FOUR Food Technology students from Sir James Smith’s Community School in Camelford were recently able to hone their skills in hospitality.

The quartet of Year 11 students — Zara Teague, Chloe Hore, Ashleigh Harris and Anna Cornelius — participated in a ‘Front and Beverage Programme Skills Day’ at Cornwall College St Austell.

This was delivered in the college’s Cloisters restaurant with the partnership of the charity Springboard UK, which aims to provide young people with the necessary skills required in the catering and hospitality industries.

Along with pupils from other schools the four from Sir Jim’s participated in four practical activities, including a coffee barista session and a ‘best dressed table’ competition, together with the making of ‘mocktails’ and providing answers in a mathematics session linked to catering and hospitality.

Apart from taking the core subjects, Food Technology is one of students’ chosen subjects.

A finger buffet was provided by the food team at the college and served by catering students at St Austell.