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Assessment structure NEA (Non exam assessment) Single examination paper Two tasks 1 hour 45

Our specification layout Content What students need to know and understand. Additional information The

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Food Preparation Skills (Section 3. 1) Students must know how and when these food

NEA Task 1: Food Investigation • Students will investigate and evaluate the working characteristics,

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NEA Task 2: Food Preparation Assessment • In this task, students will prepare, cook

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Key dates for the new GCSE Last assessments of current AQA Food GCSEs: Summer

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Assessment structure NEA (Non exam assessment) Single examination paper Two tasks 1 hour 45 minutes duration Section A (20 marks) MCQ – structured to reflect the sections of the specification. Section B (80 marks) – 5 questions varying in styles of approach and content. The Food Investigation (15%) Recommended time 10 hours Task released: 1 September The Food Preparation Assessment (35%) Recommended time 20 hours (including 3 hour period) Task released: 1 November Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Our specification layout Content What students need to know and understand. Additional information The content then is broken down into more specific information Suggested application and food preparation skills Skills are highlighted and some possible recipes stated. Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Food Preparation Skills (Section 3. 1) Students must know how and when these food preparation skills can be applied and combined to achieve specific outcomes. The choice of recipes to exemplify the skills will be at the discretion of the school or college, although some recipe suggestions have been included as suitable examples. Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

NEA Task 1: Food Investigation • Students will investigate and evaluate the working characteristics, functional and chemical properties of ingredients. • One task to be selected from three tasks set by AQA. • The tasks will be released on the 1 September in the academic year in which the qualification is to be awarded. • Group work. Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

NEA Task 2: Food Preparation Assessment • In this task, students will prepare, cook and present a final menu of three dishes to meet the needs of a specific context. Students must select appropriate technical skills and processes and create 3 – 4 dishes to showcase their skills. They will then produce their final menu within a single period of no more than 3 hours, planning in advance how this will be achieved. • A menu is a selection of three dishes that are produced to meet the demands of the chosen task. • Students will produce a concise portfolio with photographic evidence. This is not to exceed 20 sides of A 4 or A 3 equivalent. • The tasks will be released on the 1 November in the academic year in which the qualification is to be awarded. Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Support and resources We have a number of resources already available and more are being added all the time Coming soon: • NEA exemplar material • GCSE schemes of work • Textbooks from Hodder and Illuminate • NEA advisers Please email our subject team: foodprep@aqa. org. uk to commit to teach. Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Support and resources – Student guide A resource for your students – great to use at options evenings! Provides guidance for students: • • • Why choose this subject? Where can this take me? What will I study? How will I be assessed? What skills will I learn? Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

Key dates for the new GCSE Last assessments of current AQA Food GCSEs: Summer 2017 First teaching Summer 2016 First exam for the new GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition: Summer 2018 NEA Task 1 release date 1 September 2017 NEA Task 2 release date 1 November 2017 Copyright © AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.

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