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ASA TODAY
Issue 24, Term 3, 2014
The All Saints’ Academy Newspaper
Page 9
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‘Chefs on tour’ visit ASA By Mrs Schilder Food Technology Teacher
On January 14th we welcomed Shaun Naen into the catering department, with his Chefs on Tour roadshow. This lively and entertaining demonstration is designed to inspire catering students and give them an opportunity to taste some exciting dishes, as he prepares a range of dishes all within an hour. Gloucestershire College Chef Shaun and his colleague Mark started with a whole chicken, and after portion-
ing it in front of the students, made crispy noodles, breaded chicken wrap, marinated roasted chicken with roasted potatoes and veg, chicken curry, a chicken stock, an omelette and a crowd-pleasing pepperoni pizza. The students then had the chance to tuck in and sample all of the food. Shaun’s humorous approach to demonstrating had all of the students and staff engaged. Year 8 were selected because they are approaching the time they will choose their options, and so it was a fantastic chance for them to get a flavour of the subject, which is a great start to those interested in a career in the catering industry, or just those wishing to learn a valuable life skill.
Students get to sample all of the food that has been made during the session
Shaun making an omelette
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Outstanding results for Science GCSE mock exams By Mrs Cain
Assistant Principal Head of Science
Pages 6 - 7
Students sat their Science mock exams on Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st of Jan. There were lots of nerves and worries about these exams as many students had found Science really hard last year. However, there was no need to worry. Most students prepared well for the exams and used their revision resources. The results of these mocks were outstanding:
2 A*s, 11As, 23 Bs, 20 Cs and 3Ds. All the GCSE students should be really proud of themselves and use these mocks as a learning experience for the real thing. All students need to begin revising for the real exams by the Easter holidays. Revision guides were given to all GCSE students and they also have other resources available such as the BBC bitesize website and their exercise books. We would advise that they begin to map out revision and create a revision timetable so that all the modules that they are doing are covered. Congratulations to all Science GCSE students and their teachers – excellent results!