Nutrition / Diet

Assessment

Unit 1: Meeting Nutritional Needs of Specific Groups Part 1: Theory test – 90 minutes. Looks at nutrition in detail and developing practical skills. Exam marked externally. There will be a mixture of short and long-response questions on hygiene and nutrition and a section to analyze a person’s diet which will need improving. Part 2: Coursework – 9.5 hours. This includes a practical cooking exam, that involves students cooking a three-course meal, based on a scenario given by the exam board. It will need to be planned for creating a time plan and justifying the choice of dishes and why they are suitable to the task, showing a detailed understanding of nutrition and hygiene. Unit 2: Ensuring food is safe to eat. This is assessed by a written assignment, which has 8 hours for completion. Unit 3: Experimenting to solve food production problems. 12-hour practical and written assessment.