It provides opportunities for students to:

• have hands-on experiences with food;
• learn about and gain confidence in basic food hygiene and preparation skills;
• learn about healthier eating through practical food work;
• apply simple budgeting skills to food choices they make;
• work independently and in small groups to develop understanding of wider needs;
• become a better informed consumer.

Food life skills comprises of 13 cooking modules: Getting to grips, Indian Express, Pack A lunch, Noodle Time, Mama Mia, Take out? Cook in, Back to basics, Simple but fun, Wakey Wakey, A Fishy Tale, BBQ frenzy, Veg Out, Impress and Budgeting.