Food Technology Options Presentation - Hardenhuish School
Food Technology Options Presentation - Hardenhuish School
Food Technology Options Presentation - Hardenhuish School
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<strong>Hardenhuish</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Welcome to<br />
A High Performing Specialist Academy<br />
<strong>Hardenhuish</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
A High Performing Specialist Academy<br />
www.hardenhuish.wilts.sch.uk
<strong>Hardenhuish</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
A High Performing Specialist Academy<br />
Design and <strong>Technology</strong><br />
GCSE <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Technology</strong><br />
What’s it all about?
<strong>Hardenhuish</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
A High Performing Specialist Academy
<strong>Hardenhuish</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
A High Performing Specialist Academy<br />
WJEC Assessment<br />
Unit 1 2 hour Written Paper 40%<br />
Unit 2 Design and Make Task 60%<br />
(Controlled Assessment)
<strong>Hardenhuish</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
A High Performing Specialist Academy<br />
Unit 1: Written Exam Paper 40%<br />
You will be tested on knowledge in the following areas:<br />
Materials and components<br />
Tools, Equipment and Making<br />
Commercial Manufacturing Practices<br />
Systems and Processes in <strong>Food</strong> Manufacturing<br />
Health and Safety issues<br />
<strong>Food</strong> Designers<br />
Social, cultural, moral and economic issues<br />
Externally assessed
<strong>Hardenhuish</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
A High Performing Specialist Academy<br />
Unit 2: Controlled Assessment 60%<br />
You select a single design-and-make activity from a choice<br />
of tasks set by WJEC. From this starting point, you will<br />
research, create and develop your own food product.<br />
All stages of the design process will be recorded in a<br />
concise design folder. The design folder is approximately<br />
15 pages of A3 paper. You will spend approximately 30<br />
hours on this activity.<br />
Internally assessed
<strong>Hardenhuish</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
A High Performing Specialist Academy<br />
You are given the opportunity for<br />
independent learning<br />
in a fabulous design environment, with full access to a<br />
range of modern resources and equipment.<br />
You continue to develop important life skills such as<br />
creative thinking, problem solving, teamwork, planning<br />
and project management.
<strong>Hardenhuish</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
A High Performing Specialist Academy<br />
You should choose <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Technology</strong><br />
if you have a passion for all aspects of food technology<br />
which combines the practical element with science.<br />
You will need knowledge of good health and safety<br />
practice, you must be able to demonstrate competence in a<br />
range of practical food skills, methods and processes to<br />
produce quality outcomes.
<strong>Hardenhuish</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
A High Performing Specialist Academy<br />
Where will <strong>Food</strong><br />
<strong>Technology</strong> take me?<br />
You can continue with your<br />
interest in <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Technology</strong> by<br />
taking vocational training in<br />
careers within food<br />
manufacturing, food science,<br />
food retailing, catering and<br />
hospitality industries.
<strong>Hardenhuish</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
A High Performing Specialist Academy<br />
A future career in food?<br />
You can continue with your<br />
interest in DT at <strong>Hardenhuish</strong> by<br />
studying A Level <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Technology</strong>,<br />
which can lead to a university<br />
education and career in Consumer<br />
Science, <strong>Food</strong> Engineering, <strong>Food</strong><br />
Manufacturing, <strong>Food</strong> Journalism<br />
and Photography, Research &<br />
Development, Retailing,<br />
Microbiology, Nutrition and<br />
Dietetics…
<strong>Hardenhuish</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
A High Performing Specialist Academy<br />
If you are interested in taking<br />
GCSE <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Technology</strong><br />
we look forward to teaching you in<br />
September.
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