the Savoy Educational Trust have been directed. The funds have also enabled the IoH to add a number of new titles to their eBook collection which now totals 420. At a time when students rely more and more on electronic sources for their information and study research, this increased provision by the IoH is a welcome additional specialist resource not readily available in many educational establishments.
Local Authority Catere r’s Association (LACA) £7 1 ,000
LACA aims to set high standards of professionalism in Local Authority Catering, to be the lead consultative body to the Government on all aspects of School Food, and to equip caterers with a network of support and knowledge to meet future demands of the service. A grant was awarded to LACA to help them offer a programme of training for Middle Managers in the Public Sector seeking development opportunities. Each unit of training comprises of 10 guided learning hours offered on a flexible basis. Candidates will be awarded the Hospitality Diploma/Certificate in Management for Hospitality Leisure and Tourism (Level 3). This programme is a collaborative initiative with the School Food Trust/Kendal College and the Institute of Hospitality. LACA report that seven candidates completed the programme which started in January 2011 and ended in June 2011.
The Trustees awarded funding of £168,588 to the following 9 charitable organisations for a wide range of initiatives focusing on the hospitality industry.
Academy of Culinary Arts £0 3 ,000
Chefs’ Adopt a School in action
The principal objectives of the Academy of Culinary Arts (ACA) are to promote public awareness and appreciation of the highest standards of food, nutrition, cooking and service, by example and education; and also to encourage young people into the industry through training. received funding for their Annual Awards of Excellence, details of which appear on page 29.
They also
Chefs’ Adopt a School ‘Stand’ at Trust’s 50th Anniversary The Academy of Culinary Arts ‘Chefs Adopt a School’ (CAAS) begun in 1990 and officially registered as a charity in 2001. CAAS teaches children – in a holistic way - about food, food provenance, food growing, healthy eating, nutrition, hygiene and cookery. Over 200 professional Chefs deliver sessions in the classroom which range in content from the four tastes and the five senses, to advanced practical cookery. Each chef delivers
school term to their adopted school.
approximately one session per The charity
reaches over 21,000 children every year and they work with primary schools, hospital schools, and special educational needs schools.
The CAAS programme has been designed to integrate well with Key Stages 1 & 2 of the national curriculum and has witnessed many children develop significantly with the aid of food and cookery as a vehicle for delivery of other subjects. The programme is part of a ‘whole school’ approach to healthy eating which embeds healthy eating messages into all aspects of the school curriculum by working in partnership with teachers, school cooks and parents. “Wh in our school is incredible. Not only hav
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