Are YOU free on Friday 22 June? Do YOU want to win a day with Paul Hollywood?  Do YOU teach food?  Do YOU teach 11-14 year olds?  Do YOU teach in the UK? 

Celebrity baker Paul Hollywood is supporting the grainchain.com Inspire! competition for a second year.  The competition asks teachers to submit a single lesson plan which stimulates learning around one of five areas.  These are: baking for celebration events; incorporating local ingredients; celebrating bread and cake making; exploring a variety of flour and grainc; and making the most of seasonal foods.  There will be four prizes of £500 to enhance food work in school as well as a baking master class with Paul with the chance to ask him your questions and to get some baking tips to take back to the classroom. 

We have also developed a range of resources to springboard your ideas and to get your creative juices flowing.  We have starter activities, main activities and suggestions for plenary and extention activities.  Use all or some or none of these in your competition entry.  Remember, we just want one lesson plan. Reinvent a tried and tested old favourite or try out something new with your G&T students. 

Pancake day is coming up - you could use that to kick start your competition entry under the banner of baking for celebration events?

For further details or to download an entry form visit www.grainchain.com/competitions. The competition closes on 4 May.

There is still time to enter our fabulous cooking competition but be quick, the deadline is Friday 25 May. Four lucky winners will each receive £500 for their school PLUS a day baking with Paul Hollywood.

Open to food tech teachers from all over the UK, the grainchain.com Inspire! competition is looking for inspirational teachers to inspire their colleagues. 

To enter you must submit a single lesson plan including a recipe. The themes include:

• Baking for celebration events; 
• incorporating local ingredients;
• celebrating bread making and/or cake making skills
• exploring a variety of different flour and grains;
• making the most of seasonal foods.

With the Jubilee coming up why not look at our section on baking for celebration events and come up with a lesson plan. We have developed a range of starter activities to kick start your creative journey. Our Street Party Challenge presentation includes a direct challenge for your students along with bright photography and topical information.

Give it a go today - with four prizes up for grabs you could be in luck.