Leiths Key Stage 1 & 2 Primary Curriculum

We know every school is different so our schemes of work have been designed with flexibility in mind. With 17 classroom lessons and accompanying recipes for Key Stage 1 and 15 for Key Stage 2, teachers can choose to embed the whole scheme of work into their primary curriculum, or pick and choose individual sessions for immersive activity days.

Each classroom lesson comes with lesson plans, PowerPoints and student worksheets. Mapped to the Primary National curriculum and core competencies, classroom lessons focus on six themes:

• Diet
• Provenance
• Food Choice
• Food Preparation & Handling
• Food safety
• Labelling

Lessons include ideas for cross curricular and outdoors learning, and feature key vocabulary and extension activities.

Leiths knows that most primary schools don’t have dedicated food technology facilities and need a simple approach to practical cookery that works in a classroom or ‘pop-up’ kitchen in a school hall. Designed for stress-free practical cookery, Leiths recipes use simple everyday equipment and fresh affordable ingredients. Each practical session is taught by Chef AJ in a professional step-by-step video for children to follow as they cook. Chef AJ explains what to do in each step and inspires students to try new ingredients and flavours in every session.
Most recipes are heat-free, but some use a plug-in induction hob or an oven to explore safe ways to cook with heat. Each practical session is designed to take up to 50 minutes and includes ingredients and equipment set-up notes. Recipes cost less than £1 per student and are designed for sharing with family and friends.

Example dishes include Pea, basil and tomato bruschetta, Greek salad pittas, Vegetable Laksa and Lime cheesecake pots.