Skills for Life: Looking After Others
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg Pearson.
Looking after others is a Pearson Skills for Life unit in which learners identify their own needs and the physical, emotional, social and safety needs of others, then carry out practical caring tasks such as handwashing, helping with dressing, eating and mobility, following hygiene and safety procedures and communicating with respect. 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. Digital demand is low: no assessment criterion needs a device. Annexe C links the unit to online care guidelines and digital records, and learners must reference sources and acknowledge any AI they use.
- 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: state, outline or identify own needs and the needs of others and carry out basic, simple or caring tasks in familiar settings. The essential information for assessment decisions says what learners show at each level. Centres choose the type of evidence and set and mark the assessment, adapting Pearson's Authorised Assignment Brief or devising their own, internally verified and quality assured by Pearson standards verification. 20 guided learning hours.
- Level 1 and Level 2: One assessment criterion at each of Level 1 and Level 2: describe (Level 1) or explain (Level 2) own needs and the needs of others, then independently plan for and carry out caring tasks that promote positive relationships and wellbeing, with Level 2 adapting the plan to changing circumstances and settings. Centres choose the type of evidence and set and mark the assessment, internally verified 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 care and hygiene guidance online
Annexe C links the unit content on care needs, hygiene and infection control to online care guidelines, so learners may look up guidance on handwashing, PPE or supporting someone with eating or mobility before planning their tasks. This is suggested by the cross-curricular mapping only; no assessment criterion at any level requires online research.
DCF: Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils search an NHS Wales handwashing page using two different keywords and note which search gave the clearer step by step guide.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils compare advice on choosing PPE from a public health website and a shopping site, and decide which source to trust and why.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils research guidance on helping an older person eat and drink safely from two official websites and reference both in a short summary.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit SfL 17, Annexe C, Digital Links column, page 163; Essential information for assessment decisions, Entry 1 to Level 2, pages 83 to 84
“Online care guidelines, digital records”
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.
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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Planning caring tasks and keeping digital care records
At Level 1 and Level 2 learners plan caring tasks that meet the needs of a given individual, and at Level 2 show how the plan adapts to changing circumstances. The plan is required by the assessment criteria, but making it or recording care as a digital document is only suggested by the Annexe C reference to digital records.
DCF: Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol, Creu cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils type a simple checklist in a word processor for helping a younger sibling get ready for school, using bullet points and a heading.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils build a table in a shared document recording the time, task and who helped for a week of class pet care.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils create a digital care plan template for a given person with sections for needs, tasks, hygiene steps and changes, then fill it in for a case study.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit SfL 17, assessment criteria Level 1 and Level 2, page 82; Essential information for assessment decisions, Level 1 and Level 2, page 84; Annexe C, page 163
“plan to carry out caring tasks that meet the needs of a given individual”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu creu a chynllunio gwaith yn annibynnol cyn dechrau ar dasg ddigidol.
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.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu dewis a defnyddio amrywiaeth o dechnegau cynllunio yn effeithiol.
Rwy'n gallu archwilio a datblygu ystod o strwythurau dogfennau testun ffurfiol ar gyfer gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd a dibenion.
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Referencing sources and acknowledging AI in evidence
Learners at every level must certify that their evidence is their own, reference any sources they used and clearly acknowledge any AI tools, keeping the final work in their own words. This applies to all submitted evidence for the unit, and using AI without acknowledging it is malpractice.
DCF: Hawliau digidol, trwyddedu a pherchenogaeth, Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils add a sources list to the bottom of a short fact sheet about germs, writing the website name and page title for each fact.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils use a chatbot to suggest ideas for a hygiene poster, then write their own wording and add a note saying what the AI tool was used for.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils compare a paragraph they wrote with an AI generated one on caring for others, discuss why copying it would be malpractice, and reference their sources in full.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit SfL 17, Requirements relating to permitted/prohibited resources, page 85
“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 listed as "SfL 17 Looking after others" with a Unit GLH of 20 (Unit summary, page 5). It counts towards the Pearson Skills for Life qualifications, for example C00/5444/4 "Pearson Level 1 Skills for Life Award" (Qualification titles, page 4).
- A unit counts only once: "Learners can only achieve each unit once, at a single level" (Rules of Combination, page 6, and Assessment of units, page 9), so schools should decide which level each learner is working towards.
- The required teaching content is not in the specification: it "can be found in the Teaching and Learning Support document for this unit" (Unit content, page 83), so schools need that separate Pearson document as well as the Authorised Assignment Brief.
- Evidence is flexible: "there are no mandatory evidence requirements and centres can select the type of evidence" (Essential information for assessment decisions, page 83), but "achievement cannot be inferred from performance" (Section 4, page 9), so practical caring tasks need observation records or witness testimony.
- Centres "can adapt the AAB or devise your own assessments" (Authorised Assignment Briefs, page 8), and the unit should be assessed "over a number of sessions" (Assessment arrangements, page 84).
- 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 85).
- Units and the qualifications are "graded Pass/Fail" (Unit and Qualification Grading, page 7), and learners "can be assessed in Welsh or English" (Language of assessment, page 8).
- The unit says its cross-cutting theme experiences "can be found in Annexe E" (page 86), but Annexe E has no row for SfL 17: the table goes straight from SfL 5 to SfL 18 (page 172), although Annexe D ticks the themes for this unit (page 168).
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
Looking after others leads most directly into WJEC GCSE Health and Social Care, and Childcare and the WJEC Foundation in Health and Social Care, and Childcare, which build on care needs, hygiene, infection control and respectful communication; the food and hygiene routines also touch GCSE Food and Nutrition and the VCSE in Hospitality and Catering. Within the WJEC Skills Suite it sits next to Basic First Aid, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Healthy Relationships. Compared with the WJEC Looking after others unit, which has four learning outcomes including a separate one on managing self-care, the Pearson unit has a single criterion per level built around planning and carrying out caring tasks for a given individual, with self-care only in the purpose statement. Both are 20 hours and both make little use of digital skills.
Ffynhonnell: Pearson Entry Level 1 to Level 2 Skills for Life Award, Certificate and Diploma Qualifications specification, Issue 1, August 2026, Unit SfL 17: Looking after others.