Food and Nutrition
It should be that every child when they leave school can cook ten meals, because when they leave home they've got to be able to eat healthily.
-Mary Berry
Key Stage 4 Options Information
| Exam board: AQA |
| Specification: AQA GCSE in Food Preparation & Nutrition |
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Assessment: • Written exam of 1 hour 45 minutes accounting for 50% of GCSE grade. It will contain multiple choice questions (20 marks) and five questions each with a number of sub questions (80 marks) • Non-exam assessment: Students complete two tasks, a food investigation and a food preparation assessment: The food investigation assesses a students’ understanding of the working characteristics, functional and chemical properties of ingredients. The food preparation assessment assesses a students’ knowledge, skills and understanding in relation to the planning, preparation, cooking, presentation of food and application of nutrition related to the chosen task. Students will prepare, cook and present a final menu of three dishes within a single period of no more than three hours, planning in advance how this will be achieved. |
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Who is the course for? If you enjoy working with food and the topics of nutrition, health, food safety and food science interest you then this would be a suitable option. Students would take part in practical lessons weekly to practise a wide range of food preparation skills. Students will need to prepare, cook and present food as well as apply nutrition-related information to tasks set. |
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What will I do on the course? The GCSE food preparation and nutrition is an exciting and creative course which focuses on practical cooking skills to ensure that students develop a thorough understanding of nutrition, food provenance, and the working characteristics of food materials. At its heart, this qualification focuses on nurturing students’ practical cookery skills to give them a strong understanding of nutrition. Food preparation skills are integrated into five core topics: |
