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Careers
Information
This GCSE will count as one of the statutory number of GCSEs required to study at
Further Education and/or sixth form colleges. Food Preparation and Nutrition will
help develop skills such as organisation, communication and time management
which are essential in every business field. Moreover, it enables students to develop
vital life skills that will allow them to feed themselves and others affordably and
nutritiously now and in later life. If you enjoy learning about the science of
ingredients and preparing food, then this is the course for you.
The course is a mixture of practical and written work. In Year 11 students will cook
7 times.
The course needs a high level of organisation for ingredients and there is written
homework each week.
This course can lead to careers in the Food Industry, which could include: Designers:
Designing new products, Home Economists: Testing new food products, Quality
controllers: Controlling the quality of food products during manufacture, Buyers:
Sourcing ingredients from around the world, or as a basis for further career choices
in the Hospitality and Catering Industry or in the care professions such as Nursing,
Social services or Teaching.
Further details
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/food/gcse/food-preparation-and-nutrition-8585
Staff Contact
Mrs L Green, Head of Food & Nutrition
laura.green@rmays.com
