Marlborough Gardens,
Upminster, Essex,
RM14 1SF
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Curriculum Yearbook

 


Technology-Food and Textiles

Aims for the Year
  • develop a sound understanding and use of basic equipment and skills
  • research a product and find the various ways it can be sold
  • develop good techniques in the handling of food and fabric
  • understand how food is an important part of design and technology
What we will do

Term 1 Basic Skills-a range of simple recipes which ensure every pupil is able to use all our equipment and all achieve a basic skills level, following the theme of Healthy Eating. Pupils will have the opportunity to complete their bronze award for the Sainsbury’s Taste of Success scheme. Pupils will have the opportunity to complete their Silver Award for the Sainsbury’s Taste of Success scheme.

Term 2 The Pizza Project – this allows pupils to research and follow one food product through the development and manufacturing process. We also look at the various ways it is sold to the public.

Term 3 Textiles – basic skills are learnt and developed to enable pupils to handle fabrics by hand and form a structure using soft materials.


Assessment
  • practical work is marked out of 20 for skill, method and cleaning up
  • a mark sheet will be given at the start of the work which clearly sets out the work to be done and the marks that can be achieved
  • written examination on Food and Textiles
Ways you can help
  • provide ingredients when needed
  • collect materials on pizzas e.g boxes, packets
  • check homework Project is completted in booklets
Keywords
equipment
quality

flow-chart
sensory attributes
ingredients
recipe
method
evaluating
testing

hygiene
safety
templete
batch production