{"id":2181,"date":"2022-04-20T14:48:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T14:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/nicolsoninstitute\/?p=2181"},"modified":"2022-04-20T14:52:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T14:52:47","slug":"home-economics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/es\/nicolsoninstitute\/2022\/04\/20\/home-economics\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Economics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Introduction to the Department\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The aim of Home\u00a0Economics Department is to provide pupils with invaluable life skills, through the acquisition of knowledge, practical experience and technological activity.<\/p>\n<p>Pupils learn to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>be discerning consumers considering dietary goals when choosing food<\/li>\n<li>apply nutritional knowledge to plan balanced meals<\/li>\n<li>create a variety of textile items through practising a wide range of sewing techniques<\/li>\n<li>produce a wide range of dishes through development of food preparation techniques<\/li>\n<li>apply a problem-solving approach to developing new dishes and textile items.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>Organisational skills are important in Home Economics since they bring together a number of areas of knowledge and planning skills. This will involve making reasoned decisions about priorities, and planning an appropriate course of action for a practical assignment. By having the opportunity to carry out practical assignments in a variety of contexts, pupils can be involved in subsequent evaluation of the effectiveness of the assignments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Courses offered in the Department<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>S1\/2<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Home Economics is provided to all pupils as part of their Broad General Education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>S1 &#8211; The following units are covered:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Ready Steady Cook<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Kitchen safety, food hygiene, identification and use of kitchen equipment, methods of cooking and heat transfer.<\/li>\n<li><em>Muffin Magic\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Product development challenge to create a new muffin recipe. Sensory analysis is carried out to enable pupils to evaluate their final product.<\/li>\n<li><em>Healthy Eating\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Eatwell Guide, Dietary Goals, nutrition and food labelling.<\/li>\n<li><em>Textile Technology\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Design and make a hand embroidered bookmark or picture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicolsoninstitute.org\/images\/Subjects_Content\/home_economics\/he_001.jpg\" alt=\"he 001\" width=\"55\" height=\"61\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicolsoninstitute.org\/images\/Subjects_Content\/home_economics\/he_002.jpg\" alt=\"he 002\" width=\"56\" height=\"58\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicolsoninstitute.org\/images\/Subjects_Content\/home_economics\/he_003.jpg\" alt=\"he 003\" width=\"73\" height=\"54\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicolsoninstitute.org\/images\/Subjects_Content\/home_economics\/he_004.jpg\" alt=\"he 004\" width=\"61\" height=\"56\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicolsoninstitute.org\/images\/Subjects_Content\/home_economics\/he_005.jpg\" alt=\"he 005\" width=\"78\" height=\"58\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicolsoninstitute.org\/images\/Subjects_Content\/home_economics\/he_006.jpg\" alt=\"he 006\" width=\"76\" height=\"58\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicolsoninstitute.org\/images\/Subjects_Content\/home_economics\/he_s1_link.jpg\" alt=\"he s1_link\" width=\"118\" height=\"89\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/g\/personal\/essmacritchie1a_glow_sch_uk\/ESo-5Xuv1ZpNiTRpBo08H40Bnm9vmkPwtLokFy4LpnckxQ?e=AM97gr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0S1 Recipes available here:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>S2 &#8211; The following units are covered:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Nutrients\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Nutrition, Dietary Goals, prevention of diet-related illnesses.<\/li>\n<li><em>Diet through Life\u00a0<\/em>\u2013 Needs of individuals at different life stages, special dietary needs, food intolerances and allergies.<\/li>\n<li><em>Food Choice and Scottish Foods \u2013\u00a0<\/em>Exploring traditional Scottish foods, factors affecting food choice and food sustainability.<\/li>\n<li><em>Get Creative with Textiles<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Investigating a range of natural and synthetic fibres, importance of recycling textiles, safe use of equipment when working with textiles and developing practical skills using the sewing machine to make a Snood.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Practical cookery skills are developed through practising a wide range of food preparation techniques making a range of savoury and sweet dishes and baked items.