Dinner Granny
This Teachers TV video highlights an innovative programme that combines healthy school meals and environmental awareness education in a Gloucestershire special needs school. When cook Pat Kendall started working at New Siblands School, she was delighted to learn the administration wanted her to serve organic food. The school…
Project Crunch
In this programme from Teachers TV, students at Thomas Alleyne's High School are set an enterprise project to launch a healthier brand of crisps, with the help of local manufacturer Glennans. Glennans approached the school with an idea for a joint project to celebrate the company's 21st anniversary. Over six months,…
7 Day Pupil Food Diaries
This Teachers TV video follows two students, Megan and Ryan, as they keep a food diary for one week, and try and eat five pieces of fruit and vegetable every day, in response to the challenge they have been set. We see the results of their endeavours as Joanna Postlethwaite, Head of Food Technology at John Cabot Community Technology…
24 Hour Pupil Food Diaries
In this Teachers TV programme Joanna Postlethwaite, Head of Food Technology at John Cabot Community Technology College, sets Year Seven students the task of recording their eating habits for 24 hours. Megan and Ryan keep a video diary for the day, recording what they both eat at school and at home, producing some interesting results.…
Alderman Knight School
This teachers TV programme features Alderman Knight School in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. The school has embraced the National Healthy Schools Programme with a passion and students are encouraged to think about food, how to grow it, cook it and buy it. The school has introduced many schemes to create a healthier learning environment,…
John Hanson Community School
This Teachers TV programme features John Hanson Community School in Hampshire, which used a move to a new building in 2002 to transform into a more healthy school. Headteacher Steve Evatt explains that the old 1930's school site had "long passed it's sell by date", and that the new hi-tech building has enabled…
Healthy School Food
In this video from Teachers TV, Mike Baker and Sheena McDonald discuss the government's initiatives to encourage healthy eating in schools. They look at new nutritional standards for school meals as well as the introduction of compulsory food technology in schools where facilities are available. Shadow schools minister Nick…
Tackling Obesity
With childhood obesity rising, this programme from Teachers TV looks at how schools can tackle the issues surrounding the problem. Addressing whether schools should help to identify children at risk of obesity, the programme looks at the results of a new law in Arkansas, which allows the state's schools to directly contact…
Food Technology in the Curriculum
The Food Technology in the Curriculum course was part of the Teach Food Technology national training programme. The one day course was supported by the Licence to Cook programme and case studies by lead practitioners. The training materials focus on the nature of food technology within design and technology and how it can contribute…
Cooking
This Teachers TV video features Graham Squire, a 20 year old chef from Portsmouth, who will represent the UK at the international showcase for vocational skills, the WorldSkills 2007 event in Japan. Graham's skills are highly rated by his employer, Claridges Hotel in London. During a typical shift in the restaurant, he explains…
Sarah Barnacle - Assistant Front of House Manager
Produced by Bettys & Taylors, this interview with Sarah Barnacle, Assistant Front of House Manager at Bettys, will give students an overview of her role and a good understanding of a typical day. The interview is presented as a series of short clips, in which Sarah answers the questions below: 1. What is the role of Assistant…
Clare Nixon - Branch Manager
Produced by Bettys & Taylors, this interview with Clare Nixon, Branch Manager at Bettys, will give students an overview of her role and a good understanding of a typical day. The interview is presented as a series of short clips, in which Clare answers the questions below: 1. What is the role of the Branch Manager at Bettys? 2.…
Bryony Anderson - Marketing Analyst
Produced by Bettys & Taylors, this interview with Briony Anderson, Marketing Analyst at Bettys, will give students an overview of her role and a good understanding of the importance of market research in the food industry. The interview is presented as a series of short clips, in which Bryony answers the questions below: 1.…
Sara Edmund - Trainee Team Leader
Produced by Bettys & Taylors, this interview with Sara Edmund, Trainee Team Leader at Bettys, will give students an overview of her role and the skills she needs to do the job. The interview is presented as a series of short clips, in which Sara answers the questions below: 1. How did you come to work at Bettys? 2. What did…
Richard Jones - Cookery School Manager
Produced by Bettys & Taylors, this interview with Richard Jones, Cookery School Manager at Bettys, will give students an overview of his role and a good understanding of a typical day. The interview is presented as a series of short clips, in which Richard answers the questions below: 1. Can you describe your career path? 2.…
Rhoda Bowers - Technical Manager
Produced by Bettys & Taylors, this interview with Rhoda Bowers, Technical Manager at Bettys, will give students an overview of her role and a good understanding of food safety practices in this industry. The interview is presented as a series of short clips, in which Rhoda answers the questions below: 1.What did you want to…
