Cooking

When we first started many parents didn't know how to cook. Now they realise it's a great way to spend time with their kids.

Alison Dukes, teaching assistant
St John's Primary School, Somerset

 

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Cooking is a basic life skill which all young people deserve to be taught throughout their school life. Unless children learn to cook they cannot successfully make healthy eating choices and take full control of their food lives.
We hope that teachers and schools will work to integrate cooking into the curriculum and that parents and community members will find opportunities to get young people interested in cooking and learn valuable life skills. Cooking food at school is one way in which schools can work towards a Bronze, Silver or Gold Mark awarded by the Food for Life Partnership - and we offer fantastic cooking resources to all schools that enrol.

Cook School magazine

COOK SCHOOL is a glossy publication full of articles about food and food issues, food culture, recipes and cooking skills. Each issue builds up into an invaluable and lasting teaching resource. COOK SCHOOL is free to all primary and secondary schools who join the Food for Life Partnership.

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Case study

Using cooking to inspire the children and raise funds

Using cooking to inspire the children and raise funds Kichen Manager Anne Hext-Williams is at the heart of the Food for Life Partnership programme at Lady Modifords Primary School in Devon. A whirlwind of energy and enthusiasm, she teaches cooking to the whole school, raises funds, goes into lessons, p...

The Food for Life Partnership is a network of schools and communities across England committed to transforming food culture. Together we are revolutionising school meals, reconnecting children and young people with where their food comes from, and inspiring families to grow and cook food.

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