Food Technology / Hospitality and Catering
The food technology curriculum applies the principles of nutrition and healthy eating, instilling confidence of cooking in pupils. The department at Ursuline ensures that students understand the environmental impacts of food choices and students learn why we should buy in season. Students study multicultural foods and experience how different cultural foods influence everyday food choices; this enables students to understand different religions and ethical beliefs and how these influence food choices. Students will also learn how to cook predominantly savoury dishes which is a vital life skill that enables them to feed themselves and others on a healthy, affordable, realistic budget now and in later life.