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AQA Food Preparation & Nutrition

GCSE Learners follow the AQA Food Preparation & Nutrition GCSE specification.

The course focuses on practical cooking skills to ensure students develop a thorough understanding of nutrition, food provenance and the working characteristics of food materials. At its heart, this qualification focuses on nurturing students' practical cookery skills to give them a strong understanding of nutrition.

Food preparation skills are integrated into five core topics:

Food preparation skills – these are intended to be integrated into the five sections:

  1. Food, nutrition and health
  2. Food science
  3. Food safety
  4. Food choice
  5. Food provenance

For the full specification visit the AQA website using the following link:

https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/food/gcse/food-preparation-and-nutrition-8585/specification-at-a-glance

Year 10

Term 1

  • Hygiene & Safety 
  • Food Nutrition & Healthy 

Term 2

  • Food Science 
  • Food Safety 

Term 3

  • Food Choice
  • Food Provenance 

Year 11

Term 1

  • NEA 1

Term 2

  • NEA 2

Term 3

  • GCSE Examination 50%