Past Project

Stormont house, hackney

Key Facts

SCHOOL	Stormont House School
PUPILS	141
AGE RANGE	Secondary
PROJECT TYPE	Transformation
PROJECT LENGTH	3 weeks Training, 1yr Support
FUNDERS	Part self-funded, part funded by Fishmongers’ Charity

The Challenge

At stormont house, meals were compulsory so the food quality was really important, and it was a mixed bag – some was good, some had room for improvement. There was also the newly open head chef vacancy to fill.

Our Support

We worked with the school to recruit Charlie, their brilliant head chef educator, formerly of River Cottage in Devon. We adapted our tried and tested model to suit the specific needs of the schools and its students.

The Result

The majority of the students at the school have autism and textures of food and flavours are really important. The food they’ve had has been similar, lots of soft textures, vegetables without any crunch. Charlie changed things gradually. Little steps like not boiling green beans for as long so they have some colour and crunch and we’re baking the bread. They made big changes too. Breakfast was totally transformed within weeks. It used to be toast and beans, sometimes bacon. Now there’s a porridge bar with fruit. Every Monday and Wednesday are veggie days.

FUNDED BY

Thanks to funding from Fishmongers’ Charity, we were able to support this school at a subsidised rate.

Fishmongers have funded this work as part of their ongoing commitment to improving school food and food education. Want to know more, you can check out their website below.

SEE Fishmongers' Website

Project Pics

Take a look at school chefs and our chef trainers getting stuck into learning new recipes, techniques and ways to embed food education and a great new food culture in their schools.