Faculties

Food and Textile Technology

Description

The FTT Faculty is a busy department who have a good uptake in a range of courses. We are well resourced with facilities to teach Practical Cookery subjects, Health and Food Technology and Fashion and Textile subjects. All pupils have time in the department in S1 and S2 and then can choose subjects to come back in S3 onwards. As well as the courses on offer, we also have pop up clubs after school and are involved in costume making for the school shows.

Subjects

Food and Textile Technology

Curriculum Leader

Mrs Linda Bradley/Mrs K.  Sladen (Acting CL)

Members of Department

 

  • Mrs E Barr,  FTT
  • Mr A Halliday,  FTT
  • Miss LA Dryden, FTT
  • Ms J McGrath, FTT

  • Mrs N MacIntosh – Technician

Courses Offered

S1 and S2 - BGE Food and Textile Technology, as well as schools of Food and Textiles
S3 - Health and Food technology with Practical Cookery, and Fashion and Textile Technology
N4
Health and Food Technology
N5
H
AH
Hospitality - Skills For Work
N5
Fashion and Textile Technology
N5
H
Childcare - Level 4/5
Practical Cookery
N5
Practical Cake Craft
N5

Note on Course Levels: N4 - National 4, N5 - National 5, H - Higher, AH - Advanced Higher

Careers

There is a wide range of careers that subjects in our faculty can lead to:

  • By following a Practical Cookery or Cake Craft route this can lead to careers in the Hospitality Industry such as Chef’s, Front of House, Events Management, Tourism, Cake Design, Food Staging.
  • Health and Food Technology can lead onto careers such as Nutritionists, FTT teaching, Environmental Health, Sports Nutrition, Dietetics, Food Product Development, Sensory analysis
  • Fashion and Textile Technology can lead onto careers in The Fashion Industry – Textile Design, Dress Makers, as well as Costume Design, Theatre Production
  • Childcare can lead to careers in Nurseries, Primary teaching

Portobello
High School

Portobello High School
1 Milton Road
Edinburgh
EH15 3BY

Tel: 0131 669 2324
Email: admin@portobello.edin.sch.uk

Pupil absence reporting line:
0131 657 9057

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