Key stage 3

Students in year 7 and 8 spend time doing lessons on basic food safety and personal hygiene. Main topic of cooking in eating healthily and cooking dishes with less fat.

Year 9 students start to focus on methods of cookery and skills. Students start to study catering. Students each get a 2 hour double lesson with helps to try out harder and more demanding dishes. Linking foods, so a lesson could cover a number of cookery methods such as bread making, roux sauces and boiling.