News / Bristol
Pill school takes measures to ease exam pressure
Teachers at St Katherine’s School in Pill took to drastic measures to ease students’ fraught nerves ahead of this year’s GCSE exams.
The group abandoned the safety of their classrooms for one night only to sweat it out in the heat of the school’s unique fine-dining restaurant, The Leaf, and under the watch of head chef Paul Mingo-West, created a full three-course menu for the year 11 students.
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Normally, it is the school’s catering and hospitality students who prepare food, tend the bar and wait on tables at The Leaf which is the only restaurant of its kind in the UK, but the Turn the Tables event tested whether the teachers could stand the heat.
Head teacher Justin Humphreys, one of the honorary chefs, said: “It was a great evening and quite intense in the kitchen at times. It made all the teachers appreciate the excellent standard of food and hospitality that our students provide every Thursday at The Leaf.
“The year 11s really enjoyed the evening and provided the staff with some interesting feedback. We are lucky to have a fine-dining restaurant in our school and it is great to share this with the students. Hopefully we maintained The Leaf’s great reputation but I think all the teachers will be relieved to get back to the classroom.”
The Leaf is open to the public every Thursday during term-time and a three-course meal costs £17.
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