The Food Studies Department is made up of three teachers.

The department delivers courses at Key Stage 3, 4 and 5. All students in Key Stage 3 complete a course for one term of each year which comprises of practical and theory work. In Year 7 the theme of the course is “Healthy Eating” in Year 8 “Snack Products and in Year 9 “Celebrations”. The department offers the following courses:

• AQA GCSE Food and Nutrition
• BTEC 1ST Certificate in Hospitality
• BTEC 1ST Certificate and Diploma in Children’s Care Learning and Development.

Course Outline/Overview

Key Stage 3

Food Studies is taken by all Key Stage 3 (years 7, 8 and 9) students covering the following topics:

• Choosing Ingredients
• Snack products
• Cake Making
• Pastry
• Healthy Eating
• Health and Hygiene
• Nutrition

Key Stage 4

GCSE Syllabus: AQA GCSE Food and Nutrition

As mentioned above we currently offer GCSE food and Nutrition as well as Btec courses in Hopsitality and Children-s Care learning and Development.