14 December 2024
Image of Priory's new food service outlet is officially opened by former teacher

Priory's new food service outlet is officially opened by former teacher

Priory’s Pod, our newest catering facility, has officially opened for pupils and the community.

5 December 2024
Image of Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - Year 7 Christmas tree pastries

Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - Year 7 Christmas tree pastries

Year 7 eagerly gathered after school to create puff pastry Christmas tree shapes filled with Nutella. 

7 October 2024
Image of Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - International Taco Day

Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - International Taco Day

Taco ‘bout talent! The Year 7s embraced the challenge of making fish tacos with impressive enthusiasm and surprising skill. 

16 September 2024
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Year 11 GCSE Food & Nutrition

Mrs Cowell's first lesson for her Year 11 Food & Nutrition class was all about how to prepare seafood.

13 September 2024
Image of Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - Year 8 Celebrate International Chocolate Day

Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - Year 8 Celebrate International Chocolate Day

Pupils that went along to the after-school cookery class got to have a go at making a batch of chocolate brownies.  

2 July 2024
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Rewards Day Smoothies

Not all pupils who were invited on the Rewards Trips wanted to take up the opportunity.  For those who chose to stay in school, other fun activities were arranged for them.

13 May 2024
Image of Food Tech pupils design a meal for Olympic athletes

Food Tech pupils design a meal for Olympic athletes

Priory pupils have been planning a healthy and nutritious meal for Team GB athletes in a national competition.

8 February 2024
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House of fun for pancake day

Tuesday, 13 February is Pancake Day however, as it's during half term week, Mr Raynor started the annual pancake tossing competition early.  

15 December 2023
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Year 8 delighted with extra Food Technology lesson

The longer half term has meant the pupils were lucky enough to have an extra practical lesson.

6 December 2023
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Year 9 enjoy after school food technology at Christmas

Whilst it was icy outside, these Year 9 pupils made it a little icy inside too when they made Christmas cupcakes.

10 November 2023
Image of Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - Year 7 National School Meals Week

Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - Year 7 National School Meals Week

Year 7 pupils joined Mrs Cowell after school to celebrate National School Meals Week by making Chicken Wraps.

12 October 2023
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Year 8 Creative Cookery - British Egg Week

A small but enthusiastic group joined Mrs Cowell in the kitchen on Wednesday after school to celebrate British Egg Week by making egg fried rice. 

30 September 2023
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Let them eat cake - all for a good cause!

Thanks to the generous donations from pupils, parents and staff, the whole school got to enjoy some gorgeous treats whilst raising funds for MacMillan Cancer Support.

19 May 2023
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Priory celebrates its first Culture Day

Priory's first Culture Day was celebrated with cultural dress, henna painting, a food market, music and after school cookery lessons.

24 March 2023
Image of After School Creative Cookery Club - International Carrot Day

After School Creative Cookery Club - International Carrot Day

Pupils in Year 8 & Year 9 have had the chance join Mrs Cowell in the Food Technology room for some after school creative cookery to celebrate International Carrot Day.

16 January 2023
Image of Year 7 Cookery Club - Mexican Quesadillas

Year 7 Cookery Club - Mexican Quesadillas

After school last Thursday our Year 7 pupils were invited to the Food Technology room to make Mexican Quesadillas.

13 December 2022
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Year 9 Creative Cookery - Gingerbread Biscuits

Decorating some festive gingerbread biscuits was the order of the day in the latest after school food workshop.

12 December 2022
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Food Technology at Christmas

It's not just the pupils who get to have expert tuition in the Food Technology room from Mrs Cowell.

21 November 2022
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Siblings become bakers for charity

Siblings, Seth and Reese, have raised funds for a charity close to their heart.

11 November 2022
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After School Creative Cookery Club - Year 8

It was British Pudding Day this week and to celebrate, we opened up the Food Technology classroom after school for Year 8 pupils to make sticky toffee cupcakes.

10 November 2022
Image of After School Creative Cookery Club - Year 9

After School Creative Cookery Club - Year 9

This time it’s a ‘trip to Germany’ for Year 9 to make gingerbread house biscuits.