Paul Gray - Bakehouse Manager
Produced by Bettys & Taylors, this interview with Paul Gray, Bakehouse Manager at Bettys, will give students an overview of his role and a good understanding of a typical day. The interview is presented as a series of short clips, in which Paul answers the questions below: 1. What is the role of the Bakehouse Manager? 2.…
Martin Dellar - Purchasing Manager
Produced by Bettys & Taylors, this interview with Martin Dellar, Purchasing Manager at Bettys, will give students an overview of the sourcing and all of the commercial negotiations and supply chain aspects of all the raw materials and packaging that go into producing products in the Bakery. The interview is presented as a series…
Martin Clover - Catering Training Manager
Produced by Bettys & Taylors, this interview with Martin Clover, Catering Training Manager at Bettys, will give students information on the type of training available in the food industry and the skills that are needed for a successful career. The interview is presented as a series of short clips, in which Martin answers the…
Jo Crebin - Bakery Director
Produced by Bettys & Taylors, this interview with Jo Crebin, Bakery Director at Bettys, will give students an understanding of her role in being responsible for the 300 different products being produced everyday and the 150 staff working in the Bakery. The interview is presented as a series of short clips, in which Jo answers…
Jessica Craven - Assistant Catering Manager
Produced by Bettys & Taylors, this interview with Jessica Craven, Assistant Catering Manager at Bettys, will give students an overview of her role and a good understanding of a typical day. The interview is presented as a series of short clips, in which Jessica answers the questions below: 1. What does your job involve on…
Helen Proudfoot - Confectionary Leader
Produced by Bettys & Taylors, this interview with Helen Proudfoot, Confectionery Leader at Bettys, will give students an overview of her role and a good understanding of a typical day. The interview is presented as a series of short clips, in which Helen answers the questions below: 1. What is your role at Bettys? 2. What…
David Lofthouse - Cafe Cook
Produced by Bettys & Taylors, this interview with David Lofthouse, Cafe Cook at Bettys of Harrogate, will give students a good understanding of what it is like to work in a professional kitchen. The interview is presented as a series of short clips, in which David answers the questions below: 1. What's the difference…
Linda Brunton-Douglas - Managing Director
Produced by Bettys & Taylors, this interview with Linda Brunton-Douglas, Managing Director of Bettys, will give students a good understanding of what her role involves, how business plans are developed and how success is measured. The interview is presented as a series of short clips, in which Linda answers the questions below.…
Piping
In this resource from Bettys & Taylors, Cookery School Tutor Ann Reynolds demonstrates how to pipe icing on a cake, indicating the types of bag and nozzles she uses, how to fill the bag and how to create basic shapes. The clip is designed to be shown in class to demonstrate basic techniques or for use as a reminder for students.
Layering
In this resource from Bettys & Taylors, Cookery School Tutor Lisa Bennison demonstrates how different types of food and flavours can be layered on top of each other to create a more interesting and flavoursome dish. She takes six elements into account when layering a savoury vegetable tower: • flavour • texture •…
Making Pastry
In this resource from Bettys & Taylors, Head of the Cookery School Richard Jones looks at the ingredients for pastry and demonstrates rubbing in, dough making, rolling and baking blind. The clip is designed to be shown in class to demonstrate basic techniques or for use as a reminder for students.
Making Sauces
In this resource from Bettys & Taylors, Cookery School Tutor Amy Callin demonstrates how to make a basic white sauce and ensure the right consistency. She then demonstrates the ingredients to add to this to make a cheese sauce or a rum sauce. Lisa Bennison demonstrates how to make pesto. The clips are designed to be shown in…
Cakes and Biscuits
In this resource from Bettys & Taylors, Cookery School Tutor Di Swann demonstrates the creaming method of cake making by making a lemon and lime drizzle cake, and the melt and mix method of biscuit making by making Anzac biscuits. The cake recipe referred to is available on the Cooking for Schools website.
Making Bread
In this resource from Bettys & Taylors, Cookery School Tutor Ann Reynolds, explains what ingredients are needed to make bread and the properties of each ingredient. In a series of film clips, she clearly explains each step of bread making: rubbing in, kneading, making shapes, proving and baking. The clips are designed to be shown…
Meat and Fish
In this resource from Bettys & Taylors, Cookery School Tutor Amy Callin demonstrates the properties of meat and fish. The film clips include: • Comparing the amount of fat and connective tissue in different cuts of meat and how this affects the cooking time. • The process of browning meat. • Braising meat…
Preparing Vegetables
This resource from Bettys & Taylors features a tutor from Bettys Cookery School demonstrating how to select the correct knife and chopping board for vegetables, and then how to prepare a selection of vegetables and herbs, including carrots, leeks, garlic, chilli, lemongrass and herbs. She explains how to use the knife correctly…