Hospitality & Catering

Hospitality & Catering is a creative and practical subject which promotes the lifetime skills of healthy cooking and eating. Students learn how to prepare and cook with a range of commodities, how to make smarter food choices for themselves and the environment, and develop knowledge of the underlying food science that goes on within recipes. They practice a range of skills such as counting, weighing, measuring, tracking time, but also gain important social skills by working in the kitchen as a team.

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Food technology promotes the lifetime skill of healthy cooking and eating. Students not only learn how to make healthy meals and how to make smarter food choices, they practice a range of skills such as counting, weighing, measuring, tracking time, reading a recipe and gain social skills by working together and communicating in the kitchen. 

Modules 1 to 6: Basic Kitchen Skills

Knowledge: basic hygiene and safety in a kitchen, The Eatwell Guide, basic function and sources of nutrients

Practical lessons include: fruit salad, pizza toast, muffins, savoury scones and chow mein.

Also studying MYP project ‘The Perfect Picnic’

Modules 1 to 6: Food from around the World

Knowledge: food safety, Fairtrade, food miles, healthy eating for teenagers and seasonal foods
Practical lessons include: Bolognese, bruschetta, pitta bread, fruit turnovers, banana cake and spring rolls

Modules 1 to 6: Healthy Eating 

Knowledge: benefits of healthy eating, food labels, special diets, food allergens and food science investigations

Practical lessons include: fajitas, stir-fry, curry, pizza, fruit pie and sausage rolls

  • Module 1:
    The importance of nutrition
    food safety in hospitality & catering
    Health & safety in hospitality & catering
  • Module 2 & 3:
    Special dietary needs/ cooking method
    Menu planning
    Planning production
    Skills & techniques of cooking – Basic/med skills
    Skills & techniques of cooking – complex skills
    Presentation skills theory
    Food safety & kitchen hygiene
  • Module 4:
    Unit 2 assessment prep and completion (50% of overall grade)
  • Module 5 & 6:
    Hospitality and catering provisions
    how H&C provisions operate
  • Module 1 & 2: Recap H&S and food safety in Hospitality & catering
  • Module 3 & 4: Unit 1 exam prep including revision techniques and exam techniques.
  • Module 5: Unit 1 exam (50% overall course)
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