Skills for Life: Practical Gardening
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
Practical gardening is a 20 hour Skills for Life unit in which learners get to know plants, flowers and vegetables, prepare soil or containers, plant and care for them, and use sustainable and safe methods, indoors or outdoors. Level 2 learners plan independently, explain their choices and analyse plant health. It is one unit learners combine with others into a Skills for Life Award, Certificate or Diploma. Digital demand is low because the work is hands on. Digital work sits in recording plant growth with photos, logs or digital growth charts, planning a planting layout, using online growing guides and optional digital portfolios or slideshows.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- Lefel
- Entry Level 1 to Level 2
- Oriau dysgu dan arweiniad
- 20
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2027
- Faint o waith digidol
- Isel
- Pecyn uned
- Agor y pecyn cyflwyno ac asesu
Sut mae'r uned hon yn cael ei hasesu
- Entry Level (Entry 1, Entry 2, Entry 3): Four learning outcomes (know about different types of plants, flowers and vegetables, plant and grow them, care for and maintain plants, know about sustainable gardening and work safely), with separate assessment criteria at Entry 1, Entry 2 and Entry 3. Evidence goes in a portfolio, internally assessed by the centre and externally quality assured by WJEC. 20 guided learning hours.
- Level 1 and Level 2: Four learning outcomes (understand the characteristics and growing requirements of plants, plan and carry out planting activities, care for and maintain plants to support healthy growth, understand sustainable gardening practices and work safely), with separate assessment criteria at Level 1 and Level 2. Evidence goes in a portfolio, internally assessed by the centre and externally quality assured by WJEC. 20 guided learning hours.
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
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Planning planting tasks and layouts
Level 1 learners plan and carry out planting following guidance and Level 2 learners plan independently and explain their choices. The amplification covers what to plant, where and when, and a suggested activity is to plan or design a small garden area with rotation. Planning is required, but a digital plan is optional.
DCF: Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils drag pictures of seeds, pots and compost into the right order on a slide to show the steps for sowing seeds.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils draw a simple planter layout using shapes in PowerPoint, labelling what goes where and the month to sow it.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils make a digital plan of a small bed with a planting calendar table and a note on how they would rotate the crops next year.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Level 1 and Level 2, learning outcome 2, assessment criteria 2.1 and 2.2, page 6; amplification of learning outcome 2, page 8; suggested activities, page 9
“Planning planting tasks (what to plant, where and when)”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu creu a chynllunio gwaith yn annibynnol cyn dechrau ar dasg ddigidol.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu dewis a defnyddio amrywiaeth o dechnegau cynllunio yn effeithiol.
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Using growing guides and online gardening resources
For Levels 1 and 2 the amplification includes interpreting growing guides, plant labels or resources, which supports describing and comparing growing requirements. The pack points to websites such as the RHS Campaign for School Gardening and the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Searching online is suggested, not required.
DCF: Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils search the RHS school gardening site with a given keyword and note when to sow lettuce.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils search for the light and water needs of two plants, record where they found each fact and check the two sources agree.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils compare growing advice for tomatoes from a seed company site, a forum and the RHS, and decide which source to trust and why.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Delivery guidance, amplification of learning outcome 1, page 8; resources available to support delivery, pages 11 and 12
“Interpreting basic growing guides, plant labels or resources”
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
- Unit codes are "S622E1" to "S622L2", one code per level from Entry 1 to Level 2, and the unit is 20 guided learning hours (Unit overview, page 3).
- The unit needs growing space and kit: centres "may need access to small outdoor/indoor planting areas, basic tools (trowels, gloves, watering cans), and consumables (seeds, soil, compost)" (Resources required for delivery, page 11).
- Practical work is best evidenced with images: sources include "Photographs of learners carrying out planting, maintenance or sustainability activities", "Video clips of learners performing tasks" and "Digital portfolios or slideshows" (Sources of evidence, page 10).
- Plants take time to grow, so learning outcome 3 asks Level 1 learners to "monitor growth" and "Record observations of plant growth or issues" over weeks rather than in one lesson (page 6).
- The portfolio does not have to be on paper: it is "not limited to paper-based materials" (Skills for Life and Work specification, section 4.1, page 18).
- Suggested assessment tasks "are not mandatory"; teachers may use, adapt or replace them (Skills for Life and Work specification, section 4.1, page 18).
- AI tools may be used only when "properly referenced", and misuse includes "Failing to acknowledge use of AI tools when they have been used as a source of information" (Skills for Life and Work specification, section 4.6, page 21).
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
The pack names Community participation, Looking after others, Healthy lifestyle, Home management and maintenance, Mental health and wellbeing, Skills in the natural environment, Sustainability in action and Teamwork as units to deliver alongside Practical gardening. GCSE The Sciences and GCSE Integrated Science share plant structures, what plants need to grow and pollination, and the pack names AS and A level Biology as a later link. GCSE Geography shares sustainability and local environments, and GCSE Food and Nutrition shares growing vegetables and seasonal food.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC Practical gardening unit delivery and assessment pack, read with the WJEC Entry 1 to Level 2 Skills for Life and Skills for Work specification, approved by Qualifications Wales, teaching from September 2027 (© WJEC CBAC Ltd 2026).