Skills for Life: Art and Crafts
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg Pearson.
Arts and crafts (Unit SfL 1) 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 practise art or craft techniques and materials and produce a 2D or 3D piece on a given topic, with a portfolio of exploratory work from Level 1. Centres set and mark the assessment, Pearson verifies it, and the unit is passed once at one level. Literacy demand is low because the criteria are practical: literacy sits in explaining choices when prompted, Level 2 research and optional annotation. Numeracy is light, limited to the scaling, proportion and area Annexe C suggests.
- Corff dyfarnu
- Pearson
- Lefel
- Entry Level 1 to Level 2
- Oriau dysgu dan arweiniad
- 20
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2027
- Faint o waith llythrennedd
- Isel
- Faint o waith rhifedd
- Isel
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
Sut mae'r uned hon yn cael ei hasesu
- Entry Level (Entry 1, Entry 2, Entry 3): One practical assessment criterion at each of Entry 1, Entry 2 and Entry 3, rising from demonstrating a few basic skills in a given arts or crafts activity, to demonstrating a range of skills and techniques to produce a piece of 2D or 3D artwork or craft on a given topic. The centre chooses the evidence, sets and marks the assessment, and Pearson quality assures it through standards verification. 20 guided learning hours, graded Pass or Fail at the level achieved.
- Level 1 and Level 2: One practical assessment criterion at each of Level 1 and Level 2: learners develop a portfolio of exploratory skills (Level 1) or of techniques, stylistic approaches and exploratory skills (Level 2) and produce a final piece of 2D or 3D artwork or craft. The centre chooses the evidence, sets and marks the assessment over a number of sessions, and Pearson quality assures it through standards verification. 20 guided learning hours, graded Pass or Fail at the level achieved.
Y sgiliau llythrennedd a rhifedd yn y cymhwyster hwn
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Talking about choices of techniques and materials
Entry 2 learners answer the teacher's prompts and probes about how they decided on their piece, Entry 3 learners make choices about techniques and materials, and Level 2 learners make informed choices based on their research. Evidence can be spoken, so this is usually a conversation rather than writing. It sits in the essential information and support guidance, not as a separate written task.
Llythrennedd: Eglurder a geirfa, Diben
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils explain to a partner why they chose a material for a collage, using at least two art words such as texture and contrast.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils answer teacher questions about their sketchbook in a short one-to-one review, giving a reason for each technique they tried.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils give a two minute talk on how their research changed the techniques they chose for a final piece.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit SfL 1, Entry 2 essential information, page 13; Levels of supervision and support, page 14
“Prompts and probes should be used to elicit responses about the learner's decision-making process”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu mynegi materion a syniadau'n glir gan ddefnyddio geirfa sy'n benodol i faes dysgu a phrofiad/disgyblaeth ac enghreifftiau.
Rwy'n gallu rhannu, siarad ac ysgrifennu am fy meddyliau, fy nheimladau a fy marn gan ddefnyddio ystod o dechnegau i ddangos effaith.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwyf wedi cael profiad o ystod o eirfa sy'n benodol i faes dysgu a phrofiad/disgyblaeth a geirfa academaidd gyffredinol, ac yn gallu ei defnyddio wrth i mi gyfathrebu.
Rwy’n gallu siarad yn glir, gan ddewis ac addasu fy iaith yn briodol ar gyfer ystod o gynulleidfaoedd a dibenion, a chan gyfleu ystyr yn effeithiol i’r gynulleidfa.
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Researching artists and techniques to inform ideas
Level 2 learners carry out a basic investigation using generally relevant research and make informed choices based on it, and Annexe E shows the content includes research into Welsh art and design. Lower levels do not require research. Reading about artists, makers and techniques is expected at Level 2 in the essential information and support guidance.
Llythrennedd: Deall, ymateb a dadansoddi
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils read a short gallery label about a Welsh painting and pick out three facts about how it was made.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils read two short articles about a craft tradition, such as Welsh quilting, and summarise the main techniques in a table.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils research an artist from several sources, summarise how the artist works in a paragraph, and note which idea they will try in their own work.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit SfL 1, Level 2 essential information and Levels of supervision and support, page 14; Annexe C, page 160; Annexe E, page 170
“Level 2 learners work with increasing independence, taking responsibility for task completion and make informed choices based on their research”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ffynonellau cyfeirio/digidol i ddewis, crynhoi a chyfuno gwybodaeth, gan gyfeirio atyn nhw fel y bo'n briodol.
Rwy'n gallu dangos fy mod yn deall y prif syniadau a manylion pwysig mewn gwahanol destunau ar yr un pwnc a'u defnyddio.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu ymchwilio i amrywiaeth eang o ffynonellau cyfeirio a digidol er mwyn datblygu dealltwriaeth lawn o bwnc neu fater.
