ASPIRING chefs at a Newton Abbot primary school are learning about cooking with help from a local superstore. 

The children at Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School have had their new educational kitchen kitted out with help from donations from Tesco in Kingsteignton. 

Pupils and staff are looking forward to seeing the kitchen completed so it can provide lessons focusing on nutritious meals as well as giving them a culinary education and community engagement.

However, the kitchen was short of various utensils, so the school approached Tesco’s in Newton Road, to see if it could help.

The store agreed, providing a wide range of kitchen implements and bowls.

Tracy Lowe, school administration manager, visited the store to thank staff and collect the donation.

She said: ‘We’re really grateful to Tesco for this batch of cooking utensils. They will directly impact the quality of educational opportunities we can offer our pupils.

‘The kitchen will help the health and wellbeing of our students, as well as supporting our mission to foster a love for cooking and nutrition education.’

Janette Parker Tesco, the store’s community champion, said: ‘We’re thrilled to be able to help because it’s so important that children learn about the benefits of good nutrition.

‘It’s a critical part of health and development, giving us stronger immune systems, lowering the risk of diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and improving longevity.

‘On top of that, it’s proven that healthy children learn better, so learning about nutrition and having a good diet will have a positive effect on their education.’