| Head of Food & Nutrition |
Mrs D. Brigham – BSc (Hons) Food Management |
| Technician |
Mrs K. Green |
Per Term Topic Information
Year 7
| Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
| Hygiene & safety
Basic practical skills – knife skills / weighing and measuring/ safe use of cooker |
Where food comes from? Plant & animal sources
Food production – primary and secondary
Basic practical skills – kneading, sauce making |
Healthy eating – 5 a day / 3 a day
Importance of breakfast |
Year 8
| Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
| Health & Safety
Risk assessments
Developing good practice in the kitchen |
Eatwell guide and healthy eating guidelines
Adapting recipes
Savoury cookery |
Consequences of a poor diet
Developing healthy eating cookery skills
Basic nutritional knowledge – 5 main nutrients |
Year 9
| Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
| Food poisoning
Hygiene laws
Risk assessment |
Multicultural cookery
Moral, religious, social and environmental issues |
Function of ingredients – food science
Cake making methods |
Year 10
| Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
| Hygiene & safety
Key temperatures
Bacterial growth
Marco nutrients – Protein, carbohydrates & fats |
Micro nutrients – vitamins and minerals
Food science
Healthy eating – Eat-well guide |
Factors effecting food choice:
- Age and life style
- Special diets
- Religion
- Medical issues
|
Cooking methods
Where food comes from
Bury Junior Master Chef competition
Food science |
Moral, social and environment issues |
Non Examined Assessments (NEA) mocks
- Food science task
- Food nutrient task – meal planning
Revision for mock exam |
Year 11
| Autumn 1 |
Autumn 2 |
Spring 1 |
Spring 2 |
Summer 1 |
Summer 2 |
| Controlled assessment
Design ideas
Exam revision |
Controlled assessment
Development of final product
Exam revision
Mock exam |
Controlled assessment
Final practical exam
Competition of controlled assessment
Exam revision |
Section A revision – Upside down cake.
Competition of controlled assessment
2 hour final practical exam
Full mock exam |
Section A practical – Upside down cakes.
Section B revision – everything! |
Exam 5th June 2017
1.30pm
2 hours |
Curriculum Information
Year 7
| No. of lessons per fortnight |
Frequency and length of homework |
Additional learning opportunities e.g. clubs, speakers, visits, residential … |
Department support e.g. intervention classes, revision classes … |
Additional guidance for parents e.g. exam board info, websites to support revision, books to read, useful places to visit … |
| 2 lessons per week for 6 months |
Once per half term
- Ready to cook worksheet
- Equipment worksheet
- Evaluation of practical work
|
- Farm to fork gardening / cookery club
- MasterChef junior cookery club – Bury college
- Bury Bake off competition
|
Lunch times for intervention |
Encourage pupils to be actively involved in making family meals. |
Year 8
| No. of lessons per fortnight |
Frequency and length of homework |
Additional learning opportunities e.g. clubs, speakers, visits, residential … |
Department support e.g. intervention classes, revision classes … |
Additional guidance for parents e.g. exam board info, websites to support revision, books to read, useful places to visit … |
| 2 lessons per week for 6 months |
Once per half term
- Practical evaluation worksheet
- Recipe adaptation worksheet
- Problem page written task
|
- Farm to fork gardening / cookery club
- MasterChef junior cookery club – Bury college
- Bury Bake off competition
|
Lunch times for intervention |
Encourage pupils to be actively involved in making family meals and encourage healthy choices at meal times. |
Year 9
| No. of lessons per fortnight |
Frequency and length of homework |
Additional learning opportunities e.g. clubs, speakers, visits, residential … |
Department support e.g. intervention classes, revision classes … |
Additional guidance for parents e.g. exam board info, websites to support revision, books to read, useful places to visit … |
| 2 lessons per week for 6 months |
Once per half term
- Hygiene laws worksheet
- Food storage worksheet
- Multicultural food research task
|
- Farm to fork gardening / cookery club
- Bury MasterChef Competition
- MasterChef junior cookery club – Bury college
- Bury Bake off competition
|
Lunch times for intervention |
Encourage pupils to experiment with new recipes and flavours.
Collect free recipes from magazines and supermarkets. |
Year 10
| No. of lessons per fortnight |
Frequency and length of homework |
Additional learning opportunities e.g. clubs, speakers, visits, residential … |
Department support e.g. intervention classes, revision classes … |
Additional guidance for parents e.g. exam board info, websites to support revision, books to read, useful places to visit … |
| 5 |
Once a week
Practical preparation- selecting a suitable recipe, weighing out and reading recipe before lesson.
Once a fortnight
Theory –
Practise exam questions and research tasks. |
- Farm to fork gardening / cookery club
- Bury MasterChef Competition
- MasterChef junior cookery club – Bury college
- Bury Bake off competition
- Taster courses at Bury College
|
Lunch times and after school for intervention |
AQA GCSE – Food Preparation and nutrition (Grades 1-9)
Encourage pupils to experiment with new recipes and flavours.
Collect free recipes from magazines and supermarkets
Use the on line book AQA illuminate.
For revision using BBC bitesize.
Revision book: Food Preparation and Nutrition revision guide |
Year 11
| No. of lessons per fortnight |
Frequency and length of homework |
Additional learning opportunities e.g. clubs, speakers, visits, residential … |
Department support e.g. intervention classes, revision classes … |
Additional guidance for parents e.g. exam board info, websites to support revision, books to read, useful places to visit … |
| 5 |
Once a week
Practical preparation- selecting a suitable recipe, weighing out and reading recipe before lesson.
Once a fortnight
Theory –
Revision and exam questions |
Taster courses at Bury college |
Lunch times and after school for intervention
Easter holiday revision classes |
AQA GCSE – D&T Food Technology (Grades A* to U)
Use revision website – BBC bite size and s-cool.
Phone revision app – Jenny Ridgewell
Revision guide – D&T Food Technology. |
