Students combine practical skills with knowledge and understanding, learning about food in the social context of developing cooking skills for life and knowledge of nutrition for health.

The demand for new food products and safety measures means that employment of food scientists, sensory analysts and food technologists is increasing along with a rise in nutritional awareness requiring more food health professionals e.g. dietician and nutritionist.

The food projects in KS3 are developed to include:

• European Food Project
• The Eat Well Plate

GCSE students follow units of learning with a focus on food preparation and nutrition:

• Food, nutrition and health: macro nutrients, micro nutrients, nutritional needs and health
• Food science: cooking of food, heat transfer and the functional and chemical properties of food
• Food safety: food Spoilage, contamination and the principles of food safety
• Food choice: factors affecting food choice, British and international cuisines, sensory evaluation, food labelling and marketing
• Food provenance: environmental impact and sustainability of food, food processing and production

Department Staff

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Staff	Role
Mrs S Garbutt	Head of Health Education
Mrs R Humble	Food Technician
Mrs J Loughran	Food Technician