What’s cooking for SENCOs and FLOs?

Organisers are calling for Special Educational Needs Coordinators and Family Liaison Officers to get involved with the Young Cooks contest to help children with special needs to take part.

Young Cooks 2017 from Inspire Schools on Vimeo.

The Family category requires an adult and pupil to cook together and the accompanying adult can be a parent, guardian, SENCO or FLO.

The county’s official school cookery contest is open to all budding young chefs from six to 19 years of age. Former participants have enjoyed a boost in confidence and greater interest in cooking thanks to this unique experience.

Event organiser Maxine Tarquini from Young Cooks said: “The exciting final takes place at a venue with state-of-the-art facilities and the competitive element lends a real thrill to the proceedings. It’s an experience the finalists will never forget.”

The remaining competition categories are Primary School and Secondary School and the deadline for entries is midnight on 7 November.

It’s easy to enter; simply prepare a tasty and healthy dish and upload a photograph of the finished meal along with recipe details to the Young Cooks website. Participants are welcome to create their dishes in school or at home.

The best young cooks will be invited to make their dish for a VIP judging panel at the competition final at East Kent College. SENCOs and FLOs who team up with a pupil for a Family category entry that makes it through to the final will need to cook alongside the pupil at the event.

The category winners and overall Young Cooks champion will receive goody bags, framed certificates, and a share of £500.

For full details including how to enter, request free promotional leaflets, or view previous entrants’ recipes, visit the Young Cooks website

The KCC-supported publication, Developing an Educational Legacy, details how this initiative (formerly known as Kent Cooks) links to Ofsted.

Contact Details

Maxine Tarquini
Telephone: 08442 640291
Email: mtarquini@thekmgroup.co.uk