Funding from the Trust supported the redevelopment of the Futurechef competition into a robust programme that provides a greater degree of benefit to all of the 7,000+ candidates who take part and not just those who reach the later stages of the competition. The aim was to extrapolate the benefits of linking participants up with mentor chefs from industry at an earlier stage of the competition and put into place a programme to help maintain the interest and enthusiasm of the participants irrespective of whether they progress to the next stage of the competition or not. A UK wide schedule of mentoring, work experience, demonstrations, skills challenges, workshops and master classes designed to stimulate and nurture talent into the industry, along with advice on career options and entry routes available was put in place. The wider programme aims to provide teachers and young people alike with a real insight into what it is like to be a chef and the related career opportunities.
In 2010 Futurechef celebrated its 10th birthday with the
involvement of a record number of schools, students and chefs. 694 schools and 7,862 participants took part in the competition and over 2,000 young people were involved in the newly introduced wider programme. The winner of Future chef 2010 was Kerry Johansen (pictured with judge Lesley Waters), aged 16, from St. Michael’s Church of England School in the North West. Kerry fought off
stiff competition from 11 other finalists, impressing a panel of high profile judges with her menu.
Graphical analysis of the above listed activities appears in table 3 showing the allocation of grants for this financial year for the various areas. Table 4 contains the allocation of grants awarded over a three year period.
Allocation of Grants 1st April 2009-31st March 2010
0.3% 9.8% 20.5%
4.5% 17.1%
Schools FE HE
2.4% 5.3% 40.1%
Career Development Associations Charitable Organisations Individuals Competitions
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