Nuffield Design and Technology 11-14: Teacher's File
The Nuffield Design and Technology Teacher's File for Key Stage Three contains a large number of resource tasks which can be included in lessons. These short, focused activities are presented as instruction sheets and are intended to increase technical knowledge, skills and design strategies. The file starts with the full…
Dinner Granny
This Teachers TV video highlights an innovative programme that combines healthy school meals and environmental awareness education in a Gloucestershire special needs school. When cook Pat Kendall started working at New Siblands School, she was delighted to learn the administration wanted her to serve organic food. The school…
Project Crunch
In this programme from Teachers TV, students at Thomas Alleyne's High School are set an enterprise project to launch a healthier brand of crisps, with the help of local manufacturer Glennans. Glennans approached the school with an idea for a joint project to celebrate the company's 21st anniversary. Over six months,…
7 Day Pupil Food Diaries
This Teachers TV video follows two students, Megan and Ryan, as they keep a food diary for one week, and try and eat five pieces of fruit and vegetable every day, in response to the challenge they have been set. We see the results of their endeavours as Joanna Postlethwaite, Head of Food Technology at John Cabot Community Technology…
24 Hour Pupil Food Diaries
In this Teachers TV programme Joanna Postlethwaite, Head of Food Technology at John Cabot Community Technology College, sets Year Seven students the task of recording their eating habits for 24 hours. Megan and Ryan keep a video diary for the day, recording what they both eat at school and at home, producing some interesting results.…
Alderman Knight School
This teachers TV programme features Alderman Knight School in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. The school has embraced the National Healthy Schools Programme with a passion and students are encouraged to think about food, how to grow it, cook it and buy it. The school has introduced many schemes to create a healthier learning environment,…
John Hanson Community School
This Teachers TV programme features John Hanson Community School in Hampshire, which used a move to a new building in 2002 to transform into a more healthy school. Headteacher Steve Evatt explains that the old 1930's school site had "long passed it's sell by date", and that the new hi-tech building has enabled…
Healthy School Food
In this video from Teachers TV, Mike Baker and Sheena McDonald discuss the government's initiatives to encourage healthy eating in schools. They look at new nutritional standards for school meals as well as the introduction of compulsory food technology in schools where facilities are available. Shadow schools minister Nick…
Tackling Obesity
With childhood obesity rising, this programme from Teachers TV looks at how schools can tackle the issues surrounding the problem. Addressing whether schools should help to identify children at risk of obesity, the programme looks at the results of a new law in Arkansas, which allows the state's schools to directly contact…
Licence to Cook Case Studies: Cooking
These case studies from Licence to Cook provide examples of activities and worksheets developed by lead practitioners to support the teaching and learning of basic cooking skills in the classroom. Making a snack is a homework activity which asks students to analyse and review a snack they have made, explaining the purpose of the…
Licence to Cook Case Studies: Health and Safety
These case studies from Licence to Cook provide examples of activities and worksheets developed by lead practitioners to support the teaching of health and safety in food technology. Safety and equipment is an example of a short worksheet for Year Seven students covering how to use a cooker safely Hygiene and safety is an activity…
Licence to Cook Case Studies: Product Evaluation
These case studies from Licence to Cook provide examples of activities and worksheets developed by lead practitioners to support the teaching of product evaluation in food technology. Word bank for evaluations sheets gives a table of sensory terms which can be used to help students select and use words when writing evaluations…
Teach Food Technology: Mentor Guide
This guide was intended for use by mentors who are supporting teachers being trained as part of the Teach Food Technology programme. The guide prepares them to work with their nominated mentee and plan a mentoring day. The contents of the guide may also be useful for all those involved in mentoring a new food technology teacher.…
Food Technology in the Curriculum
The Food Technology in the Curriculum course was part of the Teach Food Technology national training programme. The one day course was supported by the Licence to Cook programme and case studies by lead practitioners. The training materials focus on the nature of food technology within design and technology and how it can contribute…
Using a Cooker
These short videos are part of the Licence to Cook course and are designed to be shown in class to demonstrate the how to use the oven and hob safely during their practical cooking sessions. The short videos can either be used to introduce a new technique that students will be using in a cooking session or used to recap skills learned…
Getting Started
From Licence to Cook, these three short videos are intended to be shown in class to demonstrate some of the basic skills needed for students’ first cooking sessions. The short videos can either be used to introduce a new technique that students will be using in a cooking session or used to recap skills learned in previous lessons.…
