Students from across a range of local academies – all part of Ormiston Academies Trust – took part in an exciting region-wide Bake Off as part of the national The Great Ormiston Bake competition.
The enthusiastic young bakers gathered at Cowes Enterprise College, to take part in the South’s regional heat. The competition was judged by Michelin Star chef Rob Thompson, as well as a number of representatives from the Trust, who thoroughly enjoyed trying all the fantastic cakes and bakes.
At the end of the day of baking, Isabelle Aylemore from Ormiston Six Villages Academy was crowned the Key Stage 3 winner and Manuel Palomo from Cowes Enterprise College was crowned the Key Stage 4 winner.
Ormiston Academies Trust will be hosting a national final for the winning academies on Thursday, April 6th at Birmingham City Football Club. With 37 academies across England having now signed up, it has officially become the biggest competition the Trust has held to date.
In addition to widespread support from those across the Trust, a number of high-profile chefs and those related to the food industry have offered their support for The Great Ormiston Bake, including, TV chef Tom Kerridge, who helped to launch the competition originally.
Dan Woods, Lead Practitioner for Food and Design and Technology at Ormiston Academies Trust, said:
“Across each of our academies, our students have really shown a love for baking and so we thought it would be great to introduce a Trust-wide initiative that would bring everyone together to celebrate this passion and encourage our young people to get involved in an activity that was good for their wellbeing.
Article continues below this advertisement “Since its launch, it has been so fantastic to see the outpour of support and enthusiasm for the competition from students and staff.
“A massive well done to the winners from Ormiston Six Villages and Cowes Enterprise College on their hugely deserved win and to all the students who took part on making some truly exceptional baking creations.”
