Exam Preparation
See the list below of all the areas that will be covered in the upcoming mock
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Methods of cooking
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Heat Transfer
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Eatwell Guide
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Eggs & Chicken
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Food Packaging
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Sensory Properties of Food
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Food Storage
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Provenance, Security and Sustainability
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Dietary requirements of individuals
Books to buy.
Any of these books are a great resource for the mocks and the actual exam in June
Useful websites
Use the following links to prepare.
All exam boards cover the same theory knowledge so each exam board has useful revision resources
Eduqas: Our exam board:
https://resources.wjec.co.uk/Pages/ResourceByArgs.aspx?subId=54&lvlId=2
AQA: Lots of past papers and mark schemes
https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/food/gcse/food-preparation-and-nutrition-8585/assessment-resources
OCR: Great topic exploration packs
Seneca
https://www.senecalearning.com/
A good place to start and to be used on a regular basis. At least an hour a week achieving at least 85% before moving on.
The online book
https://illuminate.digital/eduqasfood/
Use this alongside seneca, it has interactive questions and video that will really help. Remember all the theory in the exam comes from the book.
Question bank.
https://www.wjec.co.uk/question-bank/question-search.html
Type in an area you want to revise and it will give you all the question on past papers with the mark scheme and examiners report.
Video Playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8LkwypD7ZQ&list=PLSXnX8lDffhTq41shvMiA7n9xCVlt7_nN&index=10
A useful playlist of videos for the exam.