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The expert training of the Specialised Chefs' Scholarship offers superb opportunities for people wishing to pursue a career in the food and catering industry.

Here is just a handful of former students who have achieved success in their chosen area.

Adam Byatt
Chef PatronTrinity, Clapham Old Town, London Member of Academy of Culinary Arts

Jeremy Ford
Group Executive Chef, Restaurant Associates, London Member of Academy of Culinary Arts

Ian Penn
Executive Sous Chef, The Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London

Michael Kean
Executive Head Chef, Shangri La Hotel, Sydney, Australia

Tracey Butler
Chef/Lecturer, Bournemouth and Poole College

Justin Grant
Head Chef, Cafe du Centre, Geneva, Switzerland

Adrian Tavernini
Personal chef on board a private yacht

Peter Vaughan
Proprietor of The Healthy Life Bistro and media chef, Devizes, Wiltshire Member of Academy of Culinary Arts

Simon Boyle
Founder of and Managing Director of Beyond Boyle Academy of Culinary Arts

Emma Rye
Personal Chef on board super yacht in Caribbbean and Mediterranean

Danny Guest
Executive Head Chef, Operakallaren, Stockholm, Sweden


"When Chef says something you’ve made is good enough to go out to a paying customer, it’s like scoring a goal in the cup final!"

After completing his scholarship, Damien Jeffries spent 12 months on a work placement at Claridges.

Photographer: Cristian Barnett