This is an exciting GCSE which provides you with essential practical cooking skills for life. It will also allow you to bring your creativity into the kitchen and keep up to date with the latest food trends. Apart from the practical skills which you will learn, it has several cross-curricular links with other subjects including numeracy (weighing, nutritional analysis, costings); computer skills; literacy; science (e.g. food science; heat transfer methods; genetic modification; bacteria; yeasts; raising agents ); geography (where food is grown; food security; growing population; climate change; sustainability; international cuisines and cultures); history; languages; physical education and health & social care.
There is a strong emphasis on practical skills linked to nutrition and healthy eating throughout the course. Students are encouraged to be creative and develop their ideas independently. There is a focus on practical cookery skills throughout the course which gives students a thorough understanding of nutrition, food provenance and the working characteristics of food materials.