Skills for Life: Basic First Aid
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg Pearson.
Basic first aid (Unit SfL 2) 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 identify hazards, treat minor injuries, use the recovery position, call for help and carry out CPR, mostly in simulated incidents. Centres set and mark the assessment, Pearson verifies it, and the unit is passed once at one level. Literacy sits in naming items and injuries, following spoken instructions, giving clear facts on an emergency call, and describing or explaining the first aider's role and procedures at Level 1 and Level 2. Annexe C records no direct numeracy link, and none is assessed.
- Corff dyfarnu
- Pearson
- Lefel
- Entry Level 1 to Level 2
- Oriau dysgu dan arweiniad
- 20
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2027
- Faint o waith llythrennedd
- Canolig
- 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 assessment criterion at each of Entry 1, Entry 2 and Entry 3: learners state (Entry 1), outline (Entry 2) or identify (Entry 3) and demonstrate the use of simple or basic first aid resources and procedures, including the recovery position at every level and starting CPR from Entry 2, usually in a simulated incident. 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 assessment criterion at each of Level 1 and Level 2: learners describe and demonstrate (Level 1) or explain and demonstrate (Level 2) the first aider's role, situations, procedures and resources, including treating bleeding or burns, the recovery position, calling the emergency services, CPR and the use of an AED. 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.
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau
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Describing and explaining the first aider's role and procedures
Level 1 learners describe the role of a first aider, how to treat a burn and the signs of shock, and Level 2 learners explain the first aider's role, discuss how to prevent infection, explain when and why to use the recovery position and explain how to check for a pulse and breathing before stopping CPR. Annexe C names describing and explaining as literacy links. This is required by the Level 1 and Level 2 assessment criteria.
Llythrennedd: Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau, Cysyllteiriau a chystrawen
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils write three sentences explaining why a first aider checks for danger first, using the connectives because and so that.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils write a short explanation of how to treat a minor burn, with the steps in order and a reason for each.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils write an explanation of when and why a casualty is placed in the recovery position and present it to a younger class.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit SfL 2, assessment criteria Level 1 and Level 2, page 16; Essential information for assessment decisions, Level 1 and Level 2, page 18; Annexe C, page 160
“Learners can explain the reasons for when and why they should place a casualty into the recovery position.”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu ysgrifennu disgrifiad cynhwysfawr o bwnc, thema neu safbwynt.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio amrywiaeth gynyddol o gysyllteiriau i drefnu fy syniadau mewn brawddegau, paragraffau a thestunau cyfan.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu addasu fy arddull ysgrifennu, gan ddewis a defnyddio'r strwythurau gorau ar gyfer gwahanol gyd-destunau a dibenion, e.e. i ddisgrifio, esbonio, darbwyllo, trafod yn llwyddiannus.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio crynodebau, trafod materion, rhoi esboniadau manwl a defnyddio rhesymeg wrth ymdrin â phwnc.
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Writing an incident report
Annexe C names writing incident reports, alongside describing, explaining and following instructions, as the literacy links for this unit. A short factual report of what happened, when and what first aid was given suits Level 1 and Level 2 learners after a simulated incident. No assessment criterion requires a written report, so this is taught rather than assessed.
Llythrennedd: Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau, Geirfa, sillafu, gramadeg
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils write a short account of a playground accident shown in a picture, recording what happened, where and when, in time order.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils fill in a mock school accident form after a role play, using clear factual sentences without opinions.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils write an incident report after a simulated incident, including times, the casualty's condition and the first aid given, and check it against a model report.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit SfL 2, Annexe C, page 160
“Describe, explain, follow instructions, write incident reports.”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ac addasu gwahanol strwythurau yn fy ngwaith ysgrifennu, e.e. adroddiad ar ddigwyddiad, ymchwiliad neu arbrawf.
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 addasu fy arddull ysgrifennu, gan ddewis a defnyddio'r strwythurau gorau ar gyfer gwahanol gyd-destunau a dibenion, e.e. i ddisgrifio, esbonio, darbwyllo, trafod yn llwyddiannus.
Rwy'n gallu trefnu a llunio fy ngwaith ysgrifennu'n effeithiol, gan gysylltu a datblygu fy syniadau ar gyfer amrywiaeth o wahanol gyd-destunau.
Da gwybod
- Basic first aid is Unit SfL 2 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).
- It is not a workplace first aid certificate: "Completing this unit does not replace a formal licence to practise First Aid Qualification" (Unit SfL 2, page 16).
- Much of the communication is spoken and practical: Entry 3 learners "give basic facts about the injury, such as the location and time of the injury" (page 18), and Level 2 learners give "detailed facts about the casualty and their injury or condition" when calling the emergency services (page 18).
- 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 17), but "achievement cannot be inferred from performance" (page 9), so spoken work needs observation records or recordings.
- "Learners can be assessed in Welsh or English" (Language of assessment, page 8).
- AI must be acknowledged: "If AI is used, the final submission must be in the learner's own words and reflect their own effort" (page 19).
- Annexe C gives "No direct link" for numeracy for this unit (page 160).
- The essential information contains typing errors, for example "one or two the dangers" (Entry 1) and "show how to put clean a small cut" (Entry 2) (page 17).
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
Describing and explaining procedures and giving clear information in an emergency sit well beside GCSE Health and Social Care, and Childcare, the VCSEs in Public Services and Sport and Leisure, and the matching Foundations, and Annexe E points to careers in health, social care and the emergency services. Clear speaking and careful listening in role play build on GCSE English Language and Literature. Within the WJEC Skills Suite, Personal Safety, Looking After Others and Mental Health and Wellbeing are natural partners. Compared with the WJEC Basic first aid unit, also 20 hours and organised into four learning outcomes, Pearson's version has one criterion per level, specifies the details learners give on an emergency call at each level, and asks for written or spoken description at Level 1 and explanation at Level 2.
Ffynhonnell: Pearson Entry Level 1 to Level 2 Skills for Life Award, Certificate and Diploma Qualifications Specification, Issue 1, August 2026, Unit SfL 2: Basic first aid.