Food and health studies

 

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july 2010 cooking competition

Last year Barking and Dagenham educational authority in partnership with the NHS launched  their first inter-schools cooking competition to encourage healthy eating and enjoyment of cooking for young people. Subsequently over the summer term the food technology department has been running a Yr 9 cooking competition. The brief was “Working in pairs  make a healthy main dish and dessert suitable for a summer buffet.”  Over 30 students took part and made some outstanding dishes showing their skills and interest in cooking  to great effect. The winners were Adam Pamplin and Simon Wilson who went on to represent Robert Clack  School at this years inter borough Food In Focus cooking competition on Thursday July 8th . Their menu was

 

Chicken and Vegetable Kebabs

Garlic Mayonnaise

Couscous Salad

Raspberry  and Tayberry ShortcakeVanilla Cream 

Unfortunately they didn’t win but they were highly praised by the judges for their use of seasonal and local produce and their knowledge of nutrition. Both the boys worked extremely hard and efficiently and represented the school magnificently. Well done to all those who entered and congratulations to Adam and Simon for winning the school heats. Below are pictures of the pupils involed in this competition:Adam Pamplin Simon Wilson, Funda Osman, Rhodine Kirwan, Athar  Khalid and Dafina Nishori:

 

Picture one

 

Picture Two

 

Picture Three

 

 

Picture Four

 

Year 9 Cooking Competition

After Easter the Food Technology department will be holding a cookery competition open to all year 9 students.

To enter you need to:-

  1. Work with a partner.

  2. Plan, cook and present a main dish and a dessert suitable   for a summer buffet.

 

The winners of the school heats will represent the school at an inter borough Food in Focus cooking competition in July.

Further details after the holidays.

Mrs Hopkins

 

 

 

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Teaching Staff

 

R Chenneour                                       Subject Leader

G Hopkins                                            Teacher

A Kiruthi                                                 Teacher

A Hussain                                             Teacher

S Long                                                   Technician

T Firmin                                                 Technician

 

Results

Key Stage 3                                    80% of students in Year 9 achieved a level 5 or above

Key Stage 4                                    82% of students achieved A* - C in their GCSEs

Key Stage 5                                    89% of students achieved a pass at AS level

 

Subjects Taught

Key Stage 3 - Food Studies is taught to all students at Key stage 3 (Years 7 – 9).  The emphasis is on teaching the students life skills in cooking and also healthy eating and nutrition.  Students, particularly in Year 9, and taught skills that will benefit them in the future and also assist them in GCSE Catering. 

 

Key Stage 4 - Due to the popularity of Food Studies it is oversubscribed as an option that can be taken for GCSE Catering.   The course consists of units in healthy eating, hygiene and safety, the Catering industry and food commodities. 

 

Another very popular subject chosen for GCSE is double award Health and Social Care.  Again, this course is very popular with Robert Clack students.  In this course students will learn about human growth and development, health, social care and early years settings and the positive and negative aspects of health. 

 

Key Stage 5 – Students who have an interest in further education in the area of health, social care and early years can continue in this area by taking A level Health and Social Care either as a single award(1 A level) or as a double award (2 A levels).   During this two year course students will learn about a vast range of topics in health, social care and early years.  An example of the topics include human growth and development, communication, Health, social care and early years provision, meeting individual needs, investigating disease, social and welfare needs, understanding human behaviour and promoting health and well being. 

The curriculum is outstanding and meets the needs of students extremely well. A wide range of vocational courses and work-related opportunities at Key Stage 4 offer helpful pathways into training and employment. Provision for personal, health, social and citizenship education is excellent and supports students' personal development successfully as well as providing exciting opportunities for developing enterprise and work-related skills.

OFSTED- December 2007

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