A PRIMARY school is putting food education at the centre of its curriculum with hands-on cookery and gardening.
, food origins, and practical kitchen skills through a growing programme of activities and partnerships.
The school has welcomed new catering partner Chartwells and will be launching whole-school cookery workshops later this term, including a hands-on sausage-making session.
These workshops build on the existing Jamie Oliver Primary School Cookery Club, where pupils develop kitchen skills, explore ingredients and discover new foods.
Annabel Elliott, headteacher at Neston Primary School, said: "We want children to leave Neston with more than academic knowledge. "We want them to have the confidence and practical skills to make positive choices for themselves, now and in the future."
The school’s approach extends outdoors, with a school allotment and an RHS Level 1 School Gardening Award helping children understand the journey from soil to plate.
Neston Primary has now signed up to the School’s Pledge for a Healthier and Active Future, a whole-school framework developed by the Health Equalities Group to help schools embed healthier eating, physical activity and wellbeing into everyday life.
Ms Elliott said: "Food is a brilliant way to bring this to life. "Children can grow it, prepare it, taste it and learn about looking after their health. "By working with our new caterers and taking a whole-school approach to health education, we want these messages to reach beyond the classroom and support families too."
It encourages schools to look beyond individual lessons and consider how the whole school community, including families, can support healthier futures.
For Neston, this is part of a bigger ambition: future-proofing children with the knowledge, confidence and life skills to thrive.
Education is about more than academic results; it is also about equipping children to make informed choices, look after their health and develop habits that will stay with them long after they leave school.
On World Food Day, Friday, October 16, the school’s approach highlights how education, health, and life skills can be woven together to give children a brighter, healthier future.
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