ½ A Level)
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Project / Extended Project

• Can be used as a proxy for the Individual
  Investigation provided it meets Welsh
  Baccalaureate Qualification requirements

Learners taking current options within the WBQ
e.g. GCSE/GCE/NVQ/BTEC etc can also opt to do the
Project/Extended Project

• The Project/Extended Project can also be taken as
  a stand alone qualification outside of WBQ

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CANDIDATE DIARIES (Applying to Foundation,
Intermediate and Advanced LevelS) ? Candidates
beginning their Welsh Baccalaureate programmes
from September 2008 must use the candidate diary
produced by WJEC. ? Candidates who began their
Welsh Baccalaureate programmes before September
2008 may use either those produced by WJEC, or
centre produced candidate diaries approved by
WJEC. The candidate diary can be found on the
teachers section of the Welsh Baccalaureate
website.
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KEY SKILLS
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? Must pursue all six key skills at each
level ?Key Skills usually contextualised, taught
and developed through WBQ core and options
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APPLYING TO ADVANCED LEVEL ? Candidates may
substitute a qualification in A Level Computing
or ICT at Grade E or above for the Level 3 key
skill requirement in ICT. ? Candidates may
substitute a qualification in GCSE ICT at Grade C
or above for the Level 2 key skill requirement in
ICT.
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APPLYING TO THE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ? Candidates
may substitute a qualification in GCSE Computer
Studies, ICT or Information Systems at Grade C or
above for the Level 2 key skill requirement in
ICT. ? Candidates may substitute a
qualification in GCSE Computer Studies, ICT or
Information Systems at Grade E or above for the
Level 1 key skill requirement in ICT.
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APPLYING TO THE FOUNDATION LEVEL Candidates may
substitute a qualification in GCSE Computer
Studies, ICT or Information Systems at Grade G or
above for the Level 1 key skill requirement in
ICT.
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Welcomes breadth of education and learning
experiences
UCAS MARCH 08 UK FIGURES Courses with
acceptability information 20,881 Acceptable on
own 16,069 Acceptable in comb 4,659 Not
acceptable 153
WBQ provides exellent preparation for success in
HE.
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