Food Preparation & Nutrition

Food & Nutrition is part of the Key Stage 3 curriculum and is also available as a Key Stage 4 option subject.

To help students recognise that food is a basic requirement of life and should be enjoyed.
To have hands-on experiences with food.
To learn about and gain confidence in basic food hygiene and preparation skills.
To learn about healthier eating through practical food work.
To help students develop an understanding of the underlying scientific principles upon which current issues in nutrition are based.
To inform about methods of food production and food processing in domestic and commercial situations.
To encourage an awareness of social, economic and cultural aspects of food choice.
To enable students to demonstrate and apply appropriate knowledge of concepts and principles when planning and preparing meals and when making food choices.
To apply simple budgeting skills to food choices they make.
To work independently and in small groups to develop understanding of wider needs.
To become a better informed consumer.