“Kitchens are hard environments and they form incredibly strong characters.”
– Gordon Ramsay

Powerful Knowledge in Food and Nutrition

Food and Nutrition is a broad and varied discipline that spans science, geography, beliefs and values, and functional mathematics. Food & Nutrition helps students relate to cultures, both their own and those of others. It helps them understand how nutrition affects their bodies while developing a sense of joy and creativity in cooking.

Students will develop:

  • An understanding of the hospitality and catering industry and how it operates
  • The ability to engage with the macro and micro factors that impact food supply and cultural interpretations of food
  • An understanding of the environmental impact of food production and how to reduce food waste.
  • Knowledge of the main culinary skills and techniques
  • The ability to make connections between food, travel and culture
  • An understanding of foods and flavours, alongside the skills to analyse and express opinions using appropriate culinary terminology and vocabulary

Curriculum Features

  • Developing cookery skills and techniques through deliberate and intelligent practice
  • Developing confidence in oracy and rhetoric while evaluating ideas and understanding the role of hospitality and catering throughout history and in modern society
  • Exploring the hospitality and catering industry as a vocational discipline, linked to one of the UK’s largest sectors, which provides significant economic and employment opportunities
  • Investigating ideas through a hospitality lens, including how world events can impact tourism
  • Exploring a range of foods, flavours and textures
  • Developing the ability to cook independently and follow recipes accurately

Co-curricular Enrichment

We fully understand the value of learning beyond the classroom and, where possible, seek opportunities for trips, visits and clubs that enhance students’ understanding of the subject. At Key Stage 3, students generally participate in intra-trust competitions, inter-house competitions and electives focused on gardening and growing. At Key Stage 4, students take part in the Food, Farming and Environment Competition and visit local hospitality and catering providers to gain insight into the industry and its career opportunities.