GCSE D&T: Food Technology (AQA 4545)
The Yr 11 course focuses on a Controlled Assessment project (60%) taking 45 hours of class time followed by the teaching of a set topic made known to candidates on March 1st upon which the exam paper (40%) is based.
| Half Term 1 (June - July) |
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| External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: No Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: No Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 2 (September - October) |
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| External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: No Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: Yes - Completion of research, design ideas and recipe testing write up Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 3 (November - December) |
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| External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: No Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: Yes - Completion of development write up Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 4 (January - February) |
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| External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: No Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: Yes - Project deadline February half term Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 5 (March - April) |
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| External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: Yes - Mock exam once exam topic is released Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: No Field Trips/Visits: No |
| Half Term 6 (April - May) |
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| External Assessment Yes - 2Hr written paper Internal Common Assessment: No Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: No Field Trips/Visits: No |
Suggested Reading list
AQA D&T: Food Technology Nelson Thornes ISBN978-1-4085-0272-3
Cooking at home is to be encouraged as it helps students improve and develop their manipulative dexterity and understanding of mixtures.
