PIXL “Thinking Hard” Booklets WJEC Level 1/2 Award in Constructing the Built Environment Whole Spec

PIXL “Thinking Hard” Booklets WJEC Level 1/2 Award in Constructing the Built Environment Whole Specification in Detail — Includes Answers
Give your class a rigorous thinking workout while ensuring complete specification coverage. This printable booklet turns every part of the spec into clear, student-friendly tasks with built-in Grade 9 extensions. You also get a full answer set to support self-marking, quick feedback, and targeted intervention. Developed by an experienced UK teacher with the support of AI-assisted planning tools to ensure consistency, clarity and full-spec coverage. Save hours of planning: fully mapped to the whole specification, print-and-go, with answers included.
What’s inside
Whole-spec coverage: all topics, sub-topics, must-know content, misconceptions and key vocabulary mapped across the entire specification in detail.

PIXL strategies: Odd One Out • Always / Sometimes / Never True • Why? Why? Why? (5-deep) • Spot the Mistake • Diamond 9 / Ranking • Link It Up / Connections • Convince Me • What If? • Mini Retrieval (plus optional extras: If This Is the Answer…, Reduce It 30–3–2–1, Causation vs Correlation, Assumption Hunt).

Answers included: model points, sample justifications and marking guidance to make self-assessment easy.

Grade 9 stretch: every section has an Extension Task for analysis, evaluation and comparison.

Student-friendly layout: concise prompts, minimal prep, black-and-white printer-friendly.

Health, Safety & Welfare: Covers the responsibilities of employers and employees, key legislation (e.g., HSE), and site security. It includes identifying hazards and their control measures, as well as using safety equipment like fire extinguishers and safety signage.

Technical Skills & Planning: Involves interpreting technical information, planning work sequences, calculating materials and costs, and applying practical construction techniques. Quality is assessed by setting success criteria and evaluating completed work.

The Project Environment: Focuses on the roles of the project team (client, contractor, etc.), different types of projects, and the full project lifecycle from planning to handover and maintenance. It also covers the use of various planning tools.