GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition - NEA - Food investigation and food preparation assessment (8585/C) - Candidate record form

Oct 20, 2026

2026 candidate record form for GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition NEA (Food investigation and food preparation assessment, 8585/C). Includes instructions for attaching the form to the candidate’s work and completing candidate and teacher declarations, covering authentication, authorship, and rules on assistance and AI use. Provides sections for centre and candidate details, required photographic evidence, task 1 and task 2 marking criteria with maximum marks, and teacher/assessor comments and additional assistance notes.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages4

Reading Time10 min

AccessFree to download

Candidate declarations

Teacher declaration

To be completed by the teacher

Photographic evidence

Task 1: Food Investigation

Task 2: Food preparation assessment

Additional comments (optional)

Concluding comments

2026 candidate record form GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition NEA – Food investigation and food preparation assessment (8585/C) Please attach the form to your candidate’s work and keep it at the centre or send it to the moderator as required. The declarations should be completed by the candidate and teacher as indicated. Centre number Candidate number Centre name Candidate’s full name Work submitted for assessment must be the candidate’s own. If candidates copy work, allow candidates to copy from them, or cheat in any other way, they may be disqualified. Candidate declaration Have you received help/information from anyone other than subject teacher(s) to produce this work? ☐ No ☐ Yes (give details below oron a separate sheet if necessary). Please list below any books, leaflets or other materials (eg DVDs, software packages, internet information, artificial intelligence (AI) tools) used to complete this work not acknowledged in the work itself. Presenting materials copied from other sources without acknowledgement is regarded as deliberate deception. We may use examples of candidate’s work for standardisation or training purposes. Please see our privacy notice for more information on how we use assessment data and on your rights under data privacy legislation. I have read and understood the above. I confirm I produced the attached work without assistance other than that which is acceptable under the scheme of assessment. Candidate signature. Date Teacher declaration I confirm the candidate’s work was produced in line with the conditions within the specification. I have authenticated the candidate’s work and am satisfied that to the best of my knowledge the work produced is solely that of the candidate. Artificial intelligence has not been used as the sole or primary means of marking candidates’ work. Any use of AI is supplementary to the marking process and its use is continually monitored and assessed. Teacher signature. Date To be completed by the teacher Photographic evidence ☐ Work submitted for this component must be accompanied by photographic evidence to authenticate the work asthe candidate’s own. Photographs must have the candidate and centre number clearly visible. Please tick/select to indicate that this evidence has been included. Task 1: Food Investigation Marks must be awarded in accordance with the instructions and criteria in the specification. | Marking criteria | | Maximum mark | Mark awarded | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Section A Research | | 6 | | | Section B Investigation | | 15 | | | Section C Analysis and evaluation | | 9 | | | | Task 1 total | 30 | | Teacher/assessor’s additional comments (optional) Details of additional assistance given Record here details of any assistance given to this candidate which is beyond that given to the class as a whole and beyond that described in the specification (continue on a separate sheet if necessary) . Task 2: Food preparation assessment | Marking criteria | | Maximum mark | Mark awarded | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Section A Researching the task | | 6 | | | Section B Demonstrating technical skills | | 18 | | | Section C Planning for the final menu | | 8 | | | Section D Making the final dishes | | 30 | | | Section E Analyse and evaluate | | 8 | | | | Task 2 total | 70 | | Teacher/assessor’s qualitative comments to support the making Section B Section D Details of additional assistance given Record here details of any assistance given to this candidate which is beyond that given to the class as a whole and beyond that described in the specification (continue on a separate sheet if necessary) . Total | Total mark for the component (max 100)
(Task 1 total + Task 2 total) | | | --- | --- | Teacher/assessor’s additional comments (optional) Concluding comments

FAQs

What must be attached or provided with the candidate’s work for this assessment?

The form must be attached to the candidate’s work, and the work submitted for this component must be accompanied by photographic evidence showing the candidate and centre number clearly visible.

What are the rules about copying work or receiving help?

The candidate’s work submitted must be solely the candidate’s own. If candidates copy work, allow copying does not excuse cheating, and presenting unacknowledged materials is treated as deliberate deception.

How should teachers confirm the use of AI in the assessment?

Teachers must confirm that artificial intelligence has not been used as the sole or primary means of marking. Any AI use must be supplementary to the marking process and continuously monitored and assessed.

Oct 20, 2026

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