Skills for Life: Looking After Others
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg Pearson.
Looking after others is a Pearson Skills for Life unit in which learners identify their own needs and the physical, emotional, social and safety needs of others, then carry out practical caring tasks while following hygiene and safety procedures. It 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. Literacy carries the assessment: stating, describing or explaining needs, following instructions, communicating respectfully with the person being cared for and, at Level 1 and Level 2, writing a plan of caring tasks. Numeracy is light and not assessed, limited to measuring temperatures and timing routines.
- 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: state, outline or identify own needs and the needs of others and carry out basic, simple or caring tasks in familiar settings. The essential information for assessment decisions says what learners show at each level. Centres choose the type of evidence and set and mark the assessment, adapting Pearson's Authorised Assignment Brief or devising their own, internally verified and quality assured by Pearson standards verification. 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) own needs and the needs of others, then independently plan for and carry out caring tasks that promote positive relationships and wellbeing, with Level 2 adapting the plan to changing circumstances and settings. Centres choose the type of evidence and set and mark the assessment, internally verified and quality assured by Pearson standards verification. Graded Pass or Fail. 20 guided learning hours.
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau
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Stating, describing and explaining needs
Learners give their own needs and the needs of others using the four categories of physical, emotional, social and safety needs, and say how these can be met. Entry 1 learners state them with support, Entry 2 outline and Entry 3 identify them, Level 1 learners describe and Level 2 learners explain. This is required by the assessment criteria at every level.
Llythrennedd: Eglurder a geirfa, Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils sort picture cards of a baby, a teenager and an older person into a table of physical, emotional, social and safety needs and say one need aloud for each.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils write a paragraph describing the needs of a character in a short story who has broken a leg, and how family members could meet them.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils write an explanation of how the needs of a toddler and an older relative differ, using the four needs categories as headings and giving reasons.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit SfL 17, assessment criteria Entry 1 to Level 2, page 82; Essential information for assessment decisions, Entry 1 to Level 2, pages 83 to 84
“Learners can explain their own needs and the needs of others and how these can be met”
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 ysgrifennu disgrifiad cynhwysfawr o bwnc, thema neu safbwynt.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio crynodebau, trafod materion, rhoi esboniadau manwl a defnyddio rhesymeg wrth ymdrin â phwnc.
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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Writing a plan of caring tasks
Level 1 and Level 2 learners plan caring tasks that meet the needs of a given individual, and Level 2 learners show how the plan can be adapted for changes in circumstances. Annexe C lists writing care plans as a literacy link. This is required by the Level 1 and Level 2 assessment criteria; Entry learners carry out tasks without a written plan.
Llythrennedd: Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils write a numbered plan for looking after a classroom plant for a week, with who does each task and when.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils write a plan for helping a grandparent on a day out, listing their needs and the tasks that meet each one under headings.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils write a care plan for a case study person and add a section explaining how the plan would change if the person became unwell.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit SfL 17, assessment criteria Level 1 and Level 2, page 82; Essential information for assessment decisions, Level 1 and Level 2, page 84; Annexe C, page 163
“showing how this can be adapted to account for changes in circumstances”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu ystyried ffyrdd gwahanol o gynllunio, drafftio a chyflwyno fy ngwaith yn briodol.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ac addasu gwahanol strwythurau yn fy ngwaith ysgrifennu, e.e. adroddiad ar ddigwyddiad, ymchwiliad neu arbrawf.
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.
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 listed as "SfL 17 Looking after others" with a Unit GLH of 20 (Unit summary, page 5). It counts towards the Pearson Skills for Life qualifications, for example C00/5444/4 "Pearson Level 1 Skills for Life Award" (Qualification titles, page 4).
- A unit counts only once: "Learners can only achieve each unit once, at a single level" (Rules of Combination, page 6, and Assessment of units, page 9), so schools should decide which level each learner is working towards.
- Spoken evidence is acceptable: "there are no mandatory evidence requirements and centres can select the type of evidence" (Essential information for assessment decisions, page 83), and at Entry 1 and Entry 2 learners can answer "by completing a matching activity" (page 83).
- Forms of evidence include "observation records, witness testimony, and products of learners' work", but "achievement cannot be inferred from performance" (Section 4, page 9), so communication during caring tasks must be recorded.
- The required teaching content is in a separate document: it "can be found in the Teaching and Learning Support document for this unit" (Unit content, page 83).
- AI must be acknowledged: "If AI is used, the final submission must be in the learner's own words" (Requirements relating to permitted/prohibited resources, page 85).
- Learners "can be assessed in Welsh or English", and in British Sign Language as a reasonable adjustment (Language of assessment, page 8).
- The unit says its cross-cutting theme experiences "can be found in Annexe E" (page 86), but Annexe E has no row for SfL 17: the table goes straight from SfL 5 to SfL 18 (page 172), although Annexe D ticks the themes for this unit (page 168).
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
Describing and explaining care needs and communicating respectfully lead straight into WJEC GCSE Health and Social Care, and Childcare and the WJEC Foundation in Health and Social Care, and Childcare. Reading and following hygiene instructions and measuring temperatures link with GCSE Food and Nutrition and the VCSE in Hospitality and Catering. Within the WJEC Skills Suite, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Healthy Relationships and Basic First Aid share the communication and support work. Compared with the WJEC Looking after others unit, which spreads literacy across four learning outcomes including explaining why self-care matters, the Pearson unit concentrates literacy in describing needs, communicating while caring and, at Level 1 and Level 2, writing a plan for a given individual. Neither version assesses numeracy.
Ffynhonnell: Pearson Entry Level 1 to Level 2 Skills for Life Award, Certificate and Diploma Qualifications specification, Issue 1, August 2026, Unit SfL 17: Looking after others.