John Paul Academy

In S1 and S2 pupils follow a course based around the Level 3/Level 4 Technologies experiences and outcomes in Health and Wellbeing. The S1/2 course is currently under review, more information on this course will follow once the course plans have been revised.

In S3 pupils will undertake three separate units

• Practical Skills Build – Consolidation of Practical Skills. This unit will run throughout the year and will build the practical skill needed to attain a National qualification in Hospitality Practical Cookery or Skills for work Hospitality.
• Health and Food Technology  – Human Nutrition. This unit runs from August to December and will build knowledge and understanding that will be used primarily to attain a National qualification in Health and Food Technology, but also is setting knowledge and understanding for Hospitality Practical Cookery, SFW Hospitality and SFW Early Years and Childcare.
• Seasonality and sustainability of family nutrition - This unit runs from December to March and will build knowledge and understanding that will be used primarily to attain a National qualification in Health and Food technology, SFW Early Years and Childcare but also is setting knowledge and understanding for Hospitality Practical Cookery and SFW Hospitality.

From March until May dependent on each individual pupil learning journey N3 and N4 units will be attempted and completed to set pupils for their progression into the department and the specific courses that they will be successful in for their senior phase years.

S3 will attend the department for three single periods a week, depending on the units and topics being studied the format of the week will change but all classes will cook at least one period a week. On the proviso that all homework’s or class tasks are completed. If these are not completed by an individual they will be invited to finish this theory content during practical sessions.