Cooking made compulsory

 Yesterday the Rt. Hon. Ed Balls MP, Secretary of State for for Children, Schools and Families, about the teaching and learning of food becoming compulsory in secondary schools throughout England which means from September 2008 all pupils in secondary schools will have the entitlement to learn how to cook through the Licence to Cook programme.The public are being asked to suggest, to the DCSF, which classic British and international main courses and puddings young people should be taught by emailing getcooking.consultation@dcsf.gsi.gov.ukYou can find out more here and here.