Tick off Bronze and Silver for … Getting kids and parents to take part in cooking actvities

5 April 2011 – If your pupils are taking part in cooking activities in or after school hours, you are on your way to achieving Bronze and Silver.

Criteria

• Bronze: Our pupils have the opportunity to take part in cooking activities, and this is linked to wider learning.
• Silver: We have established a cooking club and our pupils are cooking with seasonal, local and organic ingredients.

Resources

This useful guidance for running a cooking club in primary and secondary schools sets out a six-week programme of cooking activities.

Also, check out our age-related recipes and Cooking Skills Checklist for primary schools.

Case study

Coleridge Primary School in South Yorkshire organises one-off after-school cooking and healthy eating clubs for its pupils and their parents. Read the case study.

Keep cooking in the National Curriculum

The coalition Government is conducting a review of the National Curriculum. The Children’s Food Campaign is concerned that practical cooking lessons could be scrapped as a result of this review. You can take action by asking the Government to keep cooking in the curriculum through the Children’s Food Campaign. The review closes on 14 April 2011.