Delivering fun, interactive, educational and nutritional based cooking workshops promoting learning aligned to the curriculum. Roots to Food

Delivering fun, interactive, educational and nutritional based cooking workshops promoting learning aligned to the curriculum.

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Turn your school hall or larger classroom into a practical and interactive cooking and learning environment! These immersive and hands-on food workshops encourage participants to develop an interest in and understanding of healthy and nutritious meals. Constructing, from scratch, a balanced meal in small participation groups. Participants will apply their skills and knowledge to determine what makes a healthy, nutritious meal, learn how to prepare the food and apply the principles of good food safety and hygiene.

An educational set of participant engaging and (more importantly) fun filled, fully interactive workshops delivered in the school hall. The workshops focus on simple but effective physical activity sessions to convey healthy eating messages to participants ensuring the learning is embedded through its association with fun and fitness. The workshops include the importance of healthy breakfasts and school meals to raise concentration levels. These sessions are adaptable across a range of participant ages.

An interactive group session aimed at training parents, school leavers, and sixth formers to survive the challenges of adapting to cooking after embarking on a post school/college life where auto survival skills are required. These sessions actively demonstrate life skills, simple ways of cooking on a budget, building confidence in cooking whilst at the same time delivering healthy eating and nutritional messages. Participants will leave with sample recipes to take them further.

Creating an exciting challenge, entertaining large groups blending audience participation, team work and healthy eating. Key messages involve participants in constructing a healthy and balanced, but simple, meal ‘staged’ in an assembly hall or drama studio. Ideal for large groups (such as entire year groups or even whole schools) it not only teaches participants valuable cooking techniques and skills but also promotes development of the knowledge around values of food types to health and wellbeing in a challenging, fun, engaging and enthusiastic way.

Corporate Events - featuring Thomas Cook Cook-off

We have adapted one of our healthy eating and wellbeing competitive cooking events to deliver fun, engaging, educational and team building experiences to the corporate sector. Thomas Cook 'Cooking with Kindness' charity cook-off!

PRACTICAL NUTRITIONAL COOKERY WORKSHOPS

Aimed at: KS1, KS2 and Adults. Workshops are designed for around 30 children who will work together in groups of up to five.

Turn your school hall or larger classroom into a practical cooking and learning environment! These immersive and hands-on food workshops encourage children to develop an interest and understanding of healthy and nutritious meals. By constructing, from scratch, a balanced dish in small groups. Pupils will apply their skills to determine what makes a healthy, nutritious meal, learn how to actually prepare the food and apply the principles of good food safety and hygiene.

FITNESS AND FOOD WORKSHOP

Aimed at: Foundation, Reception, KS1 and Pre-prep Pupils

An educational set of pupil engaging and (more importantly) fun filled, fully interactive workshops delivered in the school hall. The workshops focus on simple but effective physical activity sessions to convey healthy eating messages to pupils ensuring the learning is embedded through its association with fun and fitness. The workshops include the importance of healthy breakfasts and school meals to raise concentration levels. The 'eat well' plate is fully adaptable to suit the children's age range.

COOKING FOR SURVIVAL

Aimed at: Parents, Sixth Formers and College Students (Teachers included)

An interactive group session aimed at training parents, school leavers, and sixth formers to survive the challenges of adapting to cooking in changed circumstances after embarking on a post school/college life. These sessions actively demonstrate life skills, simple ways of cooking on a budget, building confidence in cooking whilst at the same time delivering healthy eating and nutritional messages. Students will leave with sample recipes.

COOKING CHALLENGE

Aimed at: KS2 through to Adult Education

Creating a competitive challenge by using entertaining large group sessions blending audience participation, team work and healthy eating. Key messages involve pupils/students in constructing a healthy and balanced, but simple, meal ‘on stage’ in an assembly hall or drama studio. Ideal for large groups (such as entire year groups or even whole schools) it not only teaches students valuable cooking techniques and skills but also the values of food types to the body in a competitive, fun, engaging and enthusiastic way.

CORPORATE EVENTS

Aimed at: Companies looking for a fun, interactive, educational, engaging, team building experience with a difference!

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Click on a 'BOOK' date to sent an event request. 'HELD' dates may become available so please do still contact us on 07739 662952 if you wish to discuss a held date.

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Posted: 03 Jul 24 13:05

On Monday I was spoilt with such a well organised, special and very tasty evening! My year 6 child told me Darren was so friendly and helpful. I would highly recommend other schools do this as it was very well organised and so fun for them!. I wish I could eat the soup again with that lovely roll. Yum yum! Read more...

