Product Design & Technology
Food Technology
Head of Department: Mrs C Kemp
The Food Technology department offers excellent facilities in a fun, interactive learning environment where students learn the art of culinary cuisine. Teachers within the department have a wealth of knowledge, experience and passion for the subject.
This allows our students to become more independent and functional in the outside world, that will give them the confidence to explore a range of foods to make healthier lifestyle choices and become more aware of different cultures and their cooking skills.
This is delivered through a variety of topics taught throughout KS3 and KS4 containing written and practical elements.
Key Stage 3 Food Technology
Food Technology is offered in Years 7, 8, 9. Years 7 and 9 have Food Tech for half a year rotation and Year 8 are on a term rotation. Learning to cook is a very important life skill and we encourage all students to be creative. By the end of Year 9, students leave with a usable recipe bank.
We use CAM programs to help students understand portion sizing and costing, with this our students are able to design new recipes using a combination of ingredients. Our students will be taught how to use CAD programs for designing packaging and labeling for the recipes they have created.
Students are given practical activities in which specific skills and knowledge are targeted and are given more responsibility to influence the direction of their projects and have a greater responsibility for their work. Pupils are encouraged to show their skills and creativity through practicals they carry out. Students are given work booklets to use throughout the course and have access to google classroom resources.
What you will study this year:
Year 7
Healthy eating and our diets
Year 8
Multicultural foods
Year 9
Life skills and catering business
Course Content:
Year 7
Equipment, basic cooking skills, health & safety, our diets, nutrition and working with new ingredients.
Year 8
Foods from around the world, multi-cultural foods, food miles, staple foods, CAD/CAM.
Year 9
Basic life skills, cooking with pastry, catering business project and learning about the hospitality and catering industry.
Assessment:
All students are assessed throughout the course for their written work and practical skills. There are tests at the end of Years 7 and 8. In Year 9, students have a practical assessment.