Blog Author: E Jones

Before the Easter holidays, some students in Year 7 and 8 planted seeds to begin our own kitchen garden in the Food Technology room! The seeds have started to grow and we are hoping to include them in some cooking soon.

The seeds have been a wonderful link to our 'food provenance' topic in Year…

Thank you to Paul and Hazel from Good News for Everyone for visiting our lesson and answering some of the questions we had about Christianity.

Year 7 have been developing their cooking skills using the 'rubbing in method' to create their own pizza base; which we then topped with cheese, ham and sweetcorn. Well done everyone- they looked great!

Year 8 were delighted that their practical this week was chicken nuggets! As part of their homework they researched the difference between chicken nuggets and chicken goujons, watched a live demo and voted on their favourite chicken nugget. In the lesson we practiced our knife skills, handling raw…

To bring our Food Science theory lessons to life, our Year 10 students took on the challenge of making a classic French dessert: Tarte Tatin.

This practical gave students the opportunity to see key scientific processes in action. As the apples cooked, we observed the Maillard reaction and…

The Year 10 Food Technology students have been practicing their technical skills by attempting to make viennese whirl biscuits. We developed our precision, piping skills and thought about how we could use our baking and ingredients to make a light, crumbly texture for the biscuit.  

Key Stage 3 students have been exploring the differences between canned, fresh, and frozen foods. They considered which options they preferred from a cost, convenience, and nutritional perspective. The pupils investigated a range of fruit, vegetable, and meat products and discovered some…

As part of our Food Science module Year 10 have been learning about aeration in cooking and how raising agents work. We have put out knowledge into practice by making whisked sponges- seeing how the mixture changes size and how the air in the mixture affects the texture and feel of the cake. 

Well done to our Key Stage 3 Food Technology students for some very tasty festive baking this week.

Key Stage 4 and Year 9 Food Technology students have been given free-reign in the kitchens this week to make any dish they wanted, either by bringing ingredients in from home or by using whatever they can find in the Food pantry.

One particular Year 9 group showed fantastic creativity; thinking…

Year 8 have been attempting to answer some philosophical questions in Religious Education. Developing transferable skills such as critical thinking, reasoning and communication.

The Year 10 GCSE Food Technology students have been taking part in a mock coursework task: to design and make a  burgers suitable for the Keswick burger restaurant 'The Round'. They have practiced independent planning and cooking- demonstrating a range of culinary skills. The results were…