Hake That! – We help

To help get kids into cooking with fish at school, the Fish from the Chippy pilot was launched in May. It has 17 secondary schools taking part, all making links with their local chippies. It aims to get local Fish and Chips shops to provide fish to local schools (which has been donated by Fastnet Fish), so that kids can prepare, cook and taste fish for themselves. The cost of ingredients is a real issue, especially at the moment with the cost-of-living crisis, so having the fish for free means that all pupils can take part and find out how simple and delicious fish is to cook.

The Fish from the Chippy pilot is brought to schools and shops through a partnership with The Fishmongers’ Company, Fastnet Fish Ltd, and the Fish in Schools Hero Programme. Chippy Chat has also been involved in supporting this initiative with schools, by helping to promote the pilot in May and introducing the programme to The Cod’s Scallops, who are now supporting 12 local schools in the Nottinghamshire area as a direct result.

Great teamwork!

The pilot is part of a wider scheme called Fish in Schools Hero programme. It aims to ensure that every child gets a chance to prepare, cook and eat fish before they leave school and to train food teachers to be confident in preparing and cooking fish with students. The programme provides incredible life-long learning experiences for thousands of pupils across the UK.

What’s happened?

The 17 schools are now in the process of arranging to collect their 50 portions of Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) Hake. To support, the Cod’s Scallops has arranged to store much of the fish and has had teachers visit the local shops to collect. It’s been a perfect PR opportunity for