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V Certs – Food and Cookery
Food and Cookery
Studying our new Level 1/2 Technical Award in Food and Cookery will give pupils the fundamental skills and knowledge they’ll need to prepare for a career in the hospitality and catering sector. This qualification covers key subject areas, from food health and safety and information on key food groups and key nutrients, to recipe development, amendment and evaluation.
This qualification is approved for KS4 Performance Tables in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
V Cert Technical Awards are designed to be delivered over two years. The first year of delivery is entirely dedicated to teaching and learning, with all summative assessments taking place in the final year of study. The Food and Cookery V Cert Technical Award is assessed by Non-Exam Assessment (60%) and Examined Assessment (40%).
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Year 1 |
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Autumn term |
Spring term |
Summer term |
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Teaching and learning |
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Year 2 |
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Autumn term |
Spring term |
Summer term |
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NEA brief released |
NEA delivery time and submission date deadline 30 April |
External exam and results day |
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Qualification specification
TEACHING AND LEARNING RESOURCES SAMPLE
PERFORMANCE TABLES GUIDE
What’s next?
→ Further study: a T Level in catering, Level 3 Applied Certificate/Diploma in Food Science and Nutrition, or an Advanced Technical Diploma in Professional Cookery
→ Apprenticeship: as a production chef, commis chef or chef de partie.