Key Stage 3 Overview

The Key Stage 3 Food course is designed to introduce the students to the principles of hygiene and safety, before starting to explore their designing and making skills.  Students will learn how to work with a design brief, plan, prepare and then carry out a practical session to create the specific dish.

Year 7

•  Food hygiene and safety
•  Bacteria and food poisoning
•  The Eatwell guide and Nutrients
•  Planning and completing a practical session
•  Designing to meet a product brief
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Year 8

• Food hygiene and safety
• Staple foods of the world
• Food from around the world
• Designing to meet a product brief
• Planning and completing a practical session

Year 9

• Food hygiene and safety
• Special diets
• Food provenance
• Environmental considerations for food production
• Planning and completing a practical session