Category Archives: Exams

GCSE Catering Practicals

The GCSE Catering practical examinations were held between March 2-4th 2015. Students were tasked with producing a two-course meal within three hours. The standard of food was extremely high and many of the comments given by the tasting panel were very positive: ‘Restaurant quality’ ‘I would happy to eat that meal in a restaurant and […]

GCSE Catering Examination 2014

GCSE Catering Students prepare and serve Afternoon Tea. GCSE Catering students have recently completed the practical examination for their Controlled Assessment Task, which is worth 20% of their overall GCSE. Their brief was to prepare, cook and serve 4 items for Afternoon Tea. The students had previously researched the history of afternoon tea, which in […]