Skills for Life: Sustainability In Action
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg Pearson.
Sustainability in action (Unit SfL 25) 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. Learners find out about sustainability practices and, from Level 1, the three pillars of sustainability and relevant legislation, using local, national and at Level 2 international examples, then plan and take part in a sustainability activity. The centre sets and marks the assignment. Digital demand is low: no criterion needs a computer. Pearson's own mapping names ICT for research, digital posters and recording outcomes, and every learner must reference sources and acknowledge any AI used.
- 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: list, outline or identify everyday sustainability practices and take part in a simple sustainability activity, contributing to its planning at Entry 3. There are no mandatory evidence requirements; the centre sets and marks its own assignment (Pearson's Authorised Assignment Brief is optional), internally verified and checked by a Pearson Standards Verifier. Graded Pass or Fail. 20 guided learning hours.
- Level 1 and Level 2: One assessment criterion at each level: describe (Level 1) or explain (Level 2) the principles of sustainability using local and national examples, and at Level 2 international ones too, then plan and participate in a sustainability activity. Evidence is chosen by the centre, internally assessed by the centre and checked by a Pearson Standards Verifier. Graded Pass or Fail. 20 guided learning hours.
Y sgiliau digidol yn y cymhwyster hwn
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Researching sustainability examples and legislation
Level 1 learners describe the principles of sustainability with local and national examples and the relevant legislation, and Level 2 learners explain them across local, national and international contexts. The criteria require the examples but not how they are found; Pearson's Annexe C names ICT for research as the unit's digital link.
DCF: Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils search a council website for how their area collects recycling and copy three facts and the page address into a table.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils search for one Welsh and one UK example of a sustainability scheme, adjusting their keywords, and note which source they trust more and why.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils research the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act and one project from another country, check each source for reliability and list their references.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit SfL 25, Assessment criteria, Level 1 and Level 2, page 116; Essential information for assessment decisions, Level 1 and Level 2, page 117; Annexe C, page 165
“Research tasks, writing plans, ICT for research, digital”
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 a sustainability activity
Entry 3 learners contribute ideas to planning a sustainability activity, Level 1 learners plan parts of it with occasional guidance, and Level 2 learners plan and run it independently, adapting tasks where necessary. The criteria require the plan, which can be on paper or digital; planning with digital tools is a centre choice.
DCF: Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils plan a classroom recycling drive in a shared document with a list of jobs, who does each one and the day it happens.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils use a simple online planning board to break a school energy saving week into tasks and move each card as it is done.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils compare a mind map and a timeline for planning a litter pick, choose the better one for the job and explain their choice.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit SfL 25, Assessment criteria, Entry 3 to Level 2, page 116; Essential information for assessment decisions, Entry 3 to Level 2, page 117; Levels of supervision and support, page 118
“plan and participate in a sustainability activity independently, selecting and using relevant skills and information”
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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Referencing sources and acknowledging AI
At every level learners must certify that their evidence is their own and reference any sources and any artificial intelligence they used. Using AI without acknowledging it is malpractice, so this applies to all research for the unit.
DCF: Hawliau digidol, trwyddedu a pherchenogaeth, Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils add a sources box to a sustainability fact sheet listing the website name and address for each fact they used.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils discuss why copying a paragraph about climate change counts as plagiarism, then rewrite it in their own words and cite it.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils use an AI chatbot to suggest sustainability ideas, check two claims against reliable websites and write a note acknowledging what the AI tool contributed.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit SfL 25, Requirements relating to permitted/prohibited resources, page 118
“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 gwerthuso dibynadwyedd ffynonellau gwybodaeth gan gyfiawnhau fy marn a’m rhesymau dros ddewisiadau, a chyfeirnodi gwaith gan ddefnyddio dulliau priodol.
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.
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Making digital posters and recording outcomes
Pearson's Annexe C names digital posters and recording outcomes as digital links, for example photographs or a short report of the sustainability activity. Centres choose the evidence format, so producing digital content is suggested rather than required by the criteria.
