{"id":306,"date":"2015-11-16T19:37:47","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T19:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unst.org\/web\/bjhs\/?page_id=306"},"modified":"2015-11-24T16:31:57","modified_gmt":"2015-11-24T16:31:57","slug":"home-economics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unst.org\/web\/bjhs\/home-economics\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Economics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In s1-S3 Home Economics we explore various topisc including healthy eating, textiles, practical cookery and food of the world which allows pupils to explore what topic they enjoy and where they want to develop. 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