If you’re hiring a new technician you may want to set tasks as part of the application or interview process. This document contains 4 tasks which will demonstrate the candidates competency in several areas. Tasks include: A fridge organisation task Communication task (letter) Scenario question (what would you do if?) Create a resource task (classroom sign) Was used originally for electronic completion but can also be printed and completed too

Get students into the routine of creative “time plans” ready for KS4. This is a template for printing so that students can convert recipes into time plan format. This is in Word document format but could be converted into PDF. I have used these as a homework task for students, where they prepare a time plan from a recipe using leftovers. This format requires students to put an ingredients list into food groups and then separate their equipment list into categories. Plus students have to break down the recipe into simple steps, thinking about the time it would take to do each and any safety considerations for each instructions. This is a really good resource to get students well rehearsed at timeplans.

Food & Nutrition / Food Technology Special Diets Revision Game - Dominoes A printable dominoes game ready to print laminate and cut out. I have used this by giving student a pack of cards 1 between 2 and this takes students about 10-15 minutes to complete. Areas covered in cards: Religious diets Vegetarianism Common intolerance diets (lactose free and gluten free) Diet through the life stages 12 cards that join up in dominoes fashion, to make a complete square

Food & Nutrition/ Food Technology How to Write and Evaluation Guide Printable guide for evaluation writing suitable for KS3 and KS4. Great scaffolding tool for low literacy, low ability, SEND and EAL students. This resources helps student develop their evaluation and includes sentence starters and prompt questions.

GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition Macronutrients: carbohydrate worksheet This resource is a gap fill activity on carbohydrates. Sections include: Glycaemic index, structure, fibre, function in the body, deficiency, monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides. Could be used as a retrieval, revision, homework task. ANSWERS INCLUDED!

This resource consists of a powerpoint and corresponsing worksheet. This is something that I have used over 2 lessons. Firstly the powerpoint takes students through some popular biscuits, a basic biscuit recipe, some adaptations, guidance for for designing and making. Students can also design and make their own packaging for their cookies.

GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition Macronutrients: Fats & Oils worksheet This resource is a gap fill activity on carbohydrates. Sections include: omega 3 and 6, structure, saturated and unsaturated, function in the body, deficiency/excess, RNI, Could be used as a retrieval, revision, homework task. ANSWERS INCLUDED!

This is a 2 page worksheet for use in a Weighing and Measuring lesson, featuring a codebreak where students record common abbreviations, a space for student to sketch a variety of different weighing/measuring equipment. I use this worksheet alongside my weighing and measuring powerpoint (available on my shop). This worksheet and powerpoint asked students to move around weighing stations to practice using different pieces of equipment.

Food & Nutrition/ Food Technology Worksheet Effect of Sugar on the Human Body worksheet, allows students to record key facts about the effect of sugar on the Brain, Teeth, Body Weight, Skin and Liver This worksheet can be used in collaboration with my Sugar Lesson (available on my shop)

This booklet is for a Sensory Evaluation, with a focus at the end on Shortbread. I have used this booklet with Y8 and Y9 students across 5 weeks. Students learn about the science behind tasting as well as different methods of evaluation, sensory literacy. At the end students are lead through a NEA1 style shortbread investigation, with method and ingredients list included. Students would then go on to evaluate the different types of fat used, complete a product devlopment, make adaptations before making their final product. This is a great resource for an on going project and could be suitable for all of KS3. It also could be used in Y10 as a method of NEA1 preparation

Step by step Onion Chopping Picture Guide using bridge hold and claw grip. This resource is particularly useful for Y7 practical lessons, low ability, SEND, or just as a reminder for all students. I have printed and laminated these and used them in several classes, easy to wipe down. Great resource to provide extra scaffolding and a good alternative if you have large classes as struggle to do 1:1 spot demos.

This resource is a booklet for use over an 8 week cycle of lessons in a rotation. This resource contains worksheets, activities, evaluations based around the topics: EWG, Food Hygiene, Food Provenance, meat, poultry and alternative proteins, Dairy, packaging and labeling. This booklet goes alongside 3 practical lessons: Chow Mein, Bolognaise and Macaroni Cheese. Word and PDF file included

Food & Nutrition/Food Technology Sugar Quiz Plenary, knowledge check, retrieval task based on sugar

This is a workbook that I have previously set for Year 7 Home Learning but could be suitable for Y7,Y8 or Y9. It consists of 5 activities based around Food Waste and Sustainability: Food waste and Recycling Food Journey Investigation- Milk Food Waste Poster Food Waste, Provenance and Sustainability Quiz Mark the quiz (mark scheme included)

HEALTHY EATING WEEK- everything you need to launch a whole school approach This resource pack contains: -Form time/assembly launch powerpoint of HEW overview, challenges, information -3 Challenges based on 3 of the HEW key messages (wholegrains, vegetables, drink water) -Differentiated challenge worksheets for Y7 Y8 Y9: wholegrains: crossword water: maths problem and answers veg: alphabet challenge Could be used for healthy eating week or could be used in lessons for group challenges etc

KS3 Food & Nutrition/Food Technology Picture, step by step method. This resource contains a step by step method with pictures for the Fruit Fusion recipe. This can be used in year 7 practical lessons or low ability classes as a method of extra scaffolding. I have found this much more successful than a written recipe alone. “Stretch and Challenge fact” on each picture guide in blue box to encourage retrieval Just print and laminate. Could put 2 picture guides back to back. Easy to wipe down and reuse- a long term investment resource. Picture guide, food technology, printable resources, SEND, scaffolding,

KS3 Food & Nutrition/Food Technology Picture, step by step method. This resource contains a step by step method with pictures for a Rock Cakes recipe. This can be used in year 7 practical lessons or low ability classes as a method of extra scaffolding. I have found this much more successful than a written recipe alone. “Stretch and Challenge fact” on each picture guide in blue box to encourage retrieval Just print and laminate. Could put 2 picture guides back to back. Easy to wipe down and reuse- a long term investment resource. Picture guide, food technology, printable resources, SEND, scaffolding

KS3 Food & Nutrition/Food Technology Picture, step by step method. This resource contains a step by step method with pictures for the Beef and Vegetarian Kofta recipe (2 picture guides included for £4). This can be used in year 7 practical lessons or low ability classes as a method of extra scaffolding. I have found this much more successful than a written recipe alone. “Stretch and Challenge fact” on each picture guide in blue box to encourage retrieval Just print and laminate. Could put 2 picture guides back to back. Easy to wipe down and reuse- a long term investment resource. Picture guide, food technology, printable resources, SEND, scaffolding

KEY WORD KIWIS X3 Looking for a way to increase literacy, key word usage, spelling? These kiwi keywords are great to use for extended writing tasks with spelling as a focus, as a means of scaffolding and literacy support. They can also be used to increase use of terminology in both written and oracy work. Key words for the following topics: Food Hygiene, Safety and Food Poisoning Carbohydrates and Fibre Using the Cooker Just print, cut out and laminate