Food, Hospitality and Catering

Curriculum Vision

‘So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for the time being.’
- Franz Kafka -

We aim to promote a lifelong love of food and to empower students to make healthy choices throughout their lives.

Students will learn how to cook from scratch, developing the basic skills necessary to prepare a range of home-cooked meals. They will learn to make healthy, economic and sustainable food choices and will learn the importance of a nutritionally balanced diet. We will encourage them to be adventurous and experience new tastes and textures. Students will have a good understanding of personal and food hygiene and know how to work safely in a kitchen environment.

In year 7 and 8 our teaching forms part of the learning for life curriculum, what we call ‘food for life’, and focusses on the personal cooking skills needed for healthy independent living. 

In year 9 we start to consider the world of commercial catering in preparation for the Hospitality and Catering course.

You can find copies of the recipes for Year 7 here (ZIP).
You can find copies of the recipes for Year 8 here (ZIP).

You can find our year 10 and 11 curriculum here.

Years 10 and 11

We offer a level 1 and 2 vocational award in Hospitality and Catering as part of our options programme.

This is an industry-based qualification, exploring hospitality via hotels and food service providers. The practical element is challenging, using a wide range of ingredients and skills.

Examination Information

QUALIFICATION	Hospitality and Catering Level 1 and 2
BOARD	Eduqas
SYLLABUS NUMBER	5569QA
WEBSITE LINK	http://www.eduqas.co.uk
ASSESSMENT DETAILS	60% Coursework and 40% Exam
RECOMMENDED COURSEBOOK AND REVISION GUIDE	WJEC Vocational Award Hospitality and Catering Level 1/2 2018 by Anita Tull (Author), Alison Palmer (Author)