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Futurechef Finalists Funding from the Trust supported the further


development of the Futurechef ‘wider’ programme of activity that provides a greater degree of benefit to all of the 7,500+ candidates who take part and not just those who reach the later stages of the competition. The aim is 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 A UK wide schedule the interest and


enthusiasm of the participants irrespective of whether they progress to the next stage of the competition or not.


of mentoring, work


experience, demonstrations, skills challenges, careers presentations, workshops and master classes is designed to stimulate and nurture talent into the industry, along with advice on career options and entry routes available. 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 2011, the 11th year of the competition, 739 schools and 7,997 participants took part in the competition and some 3,303 young people were involved in the wider programme. The winner of Futurechef 2011 was Jessica Higgins, aged 16, from South Bromsgrove High School in the West Midlands.


pushed me out of my comort zone, but I feel I have accomplishd a lot and I am really grateful for this opp rtuni


Jessica said “I am speechl f


o ty and all the support given to me thrug o h Springboar d’s Futurechef.”


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 2010-31st March 2011 ess and overwh elmed, th o o


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0.5% 12.6% 4.6%


7.7%


12.7%


4.5% 32.2%


25.4%


Schools FE HE Career Development Associations Charitable Organisations Individuals Competitions


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