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Training to teach BTEC Home Cooking Skills

Training to teach BTEC Home Cooking Skills

Highlights

  • On-Demand course

  • 20 hours

  • All levels

Description

Training to teach BTEC Home Cooking Skills Level 1 & 2

About this training

Training outcomes

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

● List the requirements for assignment writing and assessment

● Explain the assessment, internal verification and standardisation process

● Plan and create schemes of work that meet the needs of all learners

● Review and evaluate examples of schemes of work for learners with SEND

● Discuss access arrangements and reasonable adjustments for SEND

● Review suitable recipes that can be used when teaching the qualifications

Why this course is useful

● Personalised guidance and information on the structure and implementation of the specification

● Relevant content that relates to the subject specialism skills and knowledge

● Time to experiment, refine and embed new ideas in classroom practice

● Support from experienced trainers/teacher practitioners and other experts

● A collaborative approach

What training standards are met?

No.1 Teaching the curriculum

No.4 Managing practical food lessons

No.7 Promoting and applying nutrition

Standards are from the government framework: Food teaching in secondary schools: A framework of knowledge and skills

What teachers say

“Thank you, it really has removed some worries about the course.”

“Thank you for clarifying so many things for me! Appreciated.”

“Thank you so much, some great assignment scenario ideas which I would have found really useful when I started out.”

“Thank you all so much for the sessions and the resources and advice you have provided! It has been really useful!”

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  • What is on-demand training?

    ON Demand training is INSTANT access to a number of flexible on-line modules. You do these at your own pace. Your training is unlimited.  You can visit at any time.

    Your training may also be supported by LIVE on line meetings and access to a CHAT FORUM to ask questions.

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course Content

16 sections50 lessons
Section 1 Welcome3 lessons
  1. 1Introduction
  2. 2Your course forum or 'contact us'
  3. 3Links to live online meetings
Section 2 What is BTEC? 1 lessons
  1. 1A quick guide to BTEC
Section 3 New to teaching BTEC HCS?1 lessons
  1. 1Top Tips and an overview
Section 4 Roles and Responsibilities3 lessons
  1. 1School Exam Centre Roles and Responsibilities
  2. 2Awarding Body (Pearson) Roles and Responsibilities
  3. 3Activity - check in with your BTEC team in school
Section 5 Getting started with BTEC HCS1 lessons
  1. 1A quick outline to get you started
Section 6 Delivery of BTEC HCS1 lessons
  1. 1Successful Delivery of HCS
Section 7 Planning to support low attainers and SEND9 lessons
  1. 1Common SEND and how these can be supported
  2. 2MLD and slow working students
  3. 3Accessible Cookbooks
  4. 4Neurodiversity: Dyslexia
  5. 5Neurodiversity: Dyspraxia
  6. 6Neurodiversity: ADHD
  7. 7Case Study: PRACTICAL TEACHING TIPS FOR TACKLING SEND
  8. 8Access Arrangements, Reasonable Adjustments and Special Consideration
  9. 9Activity - meet with your SENCO
Section 8 Assessment of BTEC HCS6 lessons
  1. 1Assessment model and exemplar brief
  2. 2A teacher's view of the assessment process
  3. 3Assignment writing/ teaching economising
  4. 4Assignment Writing - step by step
  5. 5Assessment paperwork
  6. 6Activity - time to write and submit your assessment plans
Section 9 Internal Verification and Standardisation1 lessons
  1. 1The process of internal verification and standardisation
Section 10 Assessment Documentation Guide1 lessons
  1. 1Assessment Documentation
Section 11 Timelines and Deadline1 lessons
  1. 1Course timeline
Section 12 Useful Resources for teaching the course7 lessons
  1. 1Example Schemes of Work
  2. 2Resources : Workbooks and Assessment plans
  3. 3Facebook Discussion Group
  4. 4Using Food a Fact of Life resources for HCS Level 1
  5. 5Using Food a Fact of Life resources for HCS Level 2
  6. 6Recipes
  7. 7Activity - assemble your teaching resources
Section 13 Case studies from Teachers9 lessons
  1. 1Liane Summers (L1-2 mainstream school in Wales)
  2. 2Jeanette Stewart (Level 1 course, with speech, language& communication challenges)
  3. 3Jill Oliver (teaching HCS alongside GCSE)
  4. 4Claire Moulton (teaching in a SEMH Educational setting)
  5. 5Sharon Hoy (Teaching students with complex needs)
  6. 6Karen Ryder and Kate Robinson (Teaching HCS to students with SEND)
  7. 7Cindy Barton Teaching HCS at a PRU
  8. 8Jenny Holt (moderate and severe learning difficulties)
  9. 9Silvia Trabucchi Teaching the BTEC HCS (for profoundly deaf)
Section 14 Live Teacher Training day Feb 20254 lessons
  1. 1Session 1 Engaging Teaching Methods, differentiation and working with adults
  2. 2Session 2 Affordable Foods, Budgeting, Food wate
  3. 3Session 3 Supporting SEND Students
  4. 4Session 4 Assessment Guidance
Section 15 FAQs1 lessons
  1. 1Commonly asked questions - FAQs
Section 16 Summary and Next Steps1 lessons
  1. 1Feedback and What's next?

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