Filter by Category
Filter by Author
Calling All Young Chefs in Years 8–11! 2026 Do you have the skills to create a delicious two-course healthy meal? We’re challenging students to prepare a main course and dessert...
We had a wonderful afternoon baking delicious garden focaccia to celebrate our annual Cultural Day at BMS. The students learned how to knead and prove the dough before carefully...
Last week, Year 9 Food students welcomed Ms. Lynne Snowden, the Education Speaker from Animal Aid as part of their current learning on food choices, vegetarianism and veganism....
Our Cooking Club enjoyed a hot and busy baking session after school on Tuesday, making delicious homemade pizzas. The warm weather was perfect for proving the dough, which rose...
This half term we have welcomed our final groups of Year 7’s into the kitchen to develop their skills and knowledge in food and nutrition. My year 7 class have been working...
The secret is finally out! We are delighted to reveal that our special guest chef for the KS3 Cooking Club is Chef Gordon from our very own school restaurant. Our first session of...
I am excited to announce that the Cooking club will resume after half with a guest chef! We are going to be cooking lots of sweet treats. Please sign up using the QR code or come...
Well done to our Year 11 Food Preparation and Nutrition students for all their hard work on NEA 1 and NEA 2! They are now fully focused on revising for their June exam. Today’s...
Calling All Young Chefs in Years 8–11! 
2026
Do you have the skills to create a delicious two-course healthy meal? We’re challenging students to prepare a main course and dessert for two people in just two hours, with a budget of up to £18.00.
If you’re up for the challenge, email Mrs Hanbury (hanburya@busheymeads.org.uk) or speak to any member of the D&T department for more information.
To help you prepare, the C11 kitchen will be open every Tuesday after school until 4.15pm. These sessions are a great chance to practise potential competition dishes. We’d love to start with chat about the sort of food you would cook for the competition on Tuesday 15th September in C11.
Our budding chefs also have the opportunity to enter the Rotary Young Chef Competition, proudly hosted each year by the Watford Rotary Club at West Herts College Catering School. Bushey Meads students have a fantastic track record in this competition—last year, our very own Sameer won first place!
This year’s Watford heat will take place on at the end of November 2026. Entrants will bring their own ingredients and have two hours to prepare and cook in the professional kitchens at West Herts College.
Dishes are judged on a range of factors including the use of healthy ingredients, presentation, taste, hygiene, and kitchen organisation. The judging panel includes Pedro Carmichael, chef lecturer for Food Academy & Hospitality, and in previous years we’ve even welcomed Michelin-starred chefs from top London restaurants.
This is a fantastic opportunity for any student with a passion for cooking
