Skills for Life: Food Planning and Preparation
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg Pearson.
Food planning and preparation is a Pearson Skills for Life unit in which learners plan and prepare a meal, from a simple meal with different types of food at Entry 1 to a costed, balanced and sustainable two-course meal for specific dietary needs at Level 2, working safely and hygienically. It is one 20 hour unit that learners combine with others into a Pearson Skills for Life Award, Certificate or Diploma, from Entry 1 to Level 2, internally assessed and graded Pass or Fail. Digital demand is low: no criterion needs a digital tool. Digital work sits in finding recipes online, costing meals on supermarket websites, and acknowledging sources and AI.
- Corff dyfarnu
- Pearson
- Lefel
- Entry Level 1 to Level 2
- Oriau dysgu dan arweiniad
- 20
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2027
- Faint o waith digidol
- Isel
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
Sut mae'r uned hon yn cael ei hasesu
- Entry Level (Entry 1, Entry 2, Entry 3): One assessment criterion at each of Entry 1, Entry 2 and Entry 3: plan and prepare a simple meal that includes different types of food, with a basic nutritious meal within a given budget at Entry 3. Evidence is from centre devised assignments (Pearson's Authorised Assignment Brief can be used or adapted), internally assessed by the centre and quality assured by Pearson standards verification. Graded Pass or Fail. 20 guided learning hours.
- Level 1 and Level 2: One assessment criterion at each of Level 1 and Level 2: plan and prepare a nutritious, balanced two-course meal within a given budget (Level 1), or plan, cost and prepare a nutritious, balanced and sustainable two-course meal that meets specific dietary needs (Level 2). Evidence is from centre devised assignments, internally assessed by the centre and quality assured by Pearson standards verification. Graded Pass or Fail. 20 guided learning hours.
Y sgiliau digidol yn y cymhwyster hwn
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Finding and choosing recipes online
Annexe C suggests learners use online recipes when planning their meal, which at Level 1 must show a variety of ingredients and at Level 2 must meet specific dietary needs. Planning is required by every criterion, but using online recipes is suggested only.
DCF: Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils search a recipe website for a simple pasta dish, bookmark two options and say which uses fewer ingredients.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils use search filters on a recipe site to find a vegetarian main course and a dessert that use seasonal Welsh produce.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils find a dairy free two-course menu online, compare recipes from a supermarket site and a charity site, and justify which they would trust.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit SfL 13, Assessment criteria, page 64; Essential information for assessment decisions, Level 1 and Level 2, pages 65 to 66; Annexe C, page 162
“Online recipes, costing via supermarket sites”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu addasu geiriau allweddol a thechnegau chwilio er mwyn dod o hyd i wybodaeth berthnasol.
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.
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Costing a meal using supermarket websites
Learners keep their meal within a given budget at Entry 3 and Level 1 and cost it at Level 2, and Annexe C suggests costing on supermarket websites, where learners can compare prices and record them in a table. Costing is required by the criteria, but doing it online or in a spreadsheet is suggested only.
DCF: Llythrennedd gwybodaeth a data, Iechyd a lles
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils look up the price of five ingredients for a sandwich on a supermarket website and add them up in a table.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils enter ingredient prices for a recipe into a spreadsheet and use a SUM formula to find the total cost and the cost per portion.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils cost a two-course meal from two supermarket websites in a spreadsheet, compare own brand and branded items, and adjust the menu to fit a £10 budget.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit SfL 13, Assessment criteria, Entry 3 to Level 2, page 64; Essential information for assessment decisions, Level 2, page 66; Annexe C, page 162
“Plan, cost, and prepare a nutritious, balanced, and sustainable two-course meal that meets specific dietary needs.”
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 defnyddio ystod o fformiwlâu taenlenni, e.e. + - / x, swm, cyfartaledd, uchafswm, lleiafswm.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu dadansoddi setiau data syml gan gynnwys grwpio data fel sy’n briodol.
