NATIONAL 4 PRACTICAL COOKERY  

NATIONAL 4 PRACTICAL COOKERY  

 Why study National 4 Hospitality: Practical Cookery? 

Healthy, tasty food is crucial to our wellbeing. The course will suit a pupil if they love food and cooking and want to develop their skills in this area. Being able to cook for yourself and others is a valuable life skill and can lead to a range of careers, including working in hotels and restaurants, the health sector and the food industry. 

 What other school subjects might help me to be successful? Entry is at the discretion of the school but would normally expect a pupil to have completed the BGE course in practical cookery. 

 What pupils will study?  

This course is practical and relevant to the world of work. Pupils will develop their skills in choosing ingredients, preparing dishes and presenting them appropriately. They will learn more about the importance of safety and hygiene when preparing and presenting food. 

 Pupils will also be given the opportunity to complete a Food Hygiene certificate – this is sponsored by The Royal Environmental Health Institute for Scotland. 

 For more information – please follow the link:

https://www.rehis.com/community-training/courses/course/elementary-food-hygiene 

 

How is the course structured? 

 The course centres around four key themes. 

Theme 1: 

Cookery Skills, Techniques and Processes    

 Theme 2 

Understanding and Using Ingredients   

 Theme 3      

Organisational Skills for Cooking    

 Theme 4 

Assignment 

Producing a Meal  
  • Enhance your cookery skills, food preparation techniques and ability to follow cookery processes. 

 

  • Further develop your understanding of the importance of safety and hygiene and your ability to follow safe and hygienic practices at all times. 
  • Learn about ingredient sourcing and  

       sustainability. 

 

  • Select and use a range of appropriate ingredients in the preparation of a range of dishes. 

 

 
  • Plan, produce and cost dishes and meals. 

 

  • Gain more experience in evaluating food products and recipes. 

 

 

 
  • Pupils will successfully complete a hospitality -based assignment.  

 

  • The task will be sufficiently open and flexible to allow for personalisation and choice. 

 

 

Additional Information 

 

How is the course assessed?           

  

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Parental Engagement 
4 x Unit Assessments 

  

Items of assessment could also include:  

  

Practical catering and event planning  

Written work   

Research projects  

Question papers 

Assignment(s)  

  

 National 5 Practical  

Cookery   – see nationals in a nutshell 

https://www.npfs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/edd/2017/12/N5_hospitality_E.pdf  

  

National 5 Practical Cake 

Craft  – see SQA 

https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/56929.html 

 

 Browse the careers links below: 

 

Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism   

  

 Hospitality: Practical Cookery – Related Careers 

  

  

 Parent Council 

Communications  

 

School Website/Twitter  

 

School Handbook  

 

Option Choice Handbook  

 

Open evenings/events  

 

Nationals in a Nutshell  

https://www.npfs.org.uk/ 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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