Teenage Classes
Online Courses for Teenagers, Students and Young People
Are you ready to level up your life skills? Whether you're flying the nest for uni, completing your Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE), or just want to gain confidence in the kitchen, our online courses will turn you into a skilled, confident cook.
Taught by a professional Chef, our live classes go beyond just recipes—you'll learn real-world skills you can use for life.
Who Are These Classes For?
Our courses are perfect for any young person looking to gain kitchen independence:
Heading Off to University: Learn to cook nourishing, budget-friendly meals so you can ditch the microwave dinners and make a great impression on your flatmates.
Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE): Fulfill your Skills section with a fun, practical activity. We are an Approved Activity Provider (AAP).
Aspiring Cooks & GCSE Students: Develop a strong foundation in cooking, practice for your practical exams, or simply discover a new passion!
What Makes Our Course Different? The 'Skills-Based' Advantage=
We focus on transferable skills, not just a single recipe. This means you won't just learn how to make one dish; you'll learn techniques like knife skills, basic sauces, and dough-making that you can apply to any recipe you find!
You Will Master Essential Skills Including:
Knife Skills for safe and efficient prep
Healthy Eating principles for a balanced diet
Food Hygiene and safety practices
Cooking Economically to save money and reduce waste
Cook-Along & Adapt
Our live, online format allows you to cook a full family meal each week and:
Ask the Chef questions in real-time as you cook.
Adapt the recipes to suit your taste or what you have in the fridge.
Dietary needs are welcome: We offer vegetarian, vegan, coeliac, dairy-free, and egg-free options for all our recipes.
We explore cuisines from around the world, including British, Thai, Italian, Mexican, Indian, Spanish, and Middle Eastern.
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE)
Grow Cook Enjoy is an Approved Activity Provider (AAP).
Completing your Bronze, Silver, or Gold Award has never been tastier! Our structured program helps you achieve your goal while learning fantastic, lifelong skills.
DofE Level
Bronze / Silver 12 weeks or 24 weeks 1 hour
Gold. 24 weeks 1 hour
Rolling Course: You can start any week to begin completing your required number of sessions. We break over the summer but courses can be mixed with a video class form our data base of recipes if required.
Assessor Report: Once you complete the course, we will provide the required assessor report to complete your DofE Section.
Discounts: If you decide to continue cooking beyond the required weeks, we offer a discount to extend your course!
Current class schedule:
Tuesday 5.30pm ( starts Jan 2026)
Wednesday 6.15pm
New to cooking? You may want to book a few one-to-one private classes first to build confidence before joining the group sessions. Get in touch to discuss private face-to-face or alternative date options!
Support for GCSE Food Tech
Gain the confidence and practical skills you need to ace your practical exam! We can arrange dedicated face-to-face classes tailored to the GCSE syllabus. Contact us for more details.
Ready to start your cooking adventure? Scroll down to see the full schedule and book your place!
“My 14-year-old son decided to do Food Tech for GCSE, but was woefully unprepared. I enrolled him onto an intensive week-long class with Grow, Cook, Enjoy & the transformation was incredible. Jayne packed in an amazing amount every day and covered many different areas of cooking, so his culinary skills & knowledge improved beyond recognition. He learnt a wide range of recipes and covered many different techniques, resulting in a greater confidence in the kitchen and a huge enjoyment of cooking overall. His school teacher couldn’t believe the transformation & even used him recently as a role model for the younger students”
Our courses are designed to teach skills
Bread making
Sauces
Cakes and Baking
Pastry skills
Soups
Plant based cooking
Cooking with Spices.
OFF to Uni?
Our teenage classes run on a Tuesday and Wednesday evenings , please ask for alternative dates. They are suitable for all teenagers and young people who are looking to develop their cooking skills, the course suits all levels of ability. Flying the nest or completing Duke of Edinburgh Skills section? Our courses develop confidence to be an independent cook. We teach the fundamentals of cooking. we are currently running a 6 week “Off To UNI’ course or book individual classes. Scroll down to see our schedule and booking page.
The most important skill to leave home with!!!
Thrive and Survive course. Off to Uni or Flying the nest? Grow Cook Enjoy can help you Thrive and well as Survive! Our sessions, teach young people how to budget and make healthy food. Six sessions to produce quick healthy meals with minimal clearing up! Plus planning meals ahead of hunger and batch cooking to save time.
One less thing to be concerned about when your young person takes another step toward independence. You can join our teenage class for a block of 6 weeks or opt for individual sessions.
A Perfect Gift!
Book a course or choose from our weekly recipes.
Gift vouchers available.
Classes are taught by a professional chef!
Jayne has been teaching for over 13 years, and a chef for nearly 30 years (yikes)! Having worked in Michelin Stared Restaurants and has taught her own children to cook fantastic, healthy food.
Not Free on a Tuesday or Wednesday? There may be enough teenagers to run another class on a different day so get in touch
Private classes and gift vouchers available, contact us for details.
Online Group classes
We are very happy to organise an online class for your Scout, Guide or Youth Club. Classes can be adapted for any age group. We provide a list of equipment and ingredients to gather before an online zoom session. Sessions can be themed for a particular badge or session theme in mind.
Kind words
“I did Jayne’s cooking club as my skill for my D of E. Every other week we would go and she would teach us a recipe, we would work in small groups and it was really beneficial for my cooking skills and as part of my Duke of Edinburgh.
It was lots of fun and I really enjoyed myself.”
“When my son said he wanted to learn how to cook for his new skills section of his Duke of Edinburgh scheme, I Grow Cook Enjoy taught the basics of how to cook rather than just how to follow a recipe. I was actually really surprised at how inspired a teenage boy could be. He really did cover a lot. It was worth every penny, thank you.”
Private classes
Grow Cook Enjoy offer private classes to teach young people and adults to cook in either in our kitchen or the comfort of your own home. Whether it is to spend some quality family time, Learn new skills or to help with a particular dietary need, Grow Cook Enjoy can tailor sessions to suit your requirements.