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Preference Subject
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GCSE Catering 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:
1. The Catering Industry
2. Nutrition and Menu Planning
3. Food Preparation
4. Technological Developments
Assessment
Controlled Assessment – 60%
Students will be set a practical task. In Year 10, students make four suitable products.
In Year 11, students make an appropriate two-course meal. Students are then assessed
on the following:
a) Assessment and Planning
b) Production
c) Evaluation
Written exam – 40% at the end of Year 11,
Students cannot take both GCSE Catering and GCSE Food and Nutrition as the courses
are too similar.
