Home Economics
Members of the Department
Miss Ward (Leader of Home Economics)
Miss McMenamin
Mrs O’Hare
Miss Gribbin
Aims
Home Economics is one element of Learning for Life and Work (LLW).
It is a subject through which you will develop many skills, in particular the practical skills involved in planning, preparing, cooking and serving food.
KS3
Throughout Key Stage 3 you will study the three key concepts of Home Economics. They are:
Healthy Eating
Independent Living
Home and Family Life
Your learning will develop the core skills and knowledge around the themes of:
Diet (Food and drink)
Consumer Awareness
Cooking (food preparation and handling skills)
Food Safety
Active Lifestyles (physical activity)
During our theory and practical lessons, you will have lots of opportunities to develop your Communication, ICT and Literacy and Numeracy Skills.
You will also develop the following Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities:
Working with Others
Managing Information
Self-Management
Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Being Creative.
KS4
KS4 courses offer all students the opportunities to build on the skills and capabilities developed through the delivery of the KS3 curriculum.
The option choices provide academic and vocational routes to best suit all learning styles.
CCEA GCSE Food and Nutrition
CCEA GCSE Health and Social Care
OCN Level 2 Vocational Pathways in Hospitality
Post 16
At Post-16, CCEA GCE Health and Social Care is offered. This course is completed over two years through a combination of exam and coursework units.
Career Opportunities
Students that have completed GCSE subjects in the Home Economics Department have found careers in:
Food innovation and product development
Nutrition and Dietetics
Hospitality and Catering
Leisure and Tourism Industry
Teaching
Food production, management and quality assurance
Health and Social Care
Sport and Exercise
Food supply management and retail
Environmental health
Marketing
Food journalism