Home Economics - Kiwi Baker

Course Overview

Term 1
1. Food Safety
The focus of this introductory unit is to build on Safe Food knowledge and personal hygiene practices in the kitchen. New students will learn procedures and routines and confidently be able to demonstrate their learnt skills in the foods rooms. Practical classes reinforce safe food routines covered in theory lessons.

2. Licence To Cook
Basic practical cooking skills and techniques that the students are likely to use when preparing food. To successfully complete the ongoing weekly assessment the aim is to correctly demonstrate the required skills in class successfully with teacher guidance.

3. Kiwi Baker
Students will learn the art of baking within four different areas: pastries, batters, cakes and biscuits. They will learn the knowledge and key skills behind each of them allowing them to create and design their own product at the end of term.

Term 2
1. Licence To Cook
Basic practical cooking skills and techniques that the students are likely to use when preparing food. To successfully complete the ongoing weekly assessment the aim is to correctly demonstrate the required skills in class successfully with teacher guidance.

2. Kiwi Baker
Students will continue to go through the four different areas: pastries, batters, cakes and biscuits. They will learn the knowledge and key skills behind each of them allowing them to create and design their own product at the end of term. Practical classes will also look at how you can modify recipes to make them lower in sugar but just as delicious

3. Attitudes and Values: why do people think the way they do around health foods.