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Year 7

Year 7 Food - Lets Get Cooking - Learners are introduced to hygiene and safe practices in the food room, use of a range of pieces of equipment, development of knowledge & skills.

Please note the lessons are once a fortnight – 18 lessons a year. 

Term

Topic

Homework Tasks

 

Autumn Term

(4 lessons)






 

Introduction to Health & safety 

Basic Kitchen equipment

Fruit & Vegetables

Sensory Analysis 

 

Practical Sessions –

Hot Chocolate

Cous cous salads

Fruit Tasting

Practice the washing up

Safety & Hygiene 

 

Evaluation of all practical work with photo on google classroom 

 

Ingredients for practical sessions

Autumn term 2

(3 lessons)

Use of the hob & grill

Protein foods

Weighing & measuring 

 

Practical sessions:

Fruit Salad 

Croque-monsieur

Christmas Shortbread

Making my croque monsieur healthier

Evaluation of all practical work with photo on google classroom 

 

Ingredients for practical sessions

Spring term 1

(3 lessons)

Use of the oven

The rubbing in method

Creaming Method 

 

Practical sessions:

 

Fruit Crumble 

Abbey Biscuits 

Evaluation of all practical work with photo on google classroom 

 

Ingredients for practical sessions

Spring term 2

(3 lessons)

The eatwell guide

High fibre 

Meals for lunch

 

Practical sessions

Deli wrap

Fruity Fairy Cakes

The eatwell plate 

 

Evaluation of all practical work with photo on google classroom 

 

Ingredients for practical sessions

Summer Term

1

(2 lessons)

Sensory analysis 

Planning 

 

Practical sessions

Muffins sweet

Muffins savoury 

Research

 

Evaluation of all practical work with photo on google classroom 

 

Ingredients for practical sessions

Summer Term 

2

(3 Lessons)

Planning for special diets, healthy eating 


 

Practical sessions

Veggie stir fry 

Own packed lunch product 

Evaluation of all practical work with photo on google classroom 

 

Ingredients for practical sessions