Skills for Life: Personal Safety
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg Pearson.
Personal safety is Pearson Skills for Life Unit SfL 21, in which learners recognise hazards and dangers that could affect their safety and plan actions to stay safe, building at Level 1 and Level 2 to a written personal safety risk assessment and plan. It is one 20 hour unit that learners combine with others into a Pearson Skills for Life or Skills for Work Award, Certificate or Diploma, achieved once at a single level from Entry 1 to Level 2. Digital demand is low. The only required digital work is at Level 2, where one of the three risk assessments must cover the online setting; online safety guidance, privacy and phishing awareness appear only in Pearson's annex mapping.
- 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: learners state, outline or identify reasons why their personal safety might be at risk and actions they can take to stay safe or reduce the risks. There are no mandatory evidence requirements; the centre sets its own assignment (Pearson's Authorised Assignment Brief is optional), assesses it internally, and Pearson quality assures it through standards verification. Graded Pass or Fail. 20 guided learning hours.
- Level 1 and Level 2: One assessment criterion at each level: at Level 1 learners create a simple personal safety risk assessment and basic plan for some different settings, and at Level 2 a detailed risk assessment and plan for home, the community and online, explaining how it keeps them safe. Evidence type is chosen by the centre, internally assessed by the centre and quality assured by Pearson through standards verification. Graded Pass or Fail. 20 guided learning hours.
Y sgiliau digidol yn y cymhwyster hwn
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Assessing online hazards in a personal safety risk assessment
Level 2 learners create a detailed risk assessment for three settings, one of which must be online, covering potential hazards and the measures that reduce them, and explain the steps they take to keep themselves safe. Level 1 learners may choose online as one of their two settings, but it is only an example. This is required by the Level 2 assessment criterion and essential information.
DCF: Ymddygiad ar-lein a bwlio ar-lein, Hunaniaeth, delwedd ac enw da
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils list the apps and games they use at home and, for each one, write down one thing that could go wrong and one thing they already do to stay safe.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils fill in a simple three column table of online hazards, such as strangers in game chat, who could be harmed and one action that reduces the risk.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils write a short risk assessment for their own online life, covering social media, gaming and messaging, and explain how each control measure keeps them safe.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit SfL 21, Assessment criteria, Level 1 and Level 2, page 99; Essential information for assessment decisions, Level 1 and Level 2, page 100
“mitigating measures in each of three different settings, at home, in the community and online”
Cam cynnydd 3
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.
Rwy'n gallu nodi manteision a risgiau rhoi gwybodaeth bersonol a rhoi mynediad i wahanol feddalwedd i ddyfeisiau.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu ymddwyn yn briodol ar-lein, gan gadw fy hun yn ddiogel ac ymddwyn mewn modd cyfrifol.
Rwy’n gallu deall goblygiadau gweithredoedd ar-lein, gan gynnwys fy ôl-troed digidol a goblygiadau cyfreithiol rhannu deunydd amhriodol.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu gwerthuso ymddygiad ar-lein yn barhaus, gan ystyried canlyniadau gweithredoedd; cymryd camau i leihau risgiau i ddiogelwch; ystyried safbwyntiau byd-eang a diwylliannol ac addasu ymddygiad yn unol â hynny.
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Protecting privacy and recognising phishing
Pearson's annex mapping lists digital and online safety guidance, privacy and phishing awareness as the unit's digital links, and learners at Level 2 are likely to use these as the mitigating measures in their online risk assessment. The specific digital practices are not named in the assessment criteria, so they are taught content rather than a requirement.
DCF: Hunaniaeth, delwedd ac enw da, Ymddygiad ar-lein a bwlio ar-lein
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils sort printed example messages into safe and suspicious piles and circle the clue in each suspicious one, such as a request for a password.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils check the location and privacy settings on a practice account or a school tablet, switch off location sharing, and record each change with an annotated screenshot.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils examine a mock phishing email, hover over links to read the real address, and write a five point guide to spotting and reporting phishing.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Annexe C, Evidence for Units mapped against Curriculum for Wales Cross-curricular skills frameworks, SfL 21 Digital Links, page 164; Annexe B, page 158
“Digital/online safety guidance; privacy; phishing awareness”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu deall sut i ddiogelu fy hunan rhag cael fy hunaniaeth wedi'i ddwyn ar-lein, e.e. adnabod gwefannau diogel, gwe-rwydo, gwefannau sgamio.
Rwy'n gallu nodi manteision a risgiau dyfeisiau symudol sy'n cyhoeddi lleoliad y defnyddiwr/dyfais.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio strategaethau ar gyfer gwarchod fy hun rhag cael fy hunaniaeth wedi'i ddwyn ar-lein a rhag sgamiau sy'n ceisio cael mynediad at fy ngwybodaeth bersonol 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.
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Finding online safety resources and services
Pearson's cross-cutting themes annex links the unit to Welsh online safety resources and community safety initiatives, so learners may research where to find safety advice and help. This is suggested by the annex mapping only; no assessment criterion requires online research.
DCF: Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils search Hwb's Keeping safe online area and copy three pieces of advice into a help card, noting where each came from.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils use focused keywords to find one local or Welsh community safety initiative and record what it does and who it helps.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils compare two online sources of personal safety advice, judge which is more reliable and up to date, and reference both in a short summary.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Annexe E, Evidence for Units mapped against Curriculum for Wales Cross-cutting themes, SfL 21 Local, National and International Context Links, page 173
“Welsh online safety resources and community safety initiatives”
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.
Da gwybod
- The unit is "SfL 21" with "20" guided learning hours in the unit summary table (Section 3, page 5); the specification gives no separate unit code per level, unlike the WJEC unit.
- A unit counts once: "Learners can only achieve each unit once, at a single level" (Rules of Combination, page 6, and Assessment of units, page 9), so a learner who passes at Entry 3 cannot later resit the unit at Level 1.
- The online setting is compulsory only at Level 2, where learners cover "three different settings, at home, in the community and online"; at Level 1 online is only an example (Essential information for assessment decisions, page 100).
- Centres choose the evidence: "there are no mandatory evidence requirements and centres can select the type of evidence" (Essential information for assessment decisions, page 100), so the risk assessment can be paper or digital.
- The teaching content is not in the specification: it "can be found in the Teaching and Learning Support document for this unit" and is compulsory except where marked e.g. (Unit content, page 100).
- 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 101).
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
WJEC also offers a Personal safety Skills for Life unit, also 20 guided learning hours. The WJEC unit has four learning outcomes, including supporting others and planning ways of staying safe, and teaches online risks only in its amplification. The Pearson unit has one assessment criterion per level, built around a personal safety risk assessment and plan at Level 1 and Level 2, and makes the online setting compulsory at Level 2. Within the Skills Suite, the WJEC Online safety unit covers digital risks such as phishing and privacy in far more depth, and Basic first aid and Skills in the natural environment share hazard spotting. GCSE Digital Technology shares phishing and protecting personal data, and GCSE Health and Social Care and Childcare shares hazards in the home and keeping people safe.
Ffynhonnell: Pearson Entry Level 1 to Level 2 Skills for Life Award, Certificate and Diploma specification, Issue 1, August 2026, Unit SfL 21: Personal safety.