Using Equipment
These short videos are part of the Licence to Cook course and are designed to be shown in class to demonstrate the how to use the electrical kitchen equipment that students will meet in the practical cooking sessions. The demonstrations include: • Using a hand held whisk • Using a blender • Using a hand held blender •…
Recipe Demonstrations
These short videos are part of the Licence to cook course and are designed to be shown in class to demonstrate the recipes used in the practical cooking sessions. The demonstrations include: White sauce Tomato sauce ANZAC biscuits Cheese onion triangle Cheese straws Courgette and cheese muffins Dinner rolls Finnish fruit…
Preparing Ingredients
These short videos are part of the Licence to Cook course and are intended to be shown in class to support the teaching of cooking skills and techniques in food technology. In each film, Year Eight and Year Nine students demonstrate how to prepare common ingredients, such as an onion, garlic, chilli, ginger, fish, chicken and meat.…
Using Flour
These short videos are part of the Licence to Cook course and are designed to be shown in class. Two students demonstrate different methods of combining flour with other ingredients, including how to form a dough, how to gently fold flour into a mixture and how to effectively divide a mixture. The short videos can either be used…
Biscuit Bonanza
This Licence to Cook practical session is about baking biscuits, both savoury and sweet. During the session, students will make either Cheese straws or ANZAC biscuits. The session aims to improve students’ knowledge of flour based products and act as a reminder for the safe use of the cooker. It can be used as a stand-alone…
Baker's Haven
This Licence to Cook practical session is about the production of bread based products, with students making either Dinner rolls or Pesto pizza or Finnish fruit plait. There is scope for students to be creative, selecting different types of ingredients that could be combined into the dishes. The writing frames can be used before…
Cooking Session 16: Meal Appeal
This is the final practical session in the Licence to Cook course, and it is expected that students should be confident and competent in preparing and cooking a range of different dishes before this lesson. During this session, students consolidate their understanding by preparing and cooking a main meal, such as a shepherd's…
Cooking Session 15: Stir Fry Crazy
This Licence to Cook practical session aims to build students' confidence and independence in the kitchen, offering the opportunity to learn new skills and techniques which can lead to preparing and cooking a range of main meals. During this session, students can make either a sizzling stir-fry or fajitas. These recipes…
Cooking Session 14: Rice
This Licence to Cook practical session focuses on cooking with rice, revisiting many skills and techniques and allowing students to make dishes at school that they can easily recreate at home. During this session, students can make either a mushroom risotto or savoury rice. These recipes demonstrate the versatility of rice in…
Cooking Session 13: Celebration
This Licence to Cook practical session focuses on using the creaming method to make a simple cake. It provides the opportunity to use a hand-held electric mixer, although students can make this mixture using a wooden spoon. Weighing and measuring are important aspects of this session, as quantities need to be precise in order for…
Cooking Session 12: Curry to Go!
This Licence to Cook practical session is about making a simple curry dish in one pan. It demonstrates the use of simple pieces of equipment in the preparation of a dish that students could easily prepare at home. During this session, students can make a spinach, potato and chickpea curry, lamb korma or Thai green chicken curry.…
Cooking Session 11: Back to Basics
During this Licence to Cook practical session, students can make either a classic tomato ragu or ratatouille. These recipes demonstrate how a simple tomato based sauce can form the basis of many dishes and meals, as well as providing an opportunity to practice essential knife skills. Students will also use the hob to boil or simmer.…
Cooking Session 10: Mini Meals
During this Licence to Cook practical session, students make either koftas, spicy bean burgers or a fish and vegetable stack to demonstrate their skills and understanding of ingredient preparation. It also provides the opportunity for students to use a food processor to prepare ingredients. This session can act as a stand-alone…
Cooking Session 9: Pasta Mania
In this Licence to Cook practical session students make a savoury sauce and combine it with pasta to make a simple dish. Students start to prepare and cook items simultaneously, learning about timing and kitchen organisation. Key skills include weighing and measuring, use of the hob (boiling, simmering), grating, making a roux…
Cooking Session 8: Deli Salads
This Licence to Cook practical session is about creating a deli-style salad using a range of different ingredients. Students are presented with the opportunity to cook a range of starchy foods, whilst simultaneously preparing other ingredients for their salad. The aim of the session is to improve students’ organisational…
Cooking Session 7: Feel the Rub
This Licence to Cook practical session extends the rubbing in technique so that students learn to form and shape the rubbed-in dough. This additional dimension is a progression from Cooking Session 6, Creative Crumbles, as students will need to carefully control the amount of liquid added to the mixture to prevent it from becoming…