Category: PSD

KS4 pupils made Sweet and Sour Chicken as a part of their Home Cooking Skills BTEC. Pupils also explored cross curricular Science in relation to

• sense of taste 
• tongue receptors
• chemical reactions

KS4 pupils in Food Technology studying the cross curricular bread making process looking at the Science of yeast - rising and fermentation. Pupils researched savoury bread options and chose a sweet banana bread. Pupils customised their bread by adding chocolate chips or sultanas.

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Year 11 pupils are exploring Italian pasta dishes. Pupils researched the different types of sauces to complement pasta dishes - choosing to create a bolognaise sauce. Next lesson pupils will prepare the sauce independently using their creation to make a Lasagna dish.

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Year 9 pupils completed a teamwork task of planning and creating a three course meal in Food Technology.

• Starter - Garlic bread with cheese
• Main Course - Roast dinner
• Dessert - Chocolate brownies

Pupils undertook different roles within the team and worked together on deciding what…

KS4 pupils made chicken, cheese and bacon wraps as a part of their Home Cooking Skills BTEC. Pupils had to rely on skills from previous lessons to complete as much of the task as they could independently.

KS3 pupils visited McDonalds as part of their enterprise challenge to see first hand how a business operates from customer service to food operations. This then allowed pupils to evaluate the food enterprise challenge they completed last term.

KS2 PSD Pupils talked about how to make new friends and how it can be hard to make new friends. Pupils created a question cube that they could ask someone to break the ice, as well as developing their fine motor and verbal communication skills.

KS4 pupils created festive Christmas cupcakes as part of their pudding option. Cupcakes first showed up in literature at the end of the 1700s when bakers started using ramekins or individual pottery cups. Pupils worked together as part of a kitchen team to complete each of the steps…

KS3 looking to become the next Apprentice with their in-house enterprise service. Pupils completed consumer research for their menu and prices, whilst developing organisational, teamwork and time management skills to deliver a food service during breaktime.

KS4 hearty winter food options 3 - Pupils created pasties as part of their convenience food "all-in-one meal" option containing a mix of meat and vegetables. The pasty has been a documented part of the British diet since the 13th century evolving in variety of fillings used.

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KS4 hearty winter food options 2 - Pupils created sausage rolls as part of their savoury pastry snack options with a focus on how to budget during a cost of living crisis.
 

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KS3 pizza making during food technology. Pupils developed their fine motor skills whilst kneading the dough as well as understanding the ingredients needed for the fermentation (time and temperature) of the dough.