KS3 – Food and Nutrition

Subject Intention

We want our students to be able to lead an active and healthy lifestyle. Learning Food & Nutrition will give them the ability to thrive in this. Our curriculum aims to challenge and inspire pupils to be curious about how to maintain a healthy, balanced diet, in both a theoretical and practical context. Our curriculum improves a pupil’s organisation skills, literacy and provides an insight into understanding the chemical and functional properties of food. Pupils will be confident in the key practical skills required to thrive in the kitchen, and gain understanding of how food is a fuel for life. These theoretical concepts and practical skills are embedded in all that we do, in preparation for assessment in year 11 and beyond.

KS3 Subject Narrative

Our KS3 curriculum is topic based. The key exams skills of knowledge recall, describing, analysing and evaluating are built into each topic. Pupils are assessed regularly in these key skills – which are valued equally (to mirror KS4). Key practical skills and techniques, as well as theoretical concepts around Nutrition & Health, Food Safety, Food Science, Food Provenance and Food Choice are gradually introduced in years 7-9.

Year 7 – Please click here to view the curriculum map for year 7 food & nutrition
Year 8 – Please click here to view the curriculum map for year 8 food & nutrition
Year 9 – Please click here to view the curriculum map for year 9 food & nutrition