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Dame Prue Leith on mission to place food education at heart of school curriculum

A report said cooking has gradually slipped from schools' timetable for decades. Is it now time to change that and help inspire kids to love food and cooking again?

Chris Brayford
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Dame Prue Leith said: "I would encourage all primary schools to make use of this new free programme, to ensure every child learns about food, nutrition and cooking from their very first years in education. If we can give them some really basic practical cooking skills to enable them to cook for themselves, we set them up for life."
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Dame Prue Leith said: "I would encourage all primary schools to make use of this new free programme, to ensure every child learns about food, nutrition and cooking from their very first years in education. If we can give them some really basic practical cooking skills to enable them to cook for themselves, we set them up for life."

A culinary school co-founded by renowned chef and campaigner Dame Prue Leith is offering primary educational facilities a free programme to help inspire children to fall in love with food and cooking....

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