S1 HE:
Reporting Window 2

Pupils have been developing a range of key skills in HE through different practical and classroom based activities.  Examples of these skills include:

·   Working safely in the kitchen

·   Awareness of key hygiene guidelines

·   Demonstrating effective organisational skills to allow efficient working

·   Knife skills

·   The ‘rubbing in’ technique

·   Kneading dough

·   Boiling and simmering

The above skills have enabled pupils to produce the following dishes:

·   All in one sponge

·   Rock Buns

·   Pasta Salad

·   Jammy Buns assessment

Along with developing the essential skills for cooking, pupils completed a short sewing block prior to Christmas.  As part of this block pupils created a Christmas stocking, focusing on threading a needle and exploring different stitching techniques that would enable them to sew two pieces of fabric together or sew on a button.

The majority of work covered in S1 HE is based around CfE Level 2 Outcomes and Benchmarks. The majority of pupils at this stage of S1 are working at Second B or above. This does not mean that pupils performing below this level are not making progress - all pupils are making progress but some require more support with CfE Level 2 content than others. 

Working Level and Working Grade descriptions for S1 HE:

Second A: Making excellent progress at CfE Level 2, performing well against all the outcomes covered. Is able to apply the benchmarks in a practical and classroom based setting along with using the key skills to prepare a range of different dishes.  When topics allow for extension into CfE Level 3 outcomes, copes really well with the increased challenge. 

Second B: Making good progress at CfE Level 2, performing well against most of the outcomes covered. Sometimes applies the benchmarks in a practical and classroom based setting along with using the key skills to prepare a range of different dishes.  When topics allow for extension into CfE Level 3 outcomes, copes well with the increased challenge. 

Second C: Making reasonable progress at this level, performing well against many of the outcomes covered while finding others more challenging. Occasionally applies the benchmarks in a practical and classroom based setting along with using the key skills to prepare a range of different dishes. 

Second D: Making some progress at this level, performing well against a few of the outcomes covered while finding the majority challenging.  Often struggles to apply the benchmarks in a practical and classroom based setting and requires the key skills broken down when preparing a range of different dishes.  Benefits from further consolidation of the level below.