Food Preparation and Nutrition

Attainment

The intent of delivering Food Preparation and Nutrition is to enable students to develop a love and appreciation for creating healthy and nutritious food, we aim to create an environment that will foster and enhance students’ skills, knowledge, interest and confidence in the creating dishes. Students learn about all the main food groups and nutritional values to promote a healthy lifestyle. They learn about food storage and hygiene and to consider food providence e.g. how and where food ingredients are produced, grown or reared. Students develop a wide range of practical skills in the kitchen preparing, cooking, presenting and evaluating savoury and sweet dishes. They also explore the science behind cooking and why certain foods and ingredients behave like they do. Students are given guidance to develop and progress with their attainment and ensure they are equipped with the knowledge, understanding and skills required to cook and apply the principles of food sciences, nutrition and healthy eating.

Appreciation

We seek to encourage students to understand and appreciate how simple it can be to prepare their own food and to understand the impact good food choices can make on health and lifestyle. Whilst students are developing their knowledge and practical skills required for Food, we aim to expose them to a range of cultures and cuisines not just from the UK but places that students may be less familiar with from across the world. Students develop a respect for food, ingredients and appreciation of traditions of other cultures through the medium of food which is fundamental to understanding and having love for the world they live in.

Reflection

The Food department is focused on developing well rounded students who do not just excel academically but who become lifelong learners who appreciate and respect food. Students who can reflect on their learning in school and can cook a meal for their friends and family; students who understand the joy of food and cooking; students who respect the social, moral, ethical and environmental issues that relate to food and students who vow to be a force for positivity and hope for levelling up positive change in the world of food.