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Wow! Well what a term this has voluntary contributions towards the
been! All of our pupils and staff have cost of ingredients that we have
worked extremely hard to make been using this term, without this we
Food Technology possible and safe would not have been able to
in these very challenging times. We achieve the huge range of cookery
also wanted to say a huge ‘THANK experiences that the pupils have
YOU’ also for all of the amazing had this term.

This term we have focused in season and talking about
on where our food comes why it is healthier to eat
from and food in season to food that is sourced locally.
enable our pupils to think Year 7s developed their
about the impact of where preparation skills by
our food travels from and working with different fruits
what its source is. and Year 8 have been
Across the year groups we investigating how flour is
have been making dishes made and where it comes
using fruit and vegetables from.

Daisy

Year 10 have begun their the eggs we buy in the
BTEC qualification and supermarkets are
have been very busy produced. The pupils
preparing and making thought about the different
healthy breakfasts and conditions the hens live in.
lunches. At the beginning It was very clear that the
of the term we focused on pupils felt that free range
different ways to prepare hens had a better quality of
Year 9 started their ‘Food eggs for breakfast. The life and therefore it would
Around the World’ topic by pupils learnt about be better to buy free range
making British dishes; consumer awareness eggs from the
some very tasty mini apple through talking about how supermarkets.
crumbles were created.
They have also created
other British classics such
as mini Shepherd’s pie and Santiago
mini Toad in the hole. Nathaniel Jacob

Last but not least, Year 11 term. They have all been
have been very busy working really hard,
sourcing, preparing and producing excellent dishes
cooking starters, deserts and and considering how their
main meals in preparation for dishes are presented.
their final assessment pieces
for their BTEC qualification in
Home Cooking in the Spring

Isaac

Vicky Jake

Chloe