Food & Cookery

Pupils accessing the Food and Cookery programmes here at The Aspire Academy will work towards one or both of the following courses depending on the timing of their referral and their level of ability:

What does the NCFE CACHE Level 1 Award in Nutrition & Health qualification cover?

This qualification aims to:

• develop pupils’ understanding of the importance of eating healthily and maintaining hydration
• develop pupils’ understanding of food choices and how to make healthy choices
• help pupils plan a healthy diet for self and others
• increase understanding of eating disorders, the connections between food and feelings, and ways to seek help and support.

How many credits are required to complete it?

This qualification consists of 3 mandatory units…

Introductory awareness of the importance of healthy eating and drinking for adults
Planning healthy diets
Understanding eating disorders.

Successful pupils may then progress to NCFE CACHE Level 2 Award in Nutrition & Health.

What does the BTEC Level 1 Award in Home Cooking Skills qualification cover?

This qualification provides an introduction to the skills, qualities and knowledge required to work in cooking and food preparation within the hospitality industry.

What will you learn?

The course has been developed to give pupils the opportunity to:

engage in learning that is relevant to them and which will provide opportunities
to develop a range of skills and techniques, personal skills and attributes essential for successful performance in working life
achieve a nationally recognised, Level 1 vocationally-related qualification
progress to employment in a particular vocational sector
progress to related general and/or vocational qualifications.

How are Home Cooking Skills qualifications structured?

The Level 1 Award has 3x mandatory units to complete:

Basic Food Preparation and Cooking
Using Kitchen Equipment
Introduction to Food Commodities

Successful learners may then progress to NCFE CACHE Level 2 Award in Nutrition & Health.

The Aspire Academy Home Cooking Challenge Download

The aim of the challenge is for you to keep practicing your Food practical skills whilst at home during the current school closure and to feed your family at the same time!

All the 21x recipes are designed to serve 1-2 people as a main course so would need to be scaled up to feed a family.

The dishes have been chosen as they use affordable and easy to come by ingredients.

When you have cooked a dish, email a photo to Mrs Lewis at rlewis@theaspireacademy.org.uk and she will give you feedback. If you have any questions regarding the recipes, feel free to email too.

Happy Cooking!