Whole Education

The Jamie Oliver Foundation’s mission is to be the active ingredient - to inspire the change that says all young people have a right to education, training and employment, so that they understand who they are, what’s possible and where they’re going. Especially vulnerable young people.

And it all starts with making the food connection. When people learn about food, where it comes from, how to look after it, prepare it, cook it, present it and eat it, their lives can change for the better. All they need is an active ingredient to set them on their way and get a taste for life.

The Fifteen Chef Apprentice Scheme, one of the activities of the Jamie Oliver Foundation, exists to inspire disadvantaged young people – homeless, unemployed, overcoming drug or alcohol problems – to believe that they can create for themselves great careers in the restaurant industry.

The Fifteen restaurants serve food of the highest quality made from the best ingredients: their kitchens are where the apprentices learn their trade, and their profits help fund the programme.

Fifteen’s philosophy is to learn within the actual work environment, from experts in the field, surrounded by the produce, equipment and dishes that they will work with and be inspired by. Gradually, their levels of responsibility increase with the skill that they acquire through this direct participation in a fully operative business. And with this grows their confidence and belief that they can achieve anything they want in their lives despite what setbacks they may have already experienced.

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