Combine the essential ingredients that will develop knowledge, understanding and cooking skills through Key Stage 3, so students are ready for the new GCSE in Food Preparation and Nutrition.

With topics linked directly to the new GCSE specifications, Exploring Food and Nutrition helps you to build knowledge and understanding of key concepts and introduce important terminology as your students progress through Key Stage 3, providing a solid foundation for the Food Preparation and Nutrition GCSE.

- Develop topic understanding through Key Stage 3, drawing on subject content at GCSE, with engaging, carefully timed and level-appropriate lessons

- Build food preparation and cooking skills required at GCSE with 'Skills focus': from basic skills at Year 7 through to more advanced techniques in Year 9

- Encourage subject interest with suggested activities and 'Find out more' research features for each topic, that are appropriate for your students in years 7, 8 and 9

- Ensure nutritional understanding with clear explanation of the up-to-date terminology, data and concepts that students will need to know in order to apply the principles of healthy eating

- Monitor and measure student progress with knowledge check questions provided for every topic

This book is suitable for Key Stage 3. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

This book has been graded for interest at 11-14 years.

There are 136 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Hodder Education .

Alexis Rickus is Deputy Head at Polesworth School. She is an experienced food and nutrition examiner and author. Bev Saunder teaches GCSE Catering and A Level Home Economics and is a Head of Year at a large comprehensive school in Malvern. She is an experienced food and nutrition examiner and author. Yvonne Mackey is Head of Food and Nutrition at Queen's College, Taunton. She has GCSE moderation and specification development experience.