AS/A Level GCE (for first teaching in 2008) Home Economics (Food, Nutrition and Health) - H111 H511

FAQs

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A. This specification has been reduced in the number of units from 6 units to 4.
We have taken the opportunity to modernise the specification and have taken out the coursework unit at AS, but stipulated that some of the subject content in the Resource Management unit at AS be taught through some practical activities.

A. The coursework has been reduced and there is now Unit 3 at A2 that is the only coursework unit carrying a weighting of 25%.

A. There are no optional units in the new specification as all units are mandatory.

A. Unit 1 Society and Health
Unit 2 Resource Management
Unit 3 Coursework
Unit 4 Nutrition and Food Production
Units 1, 2 and 4 are externally assessed and Unit 3 is internally assessed.

A. The candidates select their content and develop their own task title for the coursework study.

A. The units can be taken in January and June examination sessions.

A. Yes. In response to centre demand, OCR will be publishing past papers for live specifications on the OCR website. These will be free of charge. Question papers from the June 2008 series will be available to download from OCR Interchange only. Further details are available from OCR Interchange.

A. OCR is working in partnership with individual publishers for different subject groups. Comprehensive resources are being developed by these Publishing Partners and others to support the specification and complement the support available from OCR. For details of our partners view the support page.

A. Schemes of work and lesson plans can be downloaded from the OCR website. The materials are available in fixed PDF format, for reference purposes, and also in Word format, so that teachers can adapt the materials for their own use.