Like cooking? Love Let’s Get Cooking!We believe that by eating better children do better. Let’s Get Cooking with The Tesco Eat Happy Project, gives schools the chance to be part of a vibrant and established network of clubs teaching children essential cooking skills.

The clubs are inspiring and empowering a generation of children by giving them the skills and knowledge to make healthier food choices throughout their lives.

We’re currently recruiting and have places available for primary, junior/middle, special educational needs schools and pupil referral units located in England.

Each club will receive support honed from our expertise and many years of experience in delivering cooking

activities to children. We’ve tailored our package to provide you with everything you need to set-up and

grow your club, from seasonal recipe ideas and exciting activity packs to training and funding to help buy

ingredients and equipment for your club.

You will need to nominate a club leader and we’ll make sure they get the support they need to run a thriving

club. They don’t have to be experienced, all they need is a passion for cooking and the ability to engage and

enthuse children and their families. We will help them every step of the way.

Cooking clubs are designed to be both fun and educational. They are a chance for you to engage with

children, their families and your community. Importantly, our club package will help you meet the new

National Curriculum cooking skills requirement.

Expert support for you exactly when you need it Our expert regional staff and head office team are on hand whenever you need them. With years of experience in supporting clubs, they will be able to answer your questions or guide you to any resources you may need.

£150 funding per year from The Tesco Eat Happy Project We’ll provide you with funds to help you buy ingredients and essential equipment for your club.

Let’s Get Cooking clubs will receive:

FREE Learning Network Membership Develop and refresh your skills with membership to our online training site, Learning Network. Normally worth £108 per license, you will have free access to a wide range of courses aimed at helping you run your club.

FREE Training Club leaders and volunteer helpers will be trained by our expert staff. The training will cover the essential skills needed to make your club a success.

Resources Galore! You will receive a package of educational resources that have been specially designed for cooking clubs. From recipes, simple 4-week lesson plans and safety advice to colourful wall charts and activity ideas – you will have everything you need at the click of a button!

You will also receive termly newsletters and activity packs full of cooking inspiration, top tips, advice and latest news.

PLUS some surprises and delights from The Tesco Eat Happy Project!

Our club ingredients

KedgereeA delicious dish for lunch, dinner or even breakfast! This recipe was a typical breakfast dish in the Victorian days. It is often thought to be an Indian dish, but in fact it was introduced to India by Scottish soldiers.

EquipmentWeighing scales

Medium saucepan

Pan stand

Plate

Draining spoon

Fork

Colander

Sharp knife

Chopping board

Lemon squeezer

Large saucepan or wok

Measuring spoons

Measuring jug

Wooden spoon

Large serving dish

IngredientsServes 4

250g smoked haddock fillets 250g fresh haddock fillets, skin off and bones removed

1 bay leaf

2 spring onions

1 small bunch coriander

1 medium onion

2 hard-boiled eggs

1 lemon

1 x 15ml spoon vegetable oil

2 x 15ml spoons madras curry paste

100g frozen peas

Ground black pepper (optional)

500g cooked basmati rice

Egg, fish and mustard

Top Tips• Whencooked,gentlycracktheshellonthehard-boiledeggsandleavetocoolincoldwatersotheshellcanberemovedeasily.• Youcanuseexpressready-cookedriceforspeed.HeatthericeaccordingtotheinstructionsonthepackbeforeaddingtotheKedgeree.• 220gofuncookedlonggrainricewillweigharound500gwhencooked.

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Recipes and activity ideas

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Before you start cooking

Remember

Wash your hands again: •ifyouhavetouchedyourface,coughed orsneezed •aftertouchingrawmeat(includingpoultry) •aftergoingtothetoilet •aftertouchingthebin •aftertouchingpetsorhandlingmoney.

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Before you start cooking

Remember

Wash your hands again: •ifyouhavetouchedyourface,coughed orsneezed •aftertouchingrawmeat(includingpoultry) •aftergoingtothetoilet •aftertouchingthebin •aftertouchingpetsorhandlingmoney.

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MakesureyourequipmentandfoodpreparationareaiscleanRemove

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Win your share of£15,000!

Good food’s GoodGood food’s GoodThe newsletter for Let’s Get Cooking clubs | January 2015

Biggest ever BiG Cookathon prize potA total prize pot of £15,000 is up for grabs in the Children’s food Trust

BIG Cookathon 2015 – set to be the biggest and best yet.for the first time this Children's food Trust national event, now in its seventh year,

is open to any group or club – not just Let’s Get Cooking clubs. We’re teaming

up with Ben’s Beginners as well as the Big Lottery fund to get as many people

together as possible to cook a healthy meal from scratch.“The Children’s food Trust and Ben’s Beginners are both passionate about

encouraging more children and families to cook for themselves. We’re delighted

to have them support our BIG Cookathon and hope even more clubs will join our

network and benefit from our resources and experience,” said Maggie sims, head

of Let’s Get Cooking.

The official BIG Cookathon recipe for 2015 is speedy Biryani – an ideal party

dish to cook with and for crowds.There are three prizes of £2,000 each for the groups that have the most people

cooking at their event, as well as two lucky draw prizes of £2,000 for taking part.

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Golden Spoon awards – £200 prize to be won P7

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What is Let’s Get Cooking?

Let’s Get Cooking is the largest network of cookery clubs in England and is run by the Children’s Food Trust. We’ve been going for almost eight years and have reached more than three million people. We’ve teamed-up with The Tesco Eat Happy Project to enable our school-based cooking club network for children and their families to continue and grow.

What is The Tesco Eat Happy Project?

