Careers in catering and hospitality – young people with additional needs

Presenters and organisations: Jane Chong and Jane Kippax, Step and Stone, Bristol and Lucy Beattie, Three Ways School, Bath

Brief description

Young people with additional needs can be valuable, reliable members of a catering or hospitality team working in a wide variety of roles. Find out how two organisations support young people with additional needs, harnessing the confidence, pride and dignity that come from meaningful work in a real-life business.

This webinar will be useful for trainee, new and more experienced teachers of pupils with additional needs across all phases, in mainstream or special schools, across the UK.

The British Nutrition Foundation gratefully acknowledges the support for this work from the Savoy Educational Trust.

What will be covered?

• Understanding the role that young people with additional needs can play in catering or hospitality.

• Building relationships with local charities and employers.

• What schools can do to ensure that work experience and employment is positive and successful.

• Practical examples from two organisations that support young people into meaningful employment

• Resources for use with pupils with additional needs and professional development support available from Food – a fact of life.

• Suggestions for further reading and sources of information.

Why attend?

• Hear practical examples from two organisations that support young people into meaningful employment.

• Find out what you can do to support your pupils developing skills for work and ensuring a positive experience for them.

• Tips for building relationships with local organisations.

• Opportunity to ask questions of Jane, Jane and Lucy.

• Signposts to free editable resources for use in the classroom will be highlighted.

• Sources of further support and information will be made available.

• A certificate of attendance will be provided – useful as evidence for your professional development and performance management.

• The webinar supports the Food teaching in primary and secondary schools: a framework of knowledge and skills – backed by government.

Audience: Trainee, new and more experienced teachers across all phases.