| Welcome to Food Technology |
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| The Food & Textiles department consists of three well equipped rooms and is taught by specialist technology teachers. All students at key stage 3 spend one hour per week in the department and study both areas. |
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In year 7 we concentrate on developing students basic skills with emphasis on safety, hygiene and use of equipment and materials in both food and textiles. |
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In years 8 and 9 students utilize their skills and design and make products in both materials. |
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We incorporate a lot of practical work into our lessons at key stage 3. In food, healthy eating and food preparation play an important role as Rushcliffe School is an accredited school in the healthy eating section of National Healthy Eating Schools Standard. |
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| Areas Covered:- |
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| Food |
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Year 7
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- Safety and hygiene
- Basic food preparation skills
- Use of oven
- Cooking methods
- Nutrition
- Design a healthy pizza
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| Assessment – design a healthy packed lunch |
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Expected levels of achievement 3-4 |
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| Year 7 Recipes |
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Year 8 |
- Healthy eating
- Recipe adaptation
- Packaging and labelling
- Sensory analysis
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Assessment – Design a healthy fast food |
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Expected levels of achievement 4-5 |
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| Year 8 Recipes |
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Year 9 |
- Analysis of existing products
- Trialling and testing
- Research
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Assessment – designing a new food product to a given task. |
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Expected levels of achievement 5-7 |
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| Year 9 Recipes |
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Key stage 4 Home economics – Food & nutrition (OCR 1973) |
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Topic areas |
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- Nutrition & health
- Food choice
- Food preparation & processing
- Food safety and preservation
- Marketing, advertising and consumer education
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| Subject knowledge for the above is examined in one 2 hour paper in the summer of year 11 and carries a weighting of 50% of the final marks. |
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Course work elements |
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2 resource based tasks with an emphasis of practical work - worth 10% each of the final marks. |
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1 long individual task, involving investigation, research, practical and evaluation skills on a chosen area of interest – worth 30% of the final marks. |
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Pupils may also be given the opportunity to study for the Basic Food Hygiene Certificate. |
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Useful websites |
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- www.bbc.co.uk
- www.nutrition.org.uk
- www.vegetariansociety.org.uk
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