Subject leader: Mr A Mwangi

As part of their work with food, students are taught how to cook and apply the principles of nutrition and healthy eating. Instilling a love of cooking in pupils will also open a door to one of the great expressions of human creativity. Learning  how to cook is a crucial life skill that enables pupils to feed themselves and others affordably and well, now and in later life.

Pupils are taught about:

• principles of nutrition and health.

• cooking a repertoire of predominantly savoury dishes so that they are able to feed themselves and others a healthy and varied diet.

• skills in a range of cooking techniques (for example: selecting and preparing ingredients, using utensils and electrical equipment, applying heat in different ways, using awareness of taste, texture and smell to decide how to season dishes and combine ingredients, adapting and using their own recipes)

• seasons and characteristics of a broad range of ingredients.