Intent
At Lostock Hall Academy, our Food Preparation and Nutrition curriculum inspires a lifelong love of food and cooking while supporting all students to become confident, creative and healthy individuals. As part of our commitment to developing ambitious, caring and resilient young people, we equip students with the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to make informed food choices and contribute positively to their families and communities.
Our curriculum has been carefully designed to support both academic achievement and personal development. We recognise that students arrive with different experiences, strengths, needs, abilities, levels of confidence and passions. Our ambition is therefore to provide the right support, adaptation and challenge, so that all students can access the same ambitious curriculum and make meaningful progress.
Through practical experiences and theoretical learning, all students develop the essential life skills of preparing and cooking food that is affordable, nutritious and sustainable. We foster high expectations for all learners, ensuring that every student feels included, supported and empowered to succeed.
Through engaging and inclusive lessons, students learn how to plan, prepare and evaluate a wide range of dishes while developing independence, resilience and problem-solving skills. We want every student to recognise that the knowledge and skills developed in Food Preparation and Nutrition have value beyond the classroom. We aim to broaden students’ aspirations by helping them explore the role of food in everyday life, further education and future careers. By developing confidence, independence and creativity, we encourage all students to build skills that will benefit them both now and in the future.
Implementation
Our Food Preparation and Nutrition curriculum provides a progressive learning journey that develops practical cooking skills alongside a secure understanding of nutrition, food science, food safety and healthy eating. The learning journey is designed to build knowledge and skills progressively, with opportunities to revisit, practice, apply and extend learning. Inclusive practice is embedded in the planning and delivery of every lesson. Students are supported from their individual starting points, while continuing to experience high expectations and meaningful challenge. Targeted and purposeful adaptations are in place and ensure that every student participates in all theory and practical lessons throughout KS3 and KS4.
Impact
Our Food Preparation and Nutrition curriculum has a powerful role in preparing students for life beyond school and ensures that students leave Lostock Hall Academy with valuable transferable skills that support healthy, informed and independent living. As well as developing confidence in food preparation, an understanding of nutrition and wellbeing, and an appreciation of how food choices can positively impact individuals and communities, students also develop confidence, organisation skills, resilience, independence, practical problem-solving skills, evaluation skills and aspirations.
A qualification in GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition can be a gateway to ambitious future pathways for all students. Students who choose to study Food Preparation and Nutrition at GCSE gain a highly respected qualification that supports progression to further study, apprenticeships and careers within the food, hospitality and health sectors. Through high-quality teaching and meaningful learning experiences, all students are encouraged to aspire, achieve and thrive, both academically and personally.
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