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Licence to Cook: Teacher Guidance

This teacher guidance provides an overview of the Licence to Cook programme, setting out the structure of the course, describing how it could be delivered in schools and highlighting how the resources can be used to support food education for students. The guides for the cooking sessions and demonstrations offer practical advice and tips which are particularly useful for non-food specialists or newly qualified teachers.

Progressive observation sheets are provided for each of the three modules to assess students’ practical capability in preparing and cooking a range of dishes and using different pieces of equipment. Each of these sheets is linked to the aims and objectives of the module and is based around five criteria:

• Organisation
• Hygiene and safety
• Food preparation skills
• Cooking
• Final dish

Also included here are the certificates which can be awarded to students for completing the entire course at an appropriate level

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