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Junior Chefs Academy

Introduction

Aimed at Years 9, 10 and 11 students, our Junior Chefs' Academy courses provide youngsters with a great start in food and culinary arts.

The Junior Chefs’ Academy is sponsored by The Geoffrey Harrison Foundation with matched funding from the Savoy Educational Trust. It is supported by the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts and the Craft Guild of Chefs.

Two junior chefs deep frying food.

Our sponsors

Our courses

There are two courses to choose from:

  • Junior Chefs' Academy
  • Junior Cake and Bake Academy

Each course lasts for 10 weeks, and are usually delivered on Saturday mornings from 9.30am to 12.30pm. Each session costs £10.

All applications are processed in person on enrolment day.

My sons attended the Saturday Chef's school which was just great - and their restaurant is so good. I think a lot of people do not know about this and how excellent it is. We should support those hard working students and staff because it is top notch.

Parent of Junior Chefs

Why come to the Junior Chefs' Academy?

Two junior chefs plating up canapes

There are many reasons to come the Junior Chefs' Academy:

  • Take home the food you make
  • Make new friends
  • Learn basic cookery and nutrition
  • Delicious desserts
  • Learn teamwork and organisation skills
  • Expert training, ingredients and equipment are provided. 
Two junior chefs being taugh culinary skills.

Each course covers:

  • Basic culinary techniques and presentation of food
  • Specialist dishes on the Asian cuisine
  • Cake making and bakery skills on the Cake and Bake Academy
  • Hygiene
  • Basic nutrition
  • Teamwork and organisation
  • Skills for healthy eating – for life!

What can you do afterwards?

After completing the Junior Chefs course, you can choose to go on to further study, including joining one of our Apprenticeship programmes, or progress into employment in the industry.

The apprenticeship course will give you the opportunity to earn and learn as well as be included as one of the 3 million young apprentices in the UK.

These courses in hospitality enable you to travel the world and will also help you secure employment for life.

My daughter dreams of becoming a chef someday and this programme has helped her visualise and have a feel of what it is like working in the chefs environment... And to top it all, she gained and learned a new skill, has new friends and had a new experience.

Parent of a Junior Chef

Find out more

For more information contact Paula Marquez-Pastides at juniorchefsacademy@uwl.ac.uk or on 0208 231 2302.