How does this affect the Licence to Cook programme?
The non-statutory cooking entitlement (Licence to Cook) for 11-16 year olds started in September 2008. The programme is being offered to all secondary schools so that all pupils are entitled to learn cooking, whether or not their school currently offers food technology. This will mean everyone gets the opportunities, whether through cooking clubs, activity weeks or normal lessons, until food technology becomes compulsory as part of the curriculum in 2011.
