Food Technology at The Cornerstone Academy

In Food Technology students have a double lesson a week as part of a rotation. In KS3 the focus is on students developing their practical cookery skills in order to be able to cook a variety of healthy balanced dishes for their families in the future.  During practical lessons we also build on student's life skills, encouraging independence in the kitchen, teamwork and time management. 

Students will cook a different dish each lesson and as part of the practical lesson learn about the ingredients they are using, the information they learn could be linked to any of the following categories: 

Food provenance and consumer choice 

Social, ethical, moral, and cultural aspects of food production 

Specialist diets 

Food safety and hygiene 

Commodities - Meat, Poultry, Fish, Soya products, Fruit, Vegetables, Cereals, Dairy 

Healthy diet

Students can choose to study Level ½ Vocational Award in Hospitality & Catering in KS4.  Hospitality & Catering students have one double lesson and one single lesson a week.  The double lesson will usually focus on Unit 2 knowledge (Coursework) and the single lesson on Unit 1 knowledge (Exam). This course concentrates on the hospitality and catering industry. You will develop the knowledge and understanding related to a range of hospitality and catering providers; how they operate and what they have to take into account to be successful.  

You will have the opportunity to learn about issues related to nutrition and food safety and how they affect successful hospitality and catering operations.  

In this qualification, you will also develop food preparation and cooking skills as well as transferable skills of problem solving, organisation and time management, planning and communication.