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Annotating and recording development work
Level 1 learners may include simple supporting versions showing development, and Level 2 learners use development processes to generate and progress ideas. Annexe C names annotating work, research and planning notes as the literacy link. Written annotation is not required by the criteria; it is a suggested way of showing development in the portfolio.
Llythrennedd: Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau, Geirfa, sillafu, gramadeg
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils label a page of pencil studies with arrows and short notes naming the technique used in each.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils write a short note beside each test piece in their sketchbook saying what worked, what did not and what they will change.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils write a development page explaining how an idea changed over three versions, using subject words such as composition and form.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit SfL 1, Level 1 essential information, page 13; Level 2 essential information, page 14; Annexe C, page 160
“There will be a basic use of development processes to generate and progress ideas, work and skills”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu ystyried ffyrdd gwahanol o gynllunio, drafftio a chyflwyno fy ngwaith yn briodol.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio geirfa amrywiol, briodol a manwl gywir, gan gynnwys geiriau sy'n benodol i faes dysgu a phrofiad/disgyblaeth at ddibenion gwahanol.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy’n gallu dewis a defnyddio strategaethau priodol er mwyn cynllunio a datblygu fy ngwaith ysgrifennu at wahanol ddibenion ac ar gyfer gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd.
Rwyf wedi cael profiad o ystod o eirfa sy'n benodol i faes dysgu a phrofiad/disgyblaeth a geirfa academaidd gyffredinol, ac yn gallu ei defnyddio wrth i mi gyfathrebu.
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Using scale, proportion and area in 2D and 3D work
Annexe C names scaling, proportions and area as the numeracy link, for example enlarging a design or working out how much material a surface needs. Learners at every level produce a 2D or 3D piece, but no criterion requires measurement or calculation. This is taught rather than assessed, and the numeracy demand is low.
Rhifedd: Cyfrifiad, Siâp a gofod
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils enlarge a small drawing onto a bigger sheet using a grid, making each square twice the size.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils measure a board, calculate its area, and work out how many square tiles of a given size they need for a mosaic.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils use a ratio to scale a design up for a 3D card model, check measurements with a ruler and calculate the area of card needed.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit SfL 1, assessment criteria Entry 2 to Level 2, page 12; Annexe C, page 160
“Techniques for producing art and craft, portfolio building, planning and creating a final piece.”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio cymhareb a chyfran i gyfrifo meintiau.
Rwy'n gallu dod o hyd i arwynebedd drwy gyfrif sgwariau, gan ddatblygu i gyfrifo arwynebedd sgwariau a phetryalau drwy ddefnyddio fformiwlâu.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio cymarebau a chyfrannau gan gynnwys graddfeydd map.
Rwy'n gallu cyfrifo arwynebedd siapiau dau ddimensiwn syml a chyfansawdd, gan gynnwys cylchoedd.
Da gwybod
- Arts and crafts is Unit SfL 1 (printed "SfL1" in the unit summary) with 20 "Unit GLH" (Unit summary, page 5), and "Learners can only achieve each unit once, at a single level" (Rules of Combination, page 6).
- Evidence does not have to be written: "For this unit there are no mandatory evidence requirements and centres can select the type of evidence" (page 13), and examples include "observation records, witness testimony, and products of learners' work" (Assessment requirements, page 9).
- At Entry 2 the teacher draws out the reasoning: "Prompts and probes should be used to elicit responses about the learner's decision-making process" (Entry 2 essential information, page 13).
- "Learners can be assessed in Welsh or English" (Language of assessment, page 8).
- The teaching content is in a separate document: "This can be found in the Teaching and Learning Support document for this unit" (Unit content, page 13).
- AI must be acknowledged: "If AI is used, the final submission must be in the learner's own words and reflect their own effort" (Requirements relating to permitted/prohibited resources, page 15).
- The annexes give the numeracy and literacy links only in outline: "Scaling, proportions, area" and "Annotating work, research, planning notes" (Annexe C, page 160); none of these appears in the assessment criteria.
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
Arts and crafts leads naturally into GCSE Art and Design, where annotating and explaining development work is assessed, and links with the Foundation in Expressive Arts, the Foundation in Design and Technology and the VCSE in Creative and Media Production and Technology. Talking about ideas with subject vocabulary builds on GCSE English Language and Literature, and scaling a design draws lightly on the ratio and area work in GCSE Mathematics and Numeracy. Within the WJEC Skills Suite, Digital Film and Media and Career Creativity are natural partners. Compared with the WJEC Arts and crafts unit, also 20 hours, whose learning outcomes ask learners to know what art and craft is and to express and present ideas, Pearson's version is almost entirely practical, with one criterion per level about producing work and a portfolio, so it makes lighter literacy demands.
Ffynhonnell: Pearson Entry Level 1 to Level 2 Skills for Life Award, Certificate and Diploma Qualifications Specification, Issue 1, August 2026, Unit SfL 1: Arts and crafts.