Truro School has unveiled plans for a new cookery school.
The school will join the internationally respected Leiths School of Food and Wine’s Academy programme and will be the only member in Devon and Cornwall.
The programme will provide food technology as a co-curricular activity to year groups and will give students in the lower sixth the opportunity to attain the Leiths Introductory Certificate in Food and Wine, a professionally recognised qualification that can enhance gap year and employment opportunities.
The development is part of Truro School’s ‘Education for Life’ plan to provide valuable life skills, meeting the school’s objective of preparing students for the real world.
Andrew Gordon-Brown, Truro School’s headmaster, explained: “It is hard to overstate just how positive a move this is for Truro School. Food has a very high profile in Cornwall and all pupils need to have basic skills in food preparation and nutrition.
“The opening of the Truro School Cookery School is a high quality response to ongoing feedback from parents and pupils and will have enormous benefit for our pupils, our parents and the local community.”
Based on the main campus, the cookery school will provide a range of opportunities for students, allowing them to become competent cooks.
Alison Cavaliero, principal of Leiths Academy, commented: “Leiths School of Food and Wine is delighted that Truro School will be joining the Leiths Academy programme in the autumn and we look forward to working with the students and the new Cookery School team sharing a love of good food, passing on skills for life and enjoying the very best ingredients Cornwall has to offer.”