How To Get Involved

Step One: Register your school's interest

Registrations are open from the 7th June 2010 until the 15th October 2010

To register simply email: with the following information:

  • School Name
  • Full Address
  • School Phone Number
  • Teacher Name
  • Teacher's Direct Telephone Number
  • Email Address
  • Regional Heat preferred

Or register online at: www.simplybeefandlamb.co.uk/mincechallenge

Step Two: Request or download the full Information Pack

We have developed a series of resources and templates to help make the process as easy as possible for you and your students. All downloadable at: www.simplybeefandlamb.co.uk/mincechallenge

As the competition has been designed to suit the new GCSE Food Technology National Curriculum we have a series of suggestions for lesson plans and homework tasks, as well as various supporting videos.

You'll have access to the following:

Step Three: Identify how you are going to introduce the competition

It is possible to enter your students' recipes from the 7th June to the 15th of October. So there are various options for how you could include it in your lessons.

The competition is open to all your students from 11-16 years. So you can either extend to all or pick the years you feel will be able to make most out of the challenge. Whether you are fitting with Food curriculum for the Year 8's, encouraging Year 9 to take a food based GCSE or boosting the confidence and broadening the experience of Year 10's or simply providing enrichment through extra curricular activity there are plenty of options.

  • Create your own competition in class
  • Perhaps post exams in early July when the students have more time on their hands
  • Whittle down the top 5 to send through to the challenge
  • Include the competition in your Lesson Plans
  • We have provided a series of suggestions that link with the current curriculum
  • Perhaps you could use this as a starter lesson plan in September
  • Provide as a homework assignment
  • Give the students something to focus on over the summer holidays or as a back to school assignment
  • Encourage Students to enter independently
  • It is possible for students to enter independently; although we believe they would find it more useful to have the support of their teacher should they choose to enter the Mmmake it with Mince Challenge

Step Four: Get your Students and School on board

The competition is FREE to enter
You can enter as many students and recipes as you would like

For the students who do not make it through to the cook-offs

  • You will receive a printable certificate from James Martin and the Red Tractor Mmmake it with Mince team and full feedback on the recipes.

For the students who make it through to the cook-offs

  • They will be in with the chance of winning some fantastic prizes for both themselves and their school
  • All your travel expenses will be reimbursed
  • The mince for the competition will be provided free of charge
  • The only cost to the school or the student will be the additional ingredients

Next: The Competition in 2 Easy Steps

James Martin with a Young Chef taking part in the challenge

James and a student taking part in the challenge

James Martin with two Young Chefs taking part in the challenge

James Martin with two Young Chefs