Technology and food
Curriculum Intent
At Grace Academy, students receive a Design and Technology and Food curriculum which allows them to build on pre-existing knowledge through creativity, designing and making. Students are taught to combine their designing and making skills with knowledge and understanding in order to design and make a product. Skills are taught progressively to ensure that all children are able to learn and practice in order to develop as they progress through the curriculum. Our extra-curricular provision allows students expand on their knowledge and skills giving them the opportunity to apply these in a wider context.
We pride ourselves on having an inclusive department where our schemes of work include a range of culturally influenced projects. We use a range of equipment and machinery to equip students to utilise these when making their products inside or outside of school.
We want our students to be able to use all the knowledge and skills that they have developed through their learning journey in Design and Technology and apply to any career path they wish to take.
This term, we are studying…
Food Technology
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Year |
Topic(s) |
Why this? Why now? |
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Year 7 |
Food |
Students will continue to learn about hygiene and safety in all practical lessons. Students will be learning about kitchen safety and how to safely store food. From February students will rotate to Design Technology.
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Year 8 |
Food |
Students will develop their knowledge through sensory analysis and understanding Fairtrade. The theory lessons will continue through practical’s to help understand the components. Students will complete practical lessons that will build on their skills they learnt in Year 7. From February students will rotate to Design Technology. |
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Year 9 |
Food |
Students will learn about how each food group has different impacts on the body. Accompanied with understanding vitamins and mineral theory. Students will use their theory lessons to help inform their practical lessons. From February students will rotate to Design Technology. |
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Year 10 |
Hospitality and Catering |
Students will be continue to develop their knowledge on how in hospitality and catering operates in different establishments. They will be learning about the following area: How hospitality and catering providers operate. |
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Year 11 |
Exam Prep |
Students will be revisiting previous units from Year 10 to help prepare the students when taking their exam. |
Design Technology
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Year |
Topic(s) |
Why this? Why now? |
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Year 7 |
Moroccan Lanterns |
Students in February will rotate from Food Technology to Design Technology and vice versa. This project will give them an insight of designing a product from a brief. Students will learn basic sewing skills and transfer in constructing a lantern they have designed. |
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Year 8 |
Identity Speaker Project |
Students in February will rotate from Food Technology to Design Technology and vice versa. Students will be provided with a brief to design a speaker. Students will work from this brief to create a suitable design using previous knowledge. Students will be introduced to circuits and will create a circuit to produce a final piece outcome. |
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Year 9 |
Concealment Photography |
Students in February will rotate from Food Technology to Design Technology and vice versa. Students will be exploring the theme Concealment. Students will be researching the theme to build their confidence in independently exploring. Students will learn how to use different editing software’s and apply onto their own photographs. |
Qualification information:
Food and nutrition: https://www.eduqas.co.uk/qualifications/hospitality-and-catering-level-1-2/#tab_overview
Resistant materials: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/design-and-technology/gcse/design-and-technology-8552
Curriculum content:
Attached are the curriculum maps which outline the sequence we use in order to structure our learning. If you would like to support your child's learning, we have attached links to Oak National Academy who provide lessons, activities and resources for commonly taught topics. Please use the curriculum map for this subject before visiting:
https://teachers.thenational.academy/subjects/design-technology/key-stages/key-stage-3