Cooking and Nutrition

Intent

At Park Spring we want to teach children the life skills of food preparation and cooking.

Why? So that children have the skills to look after themselves and their families in the future.

We also want the children to learn where food comes from and what makes a healthy, balanced meal.

Why? So children can make healthy choices around food and they can help to make the world a more sustainable place to live in.

Cooking at nutrition follows the three stages of the D&T design progress: design, make, evaluate. Cooking and nutrition also has a focus on specific principles such as skills and techniques in food. Each unit is taught as a block, encouraging pupils to explore different foods and come up with and make an end product.

Impact

By the end of year 6 pupils have a range of skills which enable them to be resourceful and innovative thinkers. Teaching children about cooking and food can make a real difference to the quality of
their lives; it equips them with the confidence to make healthy food choices as well as
teaching them how to enjoy their food. Learning to cook from an early age can
contribute to maintaining a healthy weight, improving oral health and general health
and wellbeing.