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Students will be required to work in one or more areas of fine art, such as those listed below:

They may explore overlapping areas and combinations of areas. Students must develop and apply knowledge, understanding and skills such as using a variety of techniques and processes as well as different media and materials.

Students will study the following topics:

This qualification will offer you the opportunity to build the range of knowledge, understanding and practical skills you need to progress to further learning, and will also give you an engaging and stimulating introduction to the world of creative media. You will explore some of the key areas within the creative sector, learning how to address the needs of clients and create media work that meets creative project briefs. Everyone taking this qualification will study three components, covering the following content areas:

The Cambridge National in Enterprise and Marketing will equip you with sound specialist  knowledge and skills for everyday use. It will challenge all students, including high attaining students, by introducing you to demanding material and skills; encouraging independence and creativity; and providing tasks that engage with the most taxing aspects of the National Curriculum.

The qualification design will allow you to explore more deeply the things that interest you as well as providing a good opportunity to enhance your learning in a range of curriculum areas.

You may be interested in this if you want an engaging qualification where you will use your learning in practical, real-life situations, such as:

• Carrying out market research
• Planning a new product and pitching it to a panel of experts
• Reviewing whether a business proposal is financially viable

This will help you to develop independence and confidence in using skills that would be  relevant to the Business and Enterprise sector. The qualification contains practical activities that build on theoretical knowledge so that you can put your learning into practice while also developing valuable transferable skills such as:

• Verbal Communication/Presentation
• Research
• Analytical Skills
• Digital Presentation

The Eduqas GCSE in Food Preparation and Nutrition equips learners with the knowledge, understanding and skills required to cook and apply the principles of food science, nutrition and healthy eating. It encourages learners to cook, enables them to make informed decisions about food and nutrition and allows them to acquire knowledge to be able to feed themselves and others affordably and nutritiously, now and later in life. Students will:

• develop knowledge and understanding of the functional properties and chemical characteristics of food as well as a sound knowledge of the nutritional content of food and drinks.
• understand the relationship between diet, nutrition and health, including the physiological and psychological effects of poor diet and health.
• understand the economic, environmental, ethical and socio-cultural influences on food availability, production processes, diet and health choices.
• demonstrate knowledge and understanding of functional and nutritional properties, sensory qualities and microbiological food safety considerations when preparing, processing, storing, cooking and serving food.
• understand and explore a range of ingredients and processes from different culinary traditions (traditional British and international) to inspire new ideas or modify existing recipes

The course will cover 3 themes:

The Tech Award gives learners the opportunity to develop applied knowledge in the following areas:

• the life stages and key characteristics in the physical, intellectual, emotional and social (PIES) development classifications and the different factors that can affect an individual’s growth and development
• different life events and how individuals can adapt or be supported through changes caused by life events 
• health and social care conditions, how they can be managed by the individual and the different health and social care services that are available
• the barriers and obstacles an individual may encounter and how these can be overcome
• the skills, attributes and values required to give care and how these benefit the individual
• how factors can affect an individual’s current health and wellbeing
• how physiological indicators and an individual’s lifestyle choices determine physical health
• the use of the person-centred approach
• recommendations and actions to improving health and wellbeing and the barriers or obstacles individuals may face when following recommendations and the support available to overcome.

The Tech Award gives learners the opportunity to develop sector-specific applied knowledge and skills through realistic vocational contexts. The main focus is on four areas of equal importance, which cover the:

• development of key skills that prove your aptitude in digital information technology, such as project planning, designing and creating user interfaces and dashboards as a way to present and interpret data
• process that underpins effective ways of working in digital information technology, such as project planning, the iterative design process, cybersecurity, virtual teams, legal and ethical codes of conduct
• attitudes that are considered most important in digital information technology, including personal management and communication
• knowledge that underpins effective use of skills, process and attitudes in the sector such as how different user interfaces meet user needs, how organisations collect and use data to make decisions, virtual workplaces, cybersecurity and legal and ethical issues.

The Tech Award gives learners the opportunity to develop sector-specific applied knowledge and skills through realistic vocational contexts. The main focus is on four areas of equal importance, which cover the:

• development of key skills that prove learners’ aptitude in music, such as responding to a musical brief using musical skills and techniques
• processes that underpin effective ways of working in the music sector, such as the development of musical ideas, and using skills and techniques for rehearsal, creation, production and performance to respond to a music brief
• attitudes that are considered most important in the music sector, including personal management and communication
• knowledge that underpins effective use of skills, processes and attitudes in the sector, such as musical skills and styles.

The Tech Award gives learners the opportunity to develop sector-specific applied knowledge and skills through realistic vocational contexts. Learners will have the opportunity to develop knowledge and technical skills in the following areas:

• development of key skills that prove their aptitude in performing arts, such as reproducing repertoire and responding to stimuli
• processes that underpin effective ways of working in the performing arts, such as development of ideas, rehearsal and performance
• attitudes that are considered most important in the performing arts, including personal management and communication
• knowledge that underpins effective use of skills, processes and attitudes in the sector, such as roles, responsibilities, performance disciplines and styles

Students are required to work in one or more area(s) of photography, such as those listed below:

They may explore overlapping areas and combinations of areas. Students will be looking at the way sources inspire the development of ideas, relevant to photography. They will be developing knowledge, understanding and skills.

The course will cover 3 themes:

The Tech Award gives learners the opportunity to develop sector-specific applied knowledge and skills through realistic vocational contexts. Learners will have the opportunity to develop applied knowledge and skills in the following areas:

• investigating provisions for sport including equipment and facilities to enhance sport
• planning and delivery of sport drills and sessions
• fitness for sport including fitness testing and methodology