The Tesco Eat Happy Project is Tesco’s long-term commitment to help children have a healthier and happier relationship with food. They believe that if children understand more about food, where it comes from and have the skills to cook it they can make better decisions about what they put on their plates when they grow up.

How do I apply? You can apply for a place by doing one of the following:

Download a copy of the registration form at www.letsgetcooking.org.uk/EatHappyform

and email to tescoeathappy@childrensfoodtrust.org.uk

Complete the registration form attached and pop it in an envelope (no need for a

stamp) addressed to: Let’s Get Cooking, FREEPOST RRXK-CZGR-TJJA Unit G, Lumley Close, Thirsk YO7 3TD

When will I find out if our club is successful? We’ll confirm whether your school has been allocated one of the

3,000 spaces by email.

If you’re not successful in securing a place initially, you may be

offered a place later in the year if one becomes available. In the

meantime you can register to access:

- Recipes - Activity packs - Ideas and inspiration for cooking activities - Guides for running cooking activities- Tips to help run your club

Club Leader Details

Name: ............................................................................................................................................................................

Telephone Number: ......................................................................................................................................................

Email address: ...............................................................................................................................................................

Number of years experience running cookery sessions with children: ..................................................................

Do you require initial training to run cookery sessions with children? Y / N

Head Teacher Details

By signing you are confirming that you have read and understood the terms and conditions.

Head Teacher’s Signature: ..........................................................................................................................................

Print Name: ..................................................................................... Date: ...............................................................

Return this form to:

Let’s Get Cooking, FREEPOST RRXK-CZGR-TJJA Unit G, Lumley Close, Thirsk YO7 3TD

Club Membership Terms & Conditions

As the Cooking Club Leader I will:

• Complete a short online training course on the Let’s Get Cooking Learning Network, prior to running a cooking club. This teaches best practice for running cookery sessions with children

• Attend a regional Let’s Get Cooking training event at least once per year

• Inform the Let’s Get Cooking Head Office if I am unable to continue or need to postpone activity for one term or more

• Adhere to the reporting requirements laid out by Let’s Get Cooking and The Tesco Eat Happy Project

• Ensure any grant funding provided by The Tesco Eat Happy Project will be spent solely on funding the activities of the cookery club

• Agree to be contacted by Tesco or independent agencies working on their behalf to find out about my experience of Let’s Get Cooking with The Tesco Eat Happy Project

As the Head Teacher I will:

• Take overall responsibility for ensuring that the club follows appropriate health and safety, food safety and first aid procedures, in addition to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and correct financial procedures

• Ensure that all adults assisting in the running or supervising of a cooking club are fully insured against all claims and liabilities that they may incur as a consequence of their involvement with the club

• Agree to be contacted by Tesco or independent agencies working on their behalf to find out about my experience of Let’s Get Cooking with The Tesco Eat Happy Project

Please retain this section and return the application form only.

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Our clubs cook good food that’s good for you and there are now almost 400 Let’s Get Cooking recipes to choose from

“During the four years we’ve been running the club we’ve benefited from fantastic training and resources which we’ve been able to share with the whole school.”

Rachael, Cavendish Close Junior School

Let’s Get Cooking has reached more than three million people over the last eight years

“I like preparing food from the start and I know what’s in food now. I like to try new things and I’m not scared anymore, even if I don’t like the look of it.”

Corben

“Let’s Get Cooking is awesome. Since learning how to cook my mum lets me make our tea once a week which I really look forward to.”

Harvey

“Let’s Get Cooking planted a seed in our school which has grown way beyond our expectations. It’s given us an opportunity to inspire others to learn to cook and love fresh, healthy food. We believe this work will leave a lasting legacy of well-being across our town.”

Stu, Stranton Academy Trust

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Let’s Get Cooking with The Tesco Eat Happy ProjectClub Membership Terms & ConditionsMy cooking club will:

• Teach great cookery skills to children and their families

• Be a 4 week cookery course, giving each child (and adult) a minimum of 4 hours to learn new cooking skills

• Cook healthy savoury recipes, with only a small element of sweet recipes

• Be based in a Primary, Middle, SEN school or Pupil Referral Unit setting; limited to one club per school

My cooking club will:

• Be run by two competent and experienced adult helpers: a leader and support person

• Bring in volunteers to help as needed

• Encourage participants to replicate, at home, recipes and skills learnt during the cookery sessions

• Provide a copy of the recipe cooked, at each of the four sessions, to the children (and adults) participating in the cookery club

• Aim to run for at least two years

• Aim to run six 4 week cookery courses per academic year (1 per half term) and must run a minimum of three 4 week cookery courses per academic year (1 per term)

• Ensure different children (and adults) from across the school have the opportunity to attend a 4 week cookery course

• Preferably be free to attend, but where the school has a policy of charging for extra-curricular activities, must ensure children (or adults) aren’t excluded from attending cookery courses on the basis of cost

• Reproduce Let’s Get Cooking resources providing that they do not alter their appearance and providing that clubs do not use the resources (including reproductions) for any commercial purpose nor charge third parties for reproduction (other than to cover printing costs)

• Ensure any profits made from the sale of food at cooking club events should go back into the club’s funds and be used to sustain the cookery club.

Club Booking and Agreement Form

We wish to apply for club membership and the associated training, resources and grant funding provided by the Let’s Get Cooking with The Tesco Eat Happy Project.

In applying for club membership, the club agrees to adhere to the terms and conditions outlined above and overleaf.

Please complete both sides.

School Details

School Name ..................................................................................................................................................................

School Address .............................................................................................................................................................

School Postcode ............................................................................................................................................................

School Email Address ...................................................................................................................................................

School Telephone ..........................................................................................................................................................