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OCR GCSE Syllabus

WHAT YOU WILL BE LEARNING ABOUT

  • Nutrition and Health
  • Food choice
  • Food Preparation and Processing
  • Deterioration, Safety and Preservation of food
  • Marketing, Advertising and Consumer Education

HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED

Each student will sit one written examination which has a weighting of 50%.

There are two tiers of entry:

Foundation Grades C – G

Higher Grades A* - D

Students must also complete 3 pieces of coursework.

Coursework carries 50% of the assessment for the course.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

This course has definite links with

  • Catering industry for example in schools, hospitals.
  • Food Industry for example product development, marketing.
  • Hospitality Industry for example Hotels and restaurants.
  • Agricultural Industry
  • Dietetics