Head of Department |
Mrs C Flaherty |
Teachers |
Miss J Anthony |
Mrs A Crompton |
Mrs E Hughes |
Miss L Jenkins |
Miss J Lock |
Mae pob disgybl yng nghyfnod allweddol 3 a 4 yn astudio’r Gymraeg. Yn yr Adran Gymraeg mae 5 aelod o staff llawn amser ac un rhan amser. Mae’r 6 aelod yn yr adran yn rhugl yn y Gymraeg ac yn athrawon sy’n arbenigwyr yn y Gymraeg. Mae’r Gymraeg yn cael eu hyrwyddo fel iaith fyw trwy gydol yr ysgol.
All pupils in Key Stage 3 and 4 study Welsh. In the Welsh Department there are 5 full time members of staff and 1 part time. All 6 members of the Welsh Department are fluent Welsh speakers and are specialist Welsh teachers. Welsh is promoted as a living language throughout the school.
Mae’r adran yn dathlu sawl llwyddiant yn cynnwys canlyniadau arholiadau arbennig, cyfleusterau ac adnoddau a darpariaeth gweithgareddau allgyrsiol megus tripiau i Lanllyn, dathliadau Dydd Gŵyl Dewi ym Mharis, Eisteddfod yr ysgol a gweithgareddau yr Urdd.
The Department celebrates many successes including excellent examination results, facilities and resources and the provision of extra -curricular activities such as trips to Glanllyn, the celebration of the St David’s festival at Disneyland Paris and of course the school Eisteddfod and activities organised by the Urdd organisation.
Welsh homework club for KS4 is on a Thursday to offer additional support and help to pupils.
Welsh club for KS3 is on a Wednesday in G19. Pupils can come to have extra support and help with homework or just to enjoy fun activities.
The Welsh Second Language curriculum in KS3 will provide experiences which will give all learners the opportunity to reach their full potential in Welsh according to their ability and needs. The aim is to ensure that learners are aware of the use made of Welsh in modern Wales, nurturing a positive attitude towards the Welsh language and its culture. The skills of learners are developed to use the language for effective purposeful communication.
We aim to ensure that the learners have the opportunity to:
Y Cwrs TGAU – Cymraeg Ail Iaith Cwrs Llawn.
This GCSE specification in Welsh second language will enable candidates to:
This qualification has two external assessment units which are weighted equally and two internal assessment units. The two external assessment units test reading and writing skills while the two internal assessment units test oral and listening skills.
In planning this specification, careful consideration has been given to the duration of examinations and the number of questions in order to ensure a balance between robust assessment and feasibility. Various types of questions and clear instructions aim to make this non-tiered assessment accessible to learners of all abilities.
Oracy response to visual material- Non-examination assessment:
6 – 8 minutes (pair) 8 – 10 minutes (Group of three)
25% of qualification 50 marks
1 task
(10%) Speaking (15%) Listening
A task for a pair/ group of three based on a visual stimuli provided by the WJEC to stimulate discussion.
The assessment will consist of three parts which are to be carried out in the following order:
Communicate with others Non-examination assessment:
6 – 8 minutes (pair) 8 – 10 minutes (Group of three)
25% of qualification 50 marks.
(20%) Speaking (5%) Listening.
A pair/group discussion based on a stimuli provided by WJEC of a statement, question or topic. Learners are not permitted to use dictionaries in any part of the assessment.
Report, specific and instructional Written examination: 1 hour 30 minutes
25% of qualification 100 marks
(15%) Reading (10%) Writing
Reading tasks with non-verbal and written responses, including one translation task from English to Welsh and one proof reading task and writing tasks. Learners are not permitted to use dictionaries in any part of the assessment.
Descriptive, creative and imaginative Written examination: 1 hour 30 minutes
25% of qualification 100 marks
(10%) Reading (15%) Writing
Reading tasks with non-verbal and written responses and writing tasks. Learners are not permitted to use dictionaries in any part of the assessment.
This is a unitised specification which allows for an element of staged assessment.
Please contact Mrs C Flaherty for further enquiries
The A-Level Welsh course is split into 6 elements over the two years.
Students are encouraged to use Welsh whenever possible and to attend conferences and drama productions over the two years.
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