Our Life Skills Kitchen Course isn’t just about recipes – it’s about confidence and independence.
Learn practical techniques, from knife safety to meal planning, that will transform you from feeling unsure in the kitchen to a culinary master.
This is a very hands-on experience producing visible results.
Our purpose built kitchen is finished and in full swing! Students have been using the facilities and they are loving the space. Check out this video to have a peek at what happens in our skills kitchen every day.
Our kitchen facilitator has over 30 years of experience in the catering industry and has been teaching cooking and life skills for over 5 years.
The are very passionate about bringing this forgotten life skill back to the forefront of education and making sure that young adults with additional needs are given the opportunity to thrive within this sector.
The Skills kitchen has been running for almost a year and is proving to be hugely successful, so much so that we plan to introduce a new course teaching domestic skills for use within the home.
This will also be a very hands-on approach to learning how to use and negotiate domestic appliances giving the students confidence towards independent living.
Level 1:
Cooking skills, Health and Safety in the kitchen
Basic food preparation and cooking
Importance of healthy eating and drinking
Household skills
Mastering essential skills like chopping, boiling and baking.
Deciphering instructions and following them with ease to help you cook no matter where you are of who you’re with.
Our Skills Kitchen is more than cooking, we teach you how to budget for the week while staying nutritious.
Planning, prepping, and conquering the kitchen like a pro.