Case studies and exemplar materials are produced by individual teachers

working as Lead Practitioners for the Licence to Cook Programme.

N.B this work is based on the Licence to Cook programme; the resources may have been
changed/adapted to suit local needs.

LP author: Barbara Monks

School: Hitchin Girls’ School, Herts

Product: Pupil / parent support

Word document entitled Weekly planner year 7

Year group: Year 7

Topics: Planner outlining order of practical work for year 7

Key focus: Class activity, key learning and homework

Description: Single page, chart covering 18 weekly lessons – to help pupils

and parents
 FOOD TECHNOLOGY YEAR 7 weekly

WEEK CLASS ACTIVITY Key learning Homework

Week 1 Starting D&T at HGS Making progress in D&T V.C. Letters
My teachers My lessons Folder Headings
Week 2 In the food Technology Room D&T: Safe working in Safe food preparation
About Licence to Cook. Get log-on (or later) Food Tech Prep ingredients:
Safety in Kitchen areas L2C: Hygiene & Safety For Recipe 1 or 2
Key links relating diet to health Getting to Grips booklet
Demonstration recipes Recipe 1 or 2 page 12 & 14
Week 3 Licence to cook 1 D&T: Safe working in Personal Safety
Making Fruit fusion or dippy divers Food Tech Worksheet or on-line
L2C: Hygiene & Safety tutorial

Week 4 Demonstration SNACKS: Croque Monsieur or Gaining confidence in On-line tutorial:

Pizza taosts cooking Storing food Make a snack
Using the grill or oven and write it up and
Prep ingredients
Week 5 Licence to cook 2 Knife skills Cooking safely via tutorials
Making a savoury snack: Bride / claw hold or worksheet
Croque monsieur or Pizza toastie Sequencing work Getting to grips page 13 &
17
Week 6 Demonstration of melting method flapjacks Melting Method Revision Cooking safely
Getting to Grips page 14 & 18 Getting to Grips p 15 &19
Week 7 Licence to cook 3 Using hob and melting fat Review H&S tutorials:
Making melting method recipe / sugar, mixing, forming personal, storing food and
Demonstration: Granola bars safe cooking
Week 8 Licence to cook 4 Food development Comparing the two
What is development in food tech? Supporting revision of different melting method
Making a different type of flapjack H&S recipes
Week 9 Demonstration of soup making Using a hand held blender Write up for AKGK awards
Use seasonal veg and stock cubes Sensory descriptors Revision for online
assessment
Week 10 Licence to cook 5 – Making Soup: bring flask Using vegetables Revision for on-line H&S
or suitable leak proof container assessment
Week 11 H&S Online assessment Knowledge of H&S
In ICT rooms checked and assessed File check / homework
Check where I need to go
Week 12 Demonstration: Fruit crumble using rubbing Knowing about basic Prep fruit for next lesson –
in method recipes stew fruit
Week 13 Licence to cook 6: Making Crumble Costing tins v fresh HW: Evaluate recipe: User
Practical skills: rub in and use stewed fruit Food miles needs and Product spec
Week 14 Demonstration: Using rubbing in method and Generating ideas HW: Showing ideas – 4
incorporating at least 2 portions of fruit/veg: 5-a –day amounts different ideas for healthy
make a tasty attractive pizza. pizza
Week 15 Licence to cook 7 Writing a product spec: HW: Eevaluation for this
Making a healthy Pizza - Assessment SATSUMA technique product: User reports
Week 16 Demonstration of Rice or Pasta Salad Inspiration through HW:Review recipe of
ingredients Celebrity chefs
Week 17 Licence to Cook 8: Making a Pasta or Rice Explain key points about HW:Do Page13 in Getting
salad your choice to Grips
Week 18 Demonstration of stir frying Knowing about stir frying Complete File and log all
Making a stir-fry kit – Additional practical recipes
Week 19 End of module Certificates L2C 1 - 7 Grades and Targets Change to TEXTILES