Food Preparation and Nutrition
Food Preparation and Nutrition is an exciting and creative course which focuses on practical cooking skills to ensure pupils develop a thorough understanding of nutrition, food provenance and the working characteristics of food materials.
At its heart, this qualification focuses on nurturing pupils practical cookery skills to give them a strong understanding of nutrition.
Key Stage 3
Throughout Years 7, 8, and 9, pupils get the opportunity to develop and improve their cooking skills and use of equipment to produce a wide range of exciting dishes. Through this, they gain an understanding of nutrition, food provenance, and working characteristics of food and ingredients.
Year 7
Pupils will develop their knowledge and understanding of ingredients and healthy eating. They will learn food preparation and cooking techniques and increase their knowledge of consumer food and drink choice. Pupils will be able to apply their knowledge to make informed choices and develop the creative, technical and practical expertise needed to perform everyday tasks confidently.
They will build and apply a repertoire of knowledge, understanding and skills in order to design and make high-quality products for a wide range of users. Pupils will evaluate and test their ideas and products and the work of others.
Year 8
Pupils will develop their knowledge and understanding of ingredients and healthy eating. They will learn food preparation and cooking techniques and increase their knowledge of consumer food and drink choice.
Pupils will be able to apply their knowledge to make informed choices and develop the creative, technical and practical expertise needed to perform everyday tasks confidently.
They will build and apply a repertoire of knowledge, understanding and skills in order to design and make high-quality products for a wide range of users. Pupils will evaluate and test their ideas and products and the work of others.
Year 9
Pupils will develop their knowledge and understanding of ingredients and healthy eating. They will learn food preparation and cooking techniques and increase their knowledge of consumer food and drink choice.
Pupils will be able to apply their knowledge to make informed choices and develop the creative, technical and practical expertise needed to perform everyday tasks confidently.
They will build and apply a repertoire of knowledge, understanding and skills in order to design and make high-quality products for a wide range of users. Pupils will evaluate and test their ideas and products and the work of others.
Pupils are assessed on their practical and theory work and their progress is tracked throughout the year using their skills audit. They will also participate in an end of year exam.
KS3 Assessment Grid
Key Stage 4
GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition
AQA Food Preparation and Nutrition (8585)
This new GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition is an exciting and creative course which focuses on practical cooking skills to ensure students develop a thorough understanding of nutrition, food provenance and the working characteristics of food materials. At its heart, this qualification focuses on nurturing students’ practical cookery skills to give them a strong understanding of nutrition.
Food preparation skills are integrated into five core topics:
- Food, nutrition, and health
- Food science
- Food safety
- Food choice
- Food provenance
GCSE Computer Science Students will receive weekly homework consisting of exam style questions related to content studied that week. Students will also be assessed on their comprehension every half term in exam conditions and receive a grade per module.
ITQ students will receive occasional homework as the majority of coursework must be completed under supervised conditions.
Further Study
Upon completion of this course, students will be qualified to go on to further study, or embark on an apprenticeship or full-time career in the catering or food industries.
Suggested Revision Materials
The following books and online resources will be useful in supporting students in their studies:
- My Revision Notes: AQA GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition (bookshop.org)
- 9-1 GCSE Food Preparation & Nutrition AQA Complete Revision & Practice (with Online Edn) (bookshop.org)
- New Grade 9-1 GCSE Food Preparation & Nutrition AQA Revision Question Cards (bookshop.org)
- AQA GCSE Food Preparation & Nutrition: Revision Guide (bookshop.org)
- AQA GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition Exam Question Practice Workbook (bookshop.org)
- Seneca - Learn 2x Faster (senecalearning.com)