Food Technology

Food Technology offers candidates an opportunity to gain personal satisfaction and a positive experience from working with a variety’ of materials. The practical problem solving processes in this specification will encourage independent learning, creativity and innovation. Candidates are encouraged to:

    a. develop and sustain their own innovation, creativity and design and technology capability, to recognise constraints and to produce high quality products;

    b. develop a critical understanding of the influences of the processes and products of design and technological activity from a historical perspective and in current practice;

    c. apply essential knowledge of understanding and skills of design production processes to a range of technological activities and develop an understanding of industrial practices;

    d. use information and communications technology (ICT) to enhance their design and technological capability;

    e. recognise the social, moral, spiritual and cultural values inherent in design and technological activity, and develop critical evaluation skills in technical, aesthetic, ethical, economic, environmental, social and cultural contexts;

    f. develop as discerning consumers able to make informed choices;

    g. develop positive attitudes of co-operation and citizenship and work collaboratively.

The subject content is broken down into three main areas:

• Materials and Components
• Design and Market Influences
• Process and Manufacture

CAREER PROSPECTS

There are a number of careers open to students with the appropriate qualifications: food technology, hotel management, journalism, teaching, the civil service, nursing and catering. A-Level Food Technology is accepted by the majority of higher education institutions as an entry qualification to college or university.