Food Prep and Nutrition

Food Preparation & Nutrition

  • Course title: GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition
  • Course leader A Patel apatel@waseleyhills.worcs.sch.uk
  • Examination board  -  AQA

Links to online exam papers and mark schemes:

Specimen examination papers

http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/food/gcse/food-preparation-and-nutrition-8585/assessment-resources

Revision Guides:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Revision-Notes-Preparation-Nutrition/dp/1471886999/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1531229249&sr=1-3&keywords=food+preparation+and+nutrition+revision+guide+aqa

Students will work on 3 aspects:

Aspect

% of final grade

When studied

Notes

Theory work for exam:

Food nutrition & health

Food Safety

Food Science

Food Provenance

Food Choice

50

Year 10

Exam taken in June Year 11. 

1 hour 45 minutes.

Theory covered in Year 10 and so beneficial to have revision guide early on to help with consolidating understanding.

NEA 1

Food Investigation

15

Year 11

Exam board release topic on 1st September of Year 11.

NEA 2

Food Preparation Assessment

35

Year 11

Exam board release topic on 1st November of Year 11, practical exam in February of Year 11.