This Food and Consumer Education Lower Secondary course is designed to nurture health-conscious, ethically minded students to achieve a more sustainable future for all.

The coursebook fosters an inquiry-driven approach, applying conceptual understanding to solve authentic problems in real-world context and is designed around 21st Century Competencies framework for teaching and learning Food and Consumer Education.

- Ensures students understand even the most challenging topics, such as diet and health, food management and basic resource management, with clear, accessible explanations of all subject content and simple definitions of key words

- Helps students apply their understanding of food, nutrition and healthy eating with engaging and cost-effective practical food preparation and cooking activities throughout

- Supports all abilities and learning styles with varied activities that aid progression, including extension activities to challenge more able learners