The Howard School

Food Preparation and Nutrition

The purpose of the Food Preparation and Nutrition curriculum at The Howard School is:

• to equip all our students with the knowledge and skills necessary to: 
  - understand the requirements of a balanced healthy diet;
  - cook a range of healthy sweet and savoury dishes;
  - work with a range of ingredients safely;
  - use all kitchen equipment safely and correctly;
  - independently reflect on, evaluate and improve the successes of recipes at KS3.
• to build upon the knowledge and skills of KS3 to equip all our students with the knowledge and skills necessary to:
  - prepare food;
  - understand the requirements of a healthy balanced diet including all nutrients, their sources, and the effects of excess and deficiency;
  - recognise the functional properties of food; to understand the physical and chemical reactions of cookery;
  - appreciate food safety, spoilage and contamination;
  - consider factors affecting food choice;
  - appreciate international cuisine and ingredients as well as British cuisine;
  - understand food provenance and production and food labelling and marketing;
  - be able to independently reflect on, adapt, evaluate and improve the successes of recipes.