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicolsoninstitute.org\/images\/Subjects_Content\/home_economics\/he_s2_link.jpg\" alt=\"he s2_link\" width=\"150\" height=\"87\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/g\/personal\/essmacritchie1a_glow_sch_uk\/EdX1PZzay69Bsy7leWj0owABI_VqiOdpo1fwAqsU8jXDMQ?e=3CY613\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>S2 Recipes available here:<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>S2 Harris Tweed elective<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This course\u00a0enables pupils to learn about the history and production of Harris Tweed through visiting the Harris Tweed Authority. Pupils individually create a Harris Tweed cushion with an appliqu\u00e9 design.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicolsoninstitute.org\/images\/Subjects_Content\/home_economics\/he_007.jpg\" alt=\"he 007\" width=\"114\" height=\"85\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicolsoninstitute.org\/images\/Subjects_Content\/home_economics\/he_008.jpg\" alt=\"he 008\" width=\"117\" height=\"88\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicolsoninstitute.org\/images\/Subjects_Content\/home_economics\/he_009.jpg\" alt=\"he 009\" width=\"103\" height=\"87\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>S3\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Pupils continue with their Broad General Education but can choose to begin to study the<\/p>\n<p>following courses from S3 to S6.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Practical Cookery<\/li>\n<li>Fashion &amp; Textile Technology<\/li>\n<li>Health &amp; Food Technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>S4\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 National 3 &amp; 4 courses in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqa.org.uk\/sqa\/45681.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Practical Cookery<\/a><\/p>\n<p>National 4 &amp; 5 courses in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqa.org.uk\/sqa\/45738.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health &amp; Food Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p>National 4 &amp; 5 courses in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqa.org.uk\/sqa\/56930.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fashion &amp; Textile Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>S5\/6<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 National 5 course in Practical Cookery<\/p>\n<p>National 5 &amp; Higher courses in Health &amp; Food Technology<\/p>\n<p>National 5 &amp; Higher courses in Fashion &amp; Textile Technology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Refer to Choices Booklets available on the school website for more detail about the courses offered.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Higher and Further Education and Careers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The courses offered in the Home Economics Department can lead to the following further studies and careers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Higher Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following courses can be studied at degree level in\u00a0Scottish Universities:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>BA\u00a0 \u00a0 (Hons) Food, Nutrition and Textiles Education<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0 \u00a0BSc\u00a0 (Hons) Food, Nutrition and Human Health<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0 \u00a0BSc\u00a0 (Hons) Nutrition<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0 \u00a0BSc\u00a0 (Hons) Food &amp; Consumer Science<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0 \u00a0BA and BSc degree courses in Fashion<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0 \u00a0BA\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><em>(Hons) Hospitality and Tourism Management<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Further Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following courses can be studied at HNC\/HND level:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>HNC Fashion Design and Production with Retail offered at Lews Castle College.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>HND Fashion courses are offered at Cardonald College.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>HNC\/HND Hospitality\/Catering college courses and apprenticeships<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Careers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Health and Food Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Food Technologist, Sports Nutrition, Nursing, Dietetics, Primary Teaching, Home Economics Teaching, Retail Management, Food Product Development, Food Photography, Trading Standards, Environmental Health, Consumer Advice and Marketing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fashion and Textile Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Retail and the fashion industry, Interior designer, Theatrical Costume designer,\u00a0 Home Economics teacher, Primary teacher, Pre-school education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hospitality<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hospitality Management, Catering Management, Tourism Industry, Professional cook\/chef, Food Production\/Technology.<\/p>\n<div id=\"vidyowebrtcscreenshare_is_installed\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"vidyowebrtcscreenshare_is_installed\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"vidyowebrtcscreenshare_is_installed\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to the Department\u00a0 The aim of Home\u00a0Economics Department is to provide pupils with invaluable life skills, through the acquisition of knowledge, practical experience and technological activity. 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