DCF: Creu cynnwys digidol, Cyfnewid a rhannu gwybodaeth
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils design a poster in Adobe Express encouraging classmates to switch off lights, with a heading, an image and two tips.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils photograph each stage of a school composting activity, save the photos in a named folder and caption them in a slide show.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils produce a short digital report of a sustainability activity with photos, a results table and a reflection, adjusted for a governors' audience.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit SfL 25, Essential information for assessment decisions, page 117; Annexe C, page 165; Assessment requirements, page 9
“Examples of forms of evidence include observation records, witness testimony, and products of learners' work”
Cam cynnydd 3
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.
Rwy'n gallu rheoli ffeiliau a ffolderi yn lleol neu ar-lein, e.e. symud ffeiliau i ffolder.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu dewis a defnyddio amrywiaeth o feddalwedd, offer a dulliau priodol i greu, addasu a chyfuno cydrannau aml-gyfrwng ar gyfer amrywiaeth o gynulleidfaoedd a dibenion, megis:
- testun a delweddau, e.e. archwilio a defnyddio dulliau addasu delweddau yn effeithiol; archwilio a defnyddio’r agweddau niferus ar gynllun dogfen yn briodol; defnyddio animeiddiad, effeithiau fideo a sain fel adlais, tempo, amlen, haenu, cyfradd fframiau, fframiau allweddol
- cyflwyniad, e.e. defnyddio offer dylunio; addasu themâu a lliwiau at y diben; creu templedi meistr.
Da gwybod
- The unit is Unit SfL 25 and the unit summary lists it at 20 GLH ("SfL 25 Sustainability in action 20", Unit summary, page 5); it counts towards Skills for Life qualifications numbered C00/5443/4 to C00/5445/0 (Qualification titles, pages 3 to 4).
- A unit is achieved once, at one level: "Learners can only achieve each unit once, at a single level" (Rules of Combination, page 6), and units and qualifications are "graded Pass/Fail" (Other key information, page 4).
- There is no set evidence format: "there are no mandatory evidence requirements and centres can select the type of evidence" (Essential information for assessment decisions, page 117). Pearson's Authorised Assignment Brief is an exemplar only: "AABs are not mandatory" (How to use this document, page 1).
- The compulsory teaching content is not in the specification: "This can be found in the T Teaching and Learning Support document for this unit" (Unit content, page 117), so schools need that separate Pearson document. The stray "T" is a typing slip in the specification.
- Level 1 learners must give information on "the three pillars and appropriate legislation" (Essential information for assessment decisions, page 117), and legislation must be "current, up to date and relates to the legislative context of Wales" (Section 5 Units, page 11).
- AI may be used only if acknowledged: "A learner will have committed malpractice if they use AI tools without acknowledging them" (Requirements relating to permitted/prohibited resources, page 118).
- The specification is inconsistent on size: the unit summary gives 20 GLH, but worked Example 7 lists "Unit SfL 25 10" (Understanding the qualification grade, page 148). The Entry 3 guidance also contains the slip "can participating in it with guidance" (page 117).
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
Pearson maps this unit to the Humanities statements "Our natural world is diverse and dynamic" and informed citizens taking ethical action, and its Annexe E links it to the Well-being of Future Generations Act, the UN Sustainable Development Goals and green careers, so it sits naturally beside GCSE Geography and GCSE Social Studies and the WJEC Foundation in Humanities. Within the WJEC Skills Suite it overlaps with Sustainable Economic Development, Skills in the Natural Environment and Practical Gardening. Compared with the WJEC Sustainability in Action unit, which has four learning outcomes and asks learners to keep a record of their sustainable actions over time, the Pearson unit has a single criterion per level, adds the three pillars and legislation at Level 1 and international contexts at Level 2, and centres choose the evidence format.
Ffynhonnell: Pearson Entry Level 1 to Level 2 Skills for Life Award, Certificate and Diploma specification, Issue 1, August 2026, Unit SfL 25: Sustainability in action.