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Food Technology Suite Official Opening
Posted on 22/04/2022Pupils at a Sir John Lawes School will now benefit from state-of-the-art facilities following the completion of a refurbishment of the food technology room. Sir John Lawes School is a secondary school, in the heart of Harpenden, with 1300+ pupils aged between the ages of 11-18.
Sir John Lawes School celebrated the opening of its newly refurbished food technology room, which was designed by Envoplan. The refurbished teaching room will allow for more effective practical teaching in support of the design and technology curriculum, allowing students to engage their curiosity and enjoyment of food and nutrition.
The refurbishment was funded by the school and supported with funding from Savoy Education Trust.
Sir John Lawes School welcomed Theo Michaels to officially opened the refurbished food room. Theo is a chef, presenter and award winning author. Theo is a resident chef on Channel 4’s Steph’s Packed Lunch and frequently in the press and media and food festivals (Taste London, Carfest, etc.).
Theo said he was delighted and honoured to be part of the opening ceremony “Helping kids learn a life skill like cooking is so important to our future generations health and well-being not including those rising stars who will be gracing commercial kitchens in the future.
As such, it was with great privilege today to help with the grand opening of Sir John Lawes new food tech room, and an absolute pleasure to meet some of the pupils who are a credit to the school!”
Nick Wilkinson, Head of Design and Technology at Sir John Lawes School said “Thank you so much to the Savoy Education Trust for part funding our fantastic new Food Room. We are delighted to be able to provide students with such superb new facilities to enrich their educational experience and support the delivery of our exciting Food & Nutrition curriculum.”
Chief Executive Officer for Scholars’ Education Trust Claire Robins OBE commended the new facilities: “We are delighted to be able to offer the latest facilities for our students and to enhance student learning in Food and Nutrition. We are immensely grateful to Savoy Education Trust for their investment in our school which will enable us to provide the very best educational experience for all our young people.”
