Food Technology is a subject where pupils consistently make good to outstanding progress. It is taught in a fully equipped food technology room with a range of equipment and resources available to support a wide range of topics. The room is set up with paired kitchen work areas like home.
Pupils work on developing a range of skills including:
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Understanding health and safety in the food room
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Developing an understanding of a healthy diet and life style
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Developing kitchen skills like knife handling, using the hob and oven, using specialist equipment
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Working with a partner, sharing and developing skills and knowledge
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Experiencing different foods and cultures
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Budgeting to produce home cooked food
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Opportunities to move into different rates at KS4
Qualifications Offered
BTEC Home Cooking skills Level 1 and Level 2
Level 2 Food Hygiene (to Level 2 BTEC students)
How we deliver Food Technology
| KS3 |
Pupils are taught with a high level of support using a range of differentiated visual resources with simple sequences. A range of visual stimuli and supports and Makaton signing and In Print as necessary. |
| KS4 |
Pupils are taught with a high level of support using a range of differentiated visual resources with simple sequences. A range of visual stimuli, supports and Makaton signing are used as necessary. |
| KS3 |
Pupils are taught with a high level of support using differentiated resources including equipment and ingredients. A range of visual stimuli, supports are used and supported by subject specific Makaton signing and In Print as necessary |
| KS4 |
Pupils are taught using a range of differentiated resources to choose the correct equipment and methods. Visual stimuli and supports and Makaton signing are used as necessary |
| KS3 |
Pupils are taught with some support using differentiated resources including equipment and ingredients. A range of visual stimuli, supports are used as necessary |
| KS4 |
Pupils are taught with some support using differentiated resources including equipment and ingredients. A range of visual stimuli, supports are used as necessary |
| KS3 |
Pupils are taught to independently make choices of the range of differentiated resources. Use own research to generate ideas. |
| KS4 |
Pupils are taught to independently use a range of differentiated resources with detailed recipes and a wide range of equipment with precision. |