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Home Economics

Subject Leader:  Mrs M Ward

All students in Years 7, 8 and 9 are taught Home Economics food and nutrition.  It is also offered as a GCSE option for Years 10 and 11.

Students are encouraged to become confident working with food. They learn basic food skills and processes and safety procedures whilst working with a range of ingredients and food preparation equipment. As a department we encourage the use of fresh, seasonal and local produce. 

Topics covered include:

Year 7

• an emphasis on hygiene and safety, the study of healthy eating and correct use of basic equipment;
• a series of tasks to develop students' knowledge and understanding of different equipment and ingredients used to produce good quality food;
• practical cookery featuring cakes, scones, biscuits, apple crumble, risotto, chilli/bolognese, pizza and a selection of summer foods.

Try our Chilli/Bolognese recipe

Year 8

• a focus on an investigative approach to food, including convenience foods, use of additives, and nutrition;
• foods from around the world
• an investigation of other cultures' foods and eating habits, to include a range of practical sessions to reflect the country chosen.

An emphasis will be on peer group work.

Year 9:

• a focus on food choice and the ability to find new and exciting dishes to cook, with the emphasis on independent learning.

We encourage peer and self assessment of work.  

 

At GCSE we offer the OCR Home Economics Food and Nutrition and Child Development courses

Food and Nutrition

Students develop skills to become confident and competent cooks with a sound knowledge of a wide range of food related issues and a key understanding of nutrition.

Topics for study.

• Nutrition and health
• Food commodities
• Food choice, food preparation and processing
• Meal planning
• Food safety and preservation
• Marketing and consumer education

It is assessed by:

• coursework
  60% 3 resource tasks
  1 individual task

• written paper 40%
  

Extra-curricular activities

Year 9

Food workshop at Waitrose

Years 10 and 11

Good food show
Practical workshop with a student from Highbury College
Lunch at Highbury College
House cookery competition
School enrichment week

Resources

The food room is fully equipped with modern appliances which are accessible to all students, including an ICT area with interactive wide screen television.

All students are encouraged to achieve their best, many opportunities being available to extend skills and knowledge with the use of ICT resources.

Useful websites

BBC Good Food
Food Standards Agency
British Nutrition Foundation