Food Technology

Food Technology is a popular subject in which girls enjoy many different aspects of learning and are encouraged to become independent learners, to develop their personal, thinking and learning skills.  

Girls design their own foods using diagrams or pictures from magazines or recipe books, alongside developing personal ideas. A variety of videos and interactive sessions support their learning and they use ICT in the designing and making of products e.g. nutritional analysis programmes. This is in addition to a wide variety of skills developed in observation and carrying out practical sessions.

This course demands a reasonable ability in the subject of Science as some of the work covers food
science and nutrition, good ICT skills are also required for the major coursework project.

100% of girls achieved A* at A2 level (2010)

Girls become competent in four core areas of study - Diet and nutrition, cooking skills, food safety and hygiene and food shopping

In Year 7 girls learn about safety in the kitchen, weighing and measurement and sensory evaluation. Girls watch teacher led demonstrations and produce a variety of dishes. They then use the skills acquired to design and make their own products.

Following on in Year 8, girls extend their baking skills, observe and record demonstrations, set dietary goals and meal planning, learn about ratios of mixtures and about food labelling. 

In Year 9, some topics are teacher-led and some are project based which allows girls to work independently. Topics include, multi-cultural and International Dishes, meal planning, enterprise activity and the preparation of more complex dishes to name a few.