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The Catering GCSE gives students the opportunity to learn about the catering
industry, develop their practical catering skills and learn how to make a wide
variety of food products.
There are four main areas of study:
The Catering Industry
Nutrition and Menu Planning
Food Preparation
Technological Developments
Assessment
Practical Assessment – 40% (one practical examination in the Spring term of Year 10,
the other in the Spring term of Year 11).
For these you will be set a practical task. You will have to devise a suitable menu,
give reasons for your choice, plan your work and order all equipment or ingredients.
When you have completed the task you will write an evaluation.
Theory Examination – 40%
Work Experience – 20%
Students must complete their Year 11 Work Experience* in a catering
establishment. The write up of their experience is worth 20% of the GCSE.
*See Work Experience Link on the left-hand menu
