Resources by Department for Education

The Licence to Cook programme, funded by the Department for Education to provide all students with the opportunity to learn how to cook, as well as make informed decisions about diet and nutrition, health and safety and wise food shopping. The course is designed to be integrated into the Key Stage Three Food...

These case studies were produced by teachers working as Lead Practitioners for the Licence to Cook programme. Although the activities and worksheets they designed were based on the Licence to Cook programme, the resources demonstrate how the course could be changed and adapted to suit local needs.

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These face-to-face teaching sessions are part of the Licence to Cook course, and were designed to enable teachers to deliver a minimum of three hours of learning about diet and nutrition, wise food shopping and hygiene and safety.

A range of activities are suggested for each of the three learning areas,...

During these cooking sessions, from Licence to Cook, students will: • become familiar with the cooking area • learn about or recap the safe use of a knife • use basic kitchen equipment • use the oven safely • prepare a range of fresh ingredients, including peeling and grating • weigh and measure ingredients Each...

During these Licence to Cook sessions, students will: • use the grill, hob and oven – often simultaneously • weigh and measure ingredients accurately • combine and mix ingredients together carefully, forming dough • learn about the rubbing-in method • make a savoury white sauce • divide mixtures, cut and shape...

During these Licence to Cook practical sessions, students will: • prepare a range of meals – becoming more confident cooks • learn how to make a range of sauces/bases • demonstrate their safe use of a knife and other small tools and equipment • handle raw meat safely • develop a greater awareness of time planning...