Bridgwater College is launching a Food Academy for Year 10 and 11 students. In partnership with the South West’s Food Industry the College will deliver a new Saturday morning Food Academy that will run for six weeks from the end of January 2016.
Students who are interested in a career in Food and Drink, Food Technology or Catering, or interested in finding out how and where your food comes from, this fun course is a great opportunity for to find out more about the Food and Drink Industry.
The programme will include the following sessions:
- Design & Make your own Sausages
- The Science Behind Ice Cream Revealed
- Microbiology: The Bacteria you Left Behind!
- Dragon’s Den: Design and produce your product ready to pitch to the Dragons!
- Tour of Rodway Farm, Cannington
- Guest Speakers from Industry
- Food Chemistry in Action
- Master Class: Butchery Skills
- Master Class: Plated Desserts
On completion of the programme there will be a graduation ceremony where students will receive a Certificate of Achievement.
The programme will run at Bridgwater College’s Cannington Centre for six weeks starting 30 January 2016. It will take place on Saturday mornings from 9.30am – 12.30pm. The cost of the programme is just £30 for the six-week programme and will cover all materials and ingredients used.
There are only 16 places available on this prestigious programme, so if you are interest in taking part please contact Julie Harris by emailing foodacademy@bridgwater.ac.uk.
