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)

The Advanced Level Food Technology course is delivered through four modules.  At AS, students will have the opportunity to study nutrition and design and making in the human context.  Knowledge of food science and of a wide range of materials and components used in the making of food products will be developed.  Students will be given the opportunity to develop and solve a problem relating to food design and making.  They will gain an understanding of industrial and commercial practices within the area of Food Technology.

At A2, the specification offers candidates the opportunity to further develop the knowledge and practical skills from AS gaining a deep understanding of the relationship between design, materials, manufacture and marketing.  Candidates will continue to develop design work alongside an understanding of food science, processes and commercial food manufacture. During both years there is a mix of classroom learning and practical learning-by-doing.

Annual visits to the Good Food Show and major food producers, e.g. Warburtons, form an integral part of the curriculum.