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Hethersett Academy – Food and Nutrition room
Higham Lane School
£7,109
Longfield Academy
£7,710
Higham Lane School is a mainstream state school for pupils aged from 11-18, based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. It is one of the highest achieving non selective schools in the country and there are currently 1,232 pupils on roll. Funding was provided to help the school purchase a number of items which will help to provide the school with the correct equipment for the effective delivery of the new GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition course. There is far more emphasis on science in this new qualification and therefore the school need to purchase very specialised items. Longfield Academy is a high school for students aged 11-18 in Kent. It caters for all abilities and offers a broad and balanced curriculum. At post 16 students opt for either A-level courses or Professional Catering with City and Guilds. They offer these students a catering vocational pathway based in their training facility. The grant will help the academy purchase a number of items, namely: trays and tray stands; glasses; chocolate moulds; sugar lamp; portable fold up bar; EPOS system; kitchen pass; crockery and a chocolate course. These items will help them further develop the training provision in the restaurant at Longfield Academy and allow them to add a dedicated beverage area.
“With the grant we purchased some fantastic equipment including a kitchen pass which makes the kitchen look a lot more professional; a chocolate course for the staff and lesson for students from a chocolate master, chocolate moulds, large granite slab on which to do chocolate work; new plates for use in the restaurant, a high gloss bar, a contract for an EPOS system which runs on the iPads purchased with a previous grant from the Trust and other products which will be purchased in the next few weeks. The students are now taking exams and working full steam ahead to achieve their qualifications with a big thanks to everyone at the Savoy Educational Trust.” Chef Lecturer
Culinary skills put to the test at Longfield Academy