Skills for Life: Faith and Belief in the Community
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg Pearson.
Faith and belief in the community is a Pearson Skills for Life unit in which learners explore their own beliefs and influences, a festival, ritual or anniversary, and an interfaith task such as an annotated menu for several faith groups, then outline or explain how faith and beliefs lead to pluralism and diversity in Wales. It is one 20 hour unit that learners combine with others into a Pearson Skills for Life Award, Certificate or Diploma at Entry 1 to Level 2, internally assessed and graded Pass or Fail. Literacy runs through every level: making statements about beliefs, researching faith groups, and describing and explaining festivals and pluralism. Numeracy is light: timelines and population data, suggested in Annexe C.
- 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: outline, then identify the benefits of, faith and beliefs in Wales, considering life events, cultural views and the community. Evidence is from centre devised assignments (Pearson's Authorised Assignment Brief can be used or adapted), internally assessed by the centre and quality assured by Pearson standards verification. Graded Pass or Fail. 20 guided learning hours.
- Level 1 and Level 2: One assessment criterion at each of Level 1 and Level 2: describe (Level 1) or explain (Level 2) how faith and beliefs lead to pluralism, diversity and, at Level 2, inclusion in approaches to life events in the community and in Wales. Evidence is from centre devised assignments, internally assessed by the centre and quality assured by Pearson standards verification. Graded Pass or Fail. 20 guided learning hours.
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Diben
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Writing and talking about own beliefs and influences
Learners make statements about what they believe and what has influenced them, from simple statements with prompts at Entry 1 to a full account at Level 2 of how materials, people and experiences have shaped their beliefs. This is in the essential information for assessment decisions, which describes the evidence expected at each level.
Llythrennedd: Diben, Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils write five 'I believe' sentences about fairness, family and friendship and share one with a partner.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils choose an object, a book and a person that have shaped their views and write a short paragraph on each explaining why.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils write a reflective piece explaining how a news story, a family member and an experience have changed what they believe, linking each influence to a belief.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit SfL 11, Essential information for assessment decisions, Entry 1 to Level 2, pages 56 to 57
“explain how their thinking and beliefs have been influenced by a wide range of materials, people and experiences”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu rhannu, siarad ac ysgrifennu am fy meddyliau, fy nheimladau a fy marn gan ddefnyddio ystod o dechnegau i ddangos effaith.
Rwy’n gallu ysgrifennu am fy meddyliau, fy nheimladau a fy marn, gan ddangos empathi a pharch.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy’n gallu rhannu, siarad ac ysgrifennu am fy meddyliau, fy nheimladau a fy marn, gan ddangos empathi a pharch.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio crynodebau, trafod materion, rhoi esboniadau manwl a defnyddio rhesymeg wrth ymdrin â phwnc.
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Explaining pluralism, diversity and inclusion in Wales
The criterion asks learners to outline faith and beliefs in Wales at Entry 1 and 2, identify their benefits at Entry 3, describe how they lead to pluralism and diversity at Level 1, and explain how they lead to pluralism, diversity and inclusion at Level 2. Learners explain how interfaith events build cultural awareness. This is required by the assessment criteria.
Llythrennedd: Deall, ymateb a dadansoddi, Diben, Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils read short accounts from people of different faiths in Cardiff about a wedding and list one way each celebration is different.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils discuss in groups how a school can include pupils of different faiths at Christmas and Eid, then report two ideas to the class.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils write an explanation of how an interfaith event in their area helps people of different beliefs live together, using the words pluralism and inclusion correctly.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit SfL 11, Assessment criteria, Entry 1 to Level 2, page 55; Essential information for assessment decisions, Level 1 and Level 2, page 57
“Explain how faith and beliefs lead to pluralism, diversity and inclusion in approaches to life events in the community and in Wales.”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy’n gallu darllen er mwyn adnabod safbwyntiau gwahanol bobl ar bynciau amrywiol a datblygu empathi.
Rwy'n gallu trefnu sgwrs fel y gall gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd mewn gwahanol gyd-destunau ddilyn yr hyn sy'n cael ei ddweud, gan gynnwys defnyddio iaith ffurfiol.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy’n gallu darllen er mwyn adnabod safbwyntiau gwahanol bobl ar bynciau amrywiol, gan eu defnyddio i ddod i'm casgliadau fy hun.
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.
Da gwybod
- The unit is Unit SfL 11 with "20" guided learning hours in the unit summary (Section 3, page 5).
- A Pearson unit is achieved at one level only: "Learners can only achieve each unit once, at a single level" (Rules of Combination, page 6).
- Evidence can be written, spoken or visual: "For this unit there are no mandatory evidence requirements and centres can select the type of evidence" (Essential information for assessment decisions, page 56).
- Level 2 evidence should be organised: "The evidence they produce is well-organised and shows understanding of the task" (Essential information, Level 2, page 57).
- The interfaith task and annotated menu referred to on pages 56 to 57 are set out in the Authorised Assignment Brief, and "AABs are not mandatory" (Section 1, page 1).
- Work must be in the learner's own words: "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 58).
- Annexe E moves straight from SfL 5 to SfL 18 (page 172), so this unit has no Annexe E evidence row despite the unit text pointing to it (page 58).
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
Describing and explaining beliefs, festivals and rituals links most closely with WJEC GCSE Religious Studies, which needs the same explaining at greater length and depth, and the Pearson 'What matters' mapping to Religion, Values and Ethics and Humanities (page 58) also links it to WJEC Foundation Humanities. Compared with the WJEC Faith and belief in the community unit, also 20 hours, Pearson asks for one criterion per level and its guidance centres literacy on personal belief statements, a festival account and an interfaith menu, while the WJEC unit spreads defining, comparing, discussing and evaluating across three learning outcomes. Discussion and reflection work is shared with the WJEC Skills Suite units Ethical choices, Values for life and Equality, diversity and inclusion.
Ffynhonnell: Pearson Entry Level 1 to Level 2 Skills for Life Award, Certificate and Diploma Qualifications specification, Issue 1, August 2026, Unit SfL 11: Faith and belief in the community.