Units to be covered are:

Food for Health

Food Product Development

Lifestyle & Consumer Choices

This course covers a range of topics including health, nutrition, dietary needs, and the functional properties of ingredients.  Pupils will plan, make & reflect on food products & consider how contemporary issues affect food choices.  It allows pupils to develop a range of practical food preparations skills and techniques using appropriate tools & equipment as well as develop organisational skills needed to research, plan, prepare & evaluate products & processes.

Assessment

·         Assignment worth 60 marks

·         Question paper worth 60 marks

Possible Careers include:

Catering, Home Economics Teacher, Nursing, Food Technologist, Retail Management, Social Worker, Quality Control, Trading Standards, care Worker, Hotel Management, Environmental Health Officer and Journalism.