Intent

At Connaught School in the Design and Technology Department, our vision is to give all students at key stage 3  a broad range of design and practical skills. We have created a varied range of current Design and Technology practical activities for the students to take part in. 

This engaging curriculum is underpinned with exciting and engaging lessons that will really help students engage with their learning, through the various new learning experiences that they will cover in Design and Technology. 

We encourage students to develop and demonstrate their resilience, as they progress through a carousel of various Design and Technology subjects in KS3. 

They will develop an understanding of the design process, then finish with the creation of their ideas into practical working pieces. 

The students will also be praised and rewarded as they progress through their learning, with positive and constructive feedback, on each  element they complete on their journey to success. 

These successful students will then be well prepared for their options choices at the end of Year 9, with sufficiently acquired skills needed to help them access any Design and Technology courses in KS4 that they wish to.

As part of their work in Food Technology  students will be taught how to cook and apply the principles of nutrition and healthy eating. Instilling a love of cooking that will open the door to one of the great expressions of human creativity. Learning how to cook is a crucial life skill that enables students to feed themselves and others affordably and well, now and in later life.

KS3

Subject Intent: Food Technology

Students will learn how to apply the principles of nutrition and healthy eating. Students will be introduced to the eat well guide, food and its nutritional value and health and safety preparing and making food. Students will learn the importance of hygiene and the potential hazards when working in the technical area. Students will prepare and cook a variety of dishes incorporating theoretical understanding and knowledge.

As students progress through the key stage they will learn about food and the environment, where food is grown , reared or caught( food provenance). They will also be able to explore the science of food and to develop a deeper understanding of why food works the way they do.

KS4:

Subject Intent:  Food Preparation and Nutrition GCSE

At Connaught School in the Food Technology Department, our vision is one that we will teach lessons that will really help students engage with their learning through fun and exciting schemes of learning. We will encourage the students to develop and demonstrate their resilience, as they start their journey in KS4 Food Preparation and Nutrition. Students will be asked to take charge of their own research and learning within the classroom, as they develop their GCSE NEA work and complete their cooking and food preparation elements of the course.

Students will demonstrate effective and safe high-level cooking skills by planning, preparing dishes using a variety of cooking techniques and equipment.

Students will develop knowledge and understanding of the functional properties, chemical processes and nutritional content of foods.

Students will understand the relationship between diet, nutrition and health, including the physiological and psychological effects of different diets and health.