Food
Welcome
Our department is a lively, busy and happy place to be. All pupils are encouraged to participate in regular practical lessons to develop and generate a range of skills. The results are rewarding and provide ongoing life skills.
We have two fully equipped practical rooms, with some ICT access and a demonstration area within another theory room.
Mrs S. Casavieille Lacaze (BSc Honours) and PGCE Design & Technology
The Team
Mrs S. Casavieille-Lacaze - Assistant Team Leader of Health / Head of Food Department - Specialist in Food Keystage 3, 4 and 5 and Textiles Keystage 3, 4 and 5
Mrs A. Hardy - Assistant Headteacher - Specialist in Food Keystage 3 and 4.
Mrs H. Whiterod - Part-time Food Teacher - Specialist in Textiles Keystage 3 and 4 and Food Keystage 3.
Mrs M. Hopkins - Technician - Cleaning and everyday maintenance of Food rooms. Assisting all teachers with their duties. Preparation of equipment and materials for lessons.
Keystage 3 – Specific aims
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To develop an understanding of the properties of food as a material (physical, chemical, biological and nutritional).
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To teach about basic commodities; how they are processed and their value in the diet.
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To teach about people’s differing need for food and to understand how food can supply those needs.
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To teach and emphasise the importance of a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle, encouraging students to make decisions about their present diet, food choice and exercise regime.
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To give students a wider experience of the sensory properties of food.
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To learn and practice the manipulative skills needed to investigate food.
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To engage in activities where knowledge of ingredients and processes are brought together in practical situations through designing and making food products.
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To understand the need for health and safety when producing food.
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To gain experience of producing food in quantity and of a high quality.
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To develop organisational skills, good team work and time – keeping skills so that systems can be established.