Fashion and Textile Technology – National 4/5 and Higher

Are you interested in fashion?

Are you interested in learning how to design and make your own clothes and making other textile items.

Are you interested in learning about properties of textiles?

This course could also help your attainment in art too!!! Many pupils who leave school and study textile technology wish they had done this course!!!

Fashion and Textile Technology – National 4/5 and Higher if you have any questions come to the HE department.

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Please find below details of the Higher Health and Food Technology currently offered in CHS. This course is also available at National 3, 4 and 5.

Health & Food Technology

Level: Higher

Year Group – S4/5/6

Aims of Course

• To allow learners to develop knowledge of the relationships between health, nutrition and the functional properties of food

• To enable learners to make informed food, lifestyle and consumer choices

• To allow learners to develop the skills to apply their knowledge in practical contexts

• To allow learners to develop safe and hygienic practices in practical food preparation

• To develop learners’ organisational and technological skills to contribute to their own and others health and nutritional needs

Course Content

The course includes development of practical and cognitive skills. Practical, experiential learning in relevant contexts is used as the vehicle for development of knowledge, understanding and skills. There are four mandatory units: Food for Health, Food Product Development, Lifestyle and Consumer Choices and an Assignment by introducing integration, challenge and application. Learners will draw on, extend and apply the skills they have learned during the course. The task will be sufficiently open and flexible to allow for personalisation and choice.

Skills

Learners will:

• Gain knowledge of the relationship between health, food, nutrition, lifestyle and consumer choices

• Develop practical food preparation skills and techniques using appropriate tools and equipment

• Demonstrate safe and hygienic practices

• Develop technological skills related to food production

• Develop skills necessary to plan, prepare and reflect on products and processes

• Knowledge of practical properties and functions of food

• Solving problems related to a range of health, food, nutrition, lifestyle and consumer needs

• Have an understanding of current consumer issues

Methodology

A wide range of learning and teaching approaches is used in the department. These include whole class teaching, group activities, paired activities and independent learning

Assessment

Higher

The learner will be assessed by an assignment and a question paper. The assignment will require application of skills, knowledge and understanding from across the Units. Learners will develop a product(s) to meet a given brief. The assignment will be sufficiently open and flexible to allow for personalisation and choice.

The question paper will require integration of knowledge and understanding from across the Units. All externally assessed.

Homework

Pupils will be asked to revise work they have learned in class. Complete past paper questions. Investigate current issues and research, plan and problem solve issues. Build on practical cookery skills.

How can you help?

Doing the following will help your child to become more skilled in Health & Food Technology:

• Ensure that your child is regularly completing and submitting homework for marking

• Encourage you child to take responsibility for their own learning

• Discuss progress with your child in this subject

• Build on practical cookery skills

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