Free fish preparation and cookery courses for local schools, community and voluntary groups

Billingsgate School is delighted to be able to offer free courses for the local community in partnership with the Isle of Dogs Community Foundation.

Over 50 training courses are available during the next 12 months, this web page gives an overview of the programme, the main aims and how to register your interest and reserve places. The areas of benefit for this project can be seen here by downloading LAP 7 and LAP 8 maps, these cover the London E14 postcode.

The programme offers a range of training opportunities at Billingsgate School with the main aims of:

Encouraging: sustainable food consumption, healthy eating at home, access into employment within the catering and food service sector.

Opportunities available: Fish for Life, Food For Life, Parents and Kids Tea Club, Fish 'n' a Dish evening course, Fish to Food Schools courses.

1. ‘Fish for Life', a two day course aimed at those 16+ held at Billingsgate covering 6 hours of classroom work (which upon passing a multiple choice exam will lead to a nationally recognised food safety qualification) and also give experience undertaking practical fish preparation and cookery. All attendees will receive a Billingsgate School certificate of attendance.

10.00am to 3pm

Dates for 2011

Monday 26th September and Tuesday 27th September;
Monday 31st October and Tuesday 1st November;
Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th December.

We will be running these courses monthly so please register your interest below:

Reserve your place using our online course reservation form here

2. ‘Food for Life' a five day course aimed at those 16+ held at Billingsgate covering the broader food groups, fish, meat and vegetables. While also delivering the food safety qualification ‘Food 4 life' includes budgeting, using new ingredients, basic cooking techniques and knife skills for the three food groups. All attendees will receive a Billingsgate School certificate of attendance.

Dates to be announced

Please register your interest using our online course reservation form here

3. The Parent and Kids Tea Club at Billingsgate is a family learning evening designed to offer the experience of preparing and cooking an evening meal together . The parent takes the leading role working with the children in preparing that evening's meal and sharing that experience together.

Contact us to arrange a date for your group

Please register your interest using our online course reservation form here

4. Fish ‘n' a dish experiences for community and voluntary sector organisations. These courses focus on preparation and cooking techniques for affordable fish. Participants will learn how to assess freshness and buy fish from Billingsgate Market, then prepare and cook a variety of fish dishes.

Dates to be arranged, contact us to arrange a date for your group

Reserve your place using our online course reservation form here

5. 'Fish to Food' classes for local schools. This course invites a class to Billingsgate to experience how the fish we catch in the sea is turned into the fish we eat. The course is based around two sessions, one with a fishmonger the other with a chef. Key areas covered include where our fish comes from, food safety and healthy eating.

Dates arranged with individual schools

Please register your interest using our online course reservation form here