Year 9 Design and Technology 16 week module: Cooking and Nutrition
In Y9 Design and Technology students are taught together in mixed ability groups. The year 9 course develops a range of skills across all key areas of the DT curriculum and will prepare the students for options in any of the current or soon to be published Design & Technology courses
Technical Award in Engineering
Technical Award in Food & Catering
Technical Award in Materials Technology
Technical Award in Visual Communication
Technical Award in Fashion & Textiles
| Half term | Key content |
| 1 (7 weeks) | 16 October data collection (CWA,PEG and ATL) |
| 2 (8 weeks) | 31 October Tutor Evening |
| 3 (5 weeks) | 15 January data collection (CWA, PEG and ATL)
29 January Option Evening 1 February Parents’ Evening 8 February Parents’ Evening |
| 4 (6 weeks) | 19 March data collection (CWA, PEG and ATL) |
| 5 (6 weeks) | |
| 6 (7 weeks) | Week commencing 18 June: Year 9 exam week
12 July Data collection (CWA, PEG and ATL) |
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Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7 Lesson 8
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Students have one lesson per fortnight over a 16 week period
Students will learn to use a range of equipment, a range of food preparation & cooking skills together with food safety & hygiene. Food hygiene & safety / Vegetable bake demonstration/ sensory analysis Practical lesson – Vegetable Bake Evaluation of Vegetable Bake / Nutrition Worksheets. Hwk: Research task Practical Lesson – Lasagne Practical lesson – Pizza Practical lesson – Fajitas with salsa & sour cream Hwk: Nutrients worksheets Completion of skills evaluation / demonstration of fruit cakes Practical lesson – Fruit cakes |
Year 10 Food and Catering Technology details to follow
Year 11 GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition 2017-18
| Course title: GCSE Food Preparation & Nutrition | Exam board: AQA | Specification code: 8585 |
| How will students be assessed? | ||
| Non-Exam Assessment (NEA) = 50% of total GCSE qualification
Examination = 50% of total GCSE qualification NEA consists of Task 1: Food Investigation and Task 2: Food Preparation assessment. Students will sit a formal 1 hour 45 minute examination at the end of the course in Year 11. |
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2016-17
| Half term | Key content |
| 1 (7 weeks) | NEA Task: Food Investigation
AQA issue task titles on 1.9.17 Students produce a report of 1,500-2,000 words. The report will include research into ‘how ingredients work and why’, document their practical investigation and draw conclusions. The report could include a variety of communication methods including charts, graphs and diagrams etc. The report must include photographic evidence which supports the investigation. 25 September Reports Open 16 October data collection (CWA,PEG and ATL) |
| 2 (7 weeks) | NEA Task : Food Preparation
AQA issue task titles on 1.11.17 Students will produce a concise portfolio including: Evidence of research and analysis of task. |
| 3 (7 weeks) | Students will produce a concise portfolio including:
Evidence of research and analysis of task. |
| 4 (6 weeks) | Exam preparation
22 Feb Parents’ Evening 1 March Parents’ Evening |
| 5 (5 weeks) | Exam preparation
23 April data collection (CWA, PEG and ATL) |
