Food Preparation and Nutrition GCSE: Heston Blumenthal | Sept 2015
> Award-winning chef and food scientist Heston Blumenthal supports new GCSE
Exam board OCR has gained backing from Heston Blumenthal for its new GCSE in Food Preparation and Nutrition. The new draft GCSE will explore the relationship between food as a life skill and a science. "My own passion for food began with questioning everything about the science behind cooking," said Heston Blumenthal, while doing a demonstration at a London secondary school to show the methods that will be taught in OCR's new GCSE. OCR Subject Specialist, Sandra Marsh, said: “Heston's natural curiosity and scientific approach to cooking complement the new GCSE perfectly and will enthuse students as they discover the essentials of food science."
Heston Blumenthal's PR agency secured a long report on BBC TV Breakfast News and a large feature in The Guardian. We have included these items here to reflect both the chronology and the good coverage of this story.
Creative Warehouse secured all subsequent coverage.
The Guardian
'"A subject for all the senses" – Heston's back to school with a revamped cooking GCSE' 3 September 2015 Coverage secured by Creative Warehouse
Schools Improvement Net
'Heston Blumenthal adds dash of spice to home economics GCSE' 5 September 2015 Online The Caterer
'Heston Blumenthal has helped to develop a new Food Preparation and Nutrition GCSE with exam board OCR' 11 September 2015 |
ChefXchange 'Heston Blumenthal is drafting new cookery GCSE' 7 September 2015 Online Hospitality and Catering News
'Heston's support is recipe for GCSE success' 11 September 2015 Online |