Rwy'n gallu gwneud dewisiadau deallus wrth wneud dewisiadau ar-lein, gan gynnwys prynu pethau ar apiau a chlicio ar hysbysebion.
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Referencing sources and acknowledging AI
Every learner must certify that the evidence is their own, reference any sources used, such as recipes and nutrition information, and acknowledge any AI tool. Using AI without acknowledging it counts as malpractice. This applies at every level.
DCF: Hawliau digidol, trwyddedu a pherchenogaeth, Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils write the name and web address of the recipe they used at the bottom of their recipe card.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils adapt an online recipe to make it healthier and note the original source and what they changed.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils ask an AI tool to suggest a gluten free menu, check its suggestions against an NHS or charity website, and record how they used the AI in their plan.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit SfL 13, Requirements relating to permitted/prohibited resources, page 67
“they have clearly referenced any sources and any artificial intelligence used”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu deall mai llên-ladrad yw copïo gwaith eraill a'i gyflwyno fel fy ngwaith fy hun.
Rwy'n gallu cyfeirio at ffynonellau wrth ymchwilio ac esbonio pwysigrwydd gwneud hynny, e.e. creu rhestrau syml ar gyfer cyfeirnodi ffynonellau digidol a ffynonellau all-lein.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu ymddwyn yn gyfrifol fel curadur a defnyddiwr gwaith creadigol, e.e. ystyried penderfyniadau y mae’r crewyr yn eu gwneud wrth arfer eu hawliau a’u cyfrifoldebau creadigol, gan ystyried materion moesegol, bywyd go iawn.
Rwy'n gallu gwerthuso dibynadwyedd ffynonellau gwybodaeth gan gyfiawnhau fy marn a’m rhesymau dros ddewisiadau, a chyfeirnodi gwaith gan ddefnyddio dulliau priodol.
Da gwybod
- The unit is Unit SfL 13 with "20" guided learning hours in the unit summary (Section 3, page 5).
- A Pearson unit is achieved at one level only: "Learners can only achieve each unit once, at a single level" (Rules of Combination, page 6).
- The teaching content is not in the specification: "This can be found in the Teaching and Learning Support document for this unit" (Unit content, page 65).
- There is no fixed evidence format: "For this unit there are no mandatory evidence requirements and centres can select the type of evidence" (Essential information for assessment decisions, page 65), so practical cooking will need observation records or other evidence, since "achievement cannot be inferred from performance" (Section 4, page 9).
- Learners must cook: every criterion begins "Plan and prepare" (Assessment criteria, page 64), so the centre needs a food room and ingredients; the specification leaves resources to the centre: "The centre can decide any specific resource requirements" (page 67).
- AI must be acknowledged: "A learner will have committed malpractice if they use AI tools without acknowledging them" (Requirements relating to permitted/prohibited resources, page 67).
- Annexe C lists the digital links as "Online recipes, costing via supermarket sites" (page 162), but neither is an assessment criterion.
- Annexe E moves straight from SfL 5 to SfL 18 (page 172), so this unit has no Annexe E evidence row despite the unit text pointing to it (page 67).
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
The unit links with WJEC GCSE Food and Nutrition, the WJEC VCSE in Hospitality and Catering and the WJEC Foundation in Hospitality and Catering, which all cover planning, costing and cooking dishes safely to meet dietary needs in more depth; the Pearson 'What matters' mapping is to Health and Well-being (page 67), which also links it to WJEC GCSE Physical Education and Health. Compared with the WJEC Food planning and preparation unit, also 20 hours, Pearson sets one criterion per level built around a single planned and cooked meal, two courses at Level 1 and 2, while WJEC uses four learning outcomes including separate ones on nutrition and on food storage and hygiene. Neither needs a digital tool in its criteria. The WJEC Skills Suite units Financial literacy and Healthy lifestyle share the budgeting and healthy eating work.
Ffynhonnell: Pearson Entry Level 1 to Level 2 Skills for Life Award, Certificate and Diploma Qualifications specification, Issue 1, August 2026, Unit SfL 13: Food planning and preparation.