Food Technology - Year 12 :: Queen Elizabeth High School

AS Design and Technology: Food Technology (AQA 1541) - Year 12

There are two units at AS level (Materials, Components and Application examined in a 2hr. written paper taken in June and Learning through Designing and Making a 50hr coursework unit to be completed by Easter. Each unit represents 50% of the total marks at AS level (25% of the full A Level).

Materials, Components and Application	Learning Through Designing and Making
Half Term 1 (September - October)
Macro nutrients Micro nutrients	Development of manipulative skills Advanced mixtures and processes
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: No Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: No Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 2 (November - December)
Water Energy Nutritional requirements Special diets Current health issues Health promotion Dietary needs	Research Analysis of research Specification Design ideas Recipe testing Evaluation
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: Project write up Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 3 (January - February)
Food Safety Food labelling Food Legislation	Development
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: Project write up Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 4 (March - April)
Influence of culture Social moral and environmental issues New product design and development	Industrial Practice
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: No Coursework Deadline this H/T: Project deadline Easter holidays Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 5 (May - June)
Revision Examination practice
External Assessment: Yes Internal Common Assessment: No Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: N/A Internal Common Assessment: N/A Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Suggested Course reading list
The Science of Food by Gaman and Sherrington. Publisher Butterworth/Heineman. ISBN: 0-7506-2373-x
Manual of Nutrition. HMSO

NB. As there is no definitive text for this subject a range of books are used throughout the course copies of which are available in the department