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Posted: 25 May 23 15:05

Can't believe how quickly the year came round for our Roots to Food visit. Our current year 2 children were so excited to see Darren. They had remembered so much from the previous year's experience. Our Year 1 children were overjoyed with the cooking session and I have to say there were clean plates all round after the tasting. Darren runs the session effectively and safely. The children feel like real chefs! We're even putting the recipe 'Pesto Chicken pasta' on the menu for lunchtime. Booked in for next year already and we can't wait! Read more...

Posted: 23 Apr 23 15:42

It was one of the best workshops I’ve seen! Excellent use of vocab for young children reminding them each time of the key words, recapping and explicitly using them in context as much as possible. Superbly organised which meant it was pacey, everyone got to have a go at everything and children stayed focused. It was extremely well planned, by the adults trying the food first it built anticipation to ensure the children were excited to try the food and this helped those who were reluctant. Darren had high expectations for listening and attention which ensured high levels of engagement. Each ta Read more...

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Posted: 09 Oct 22 13:43

A big thank you for all your hard work during your visit in school. The children really enjoyed the experience and the teachers have been singing your praises. Everything ran smoothly and efficiently, and all teaching objectives were covered and that is a great reflection on you and your team. Please can we book you again for next year? Read more...

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Posted: 15 Jul 22 08:31

I just wanted to say a BIG thank you to Darren and TCS for an amazing day and evening yesterday! The children had a brilliant day learning how to prepare for a 3 course meal from start to finish in a restaurant scenario – they were truly incredible. A lovely evening was had by all! Darren you were phenomenal as always! We have no idea how on earth you organise cooking a 3 course meal with Y6 and our very limited facilities! You are fantastic with the children teaching them in groups throughout the day preparing the food and directing them in the evening with their roles. Read more...

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Posted: 31 Jan 22 13:06

The workshop was amazing, and Darren, as always, was fantastic. We as a school really value the opportunity provided to the children to learn about the food they were using, the skills needed to prepare the food and then to cook and produce such a fantastic meal – brilliant! All pupils were really excited about the workshop and were smiling from start to finish. They really felt proud that they were able to use the equipment provided and actually make the dish themselves and with such ease. Many of them are already wanting to make it again at home. All of the children and staff thoroughly Read more...

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Posted: 15 Nov 21 21:14

I am forwarding a copy of our newsletter last week which contains some of the many wonderful comments made by our children about their Roots to Food workshops. They really are brilliant and Darren delivers such an energetic, passionate, educational day about cookery life skills we all need to learn and improve on. Many of our parents also commented on the sessions when they came for an Open Evening that day. It is such a joy to have him in school and see the delight on the children's faces! Read more...

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Posted: 15 Sep 21 09:02

This was an excellent experience for the children, truly. My class will be perfecting the claw and bridge for our cooking sessions in class this term and you've sparked their interest for sure! All the staff were so complimentary of your day, and I hope you return back to Friday Bridge in the future. You are just so jolly good at your job!!! I shall pass on the recipes and thanks again Best wishes, Charlotte Read more...

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Posted: 11 Jul 21 19:28

Thank you so very much, Darren for a wonderful day. The children and teachers absolutely loved it and one teacher, who had not experienced your workshops before, has given you a raving review and said it was the best workshop her children had ever had. (I think you top the charts; even better than any celebrity chef). Read more...

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Posted: 25 Mar 21 22:08

The children loved their session with you and went home buzzing so thank you so much. You have certainly mastered your profession! I will pass your details onto my fellow head teachers and encourage them to book you. Read more...

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ROOTS TO FOOD is an independent specialist company delivering healthy eating and nutrition workshops for the education sector. Drawing on over a decade of experience and skill to deliver fun, curriculum focused activity to children, students and parents.

Darren Tinkler is the founder of Roots to Food, he is a fully qualified and experienced Chef who has decades of experience in education, hospitality and nutritional management. Darren focuses on delivering effective and well-respected services to schools, academies and further/higher education organisations.

Darren works in a collaborative way to ensure any programme is delivered to meet the mutually agreed objectives of the client and Roots to Food with bespoke design being an imperative value in everything we do.

PRACTICAL NUTRITIONAL COOKERY WORKSHOPS

FITNESS AND FOOD WORKSHOP

COOKING FOR SURVIVAL

COOKING CHALLENGE

CORPORATE EVENTS

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