8 November 2022
Image of It's all Greek to us at the Year 7 cookery club

It's all Greek to us at the Year 7 cookery club

After school, Year 7 had their first opportunity join in some making and baking fun when Mrs Cowell invited them to make Greek cheese pies called Spanakopita.

14 October 2022
Image of Year 9 Shake It Up  in Food Technology

Year 9 Shake It Up in Food Technology

Pupils had to be careful not to 'shake it up' when making their Shakshuka at Thursday's after school cookery club.

12 October 2022
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After School Creative Cookery For Year 7 and Year 8

Here's Year 7 and Year 8's opportunity to join in some making and baking fun....

28 June 2022
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National Picnic Week Competition

National Picnic Week celebrates everything there is about picnicking. This year, Food Technology teacher, Mrs Cowell, invited pupils to enter two inter-house competitions.

17 June 2022
Image of Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - Year 8 World Tapas Day

Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - Year 8 World Tapas Day

After school on Thursday, Mrs Cowell invited Year 8 pupils to join her for her World Tapas Day cookery club.

7 June 2022
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Year 8 Cookery Club - 16 June

Mrs Cowell will be running her next Creative Cookery workshop for Year 8 on 16 June where you’ll be celebrating World Tapas Day!

23 May 2022
Image of Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - Year 7 Rainbow Biscuits

Mrs Cowell's Cookery Club - Year 7 Rainbow Biscuits

After school on Friday, Mrs Cowell invited Year 7 pupils to join her for a Creative Cookery class where they baked rainbow biscuits.

12 May 2022
Image of Through the key hole... Year 10 Languages

Through the key hole... Year 10 Languages

This week in French, it was round two of Galette cake making for Year 10.

25 March 2022
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Mothers' Day Cookery Club

Mrs Cowell invited Year 9 & 10 pupils to join her for a Creative Cookery workshop where they baked cakes for Mother's Day.

23 March 2022
Image of Year 10 Languages class get a taste of royalty in Food Tech

Year 10 Languages class get a taste of royalty in Food Tech

Year 10 have been baking 'Galette des Rois' as they begin their next topic of Festivals and Celebrations as part of their GCSE French course. 

16 March 2022
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British Science Week Bake Off

Thank you to everyone who baked and supported the Science department's bake off in celebration of British Science Week.

10 February 2022
Image of Year 8 Cookery Club celebrate National Pizza Day

Year 8 Cookery Club celebrate National Pizza Day

Year 8 got a pizza the action when they attended Mrs Cowell's Creative Cookery Club.

28 January 2022
Image of Year 7 cookery club celebrates Burns Night

Year 7 cookery club celebrates Burns Night

Mrs Cowell proved that food is fun when she invited Year 7 pupils to join her for the Burn's Night-themed Cookery Club.

5 December 2021
Image of Year 9 Food Tech gets in the festive spirit

Year 9 Food Tech gets in the festive spirit

Christmas had come early in the Food Technology room when Mrs Cowell invited Year 9s to take part in her after school Christmas-themed cookery club.

5 November 2021
Image of Sparks flying in Food Tech for Bonfire Night

Sparks flying in Food Tech for Bonfire Night

There were sparks flying in the Food Technology room when Year 8 took part in the after school Bonfire Night-themed cookery club. 

22 October 2021
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Spooky goings-on in Food Tech

There were some spooky goings on last night in the Food Technology room when Mrs Cowell invited Year 7s to take part in her after school Halloween-themed cookery club. 

19 July 2021
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Food Tech practical lessons ingredients update

From September, we would like to change to a system where school organises all the provisions and pupils bring their finished item home.

9 February 2021
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Shrove Tuesday

Food technology teacher, Mrs Cowell, tells us about its history and how to get your flip on!

16 December 2020
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Christmas fun in Food Technology class

Year 9 have been making peppermint creams in class this week as a fun end of term activity.

25 June 2020
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The great Priory cake off competition

We had every colour of the rainbow as Food Technology teacher, Mrs Cowell, challenged pupils and staff to come up with their most kaleidoscopic baked masterpieces for her Cake Off competition.