Students at Bayside Comprehensive School were treated to a demonstration of high skilled dishes by Chef Patron -Nico Students at Bayside Comprehensive School were treated to a demonstration of high skilled dishes by Chef Patron -Nico Fitzgerald Wednesday the 27th April. Nico is a London based chef who was born and raised in Gibraltar. He has recently reached the quarter finals in Masterchef the Professionals and is currently in the process of opening his own restaurant - Llanito by Nico Fitzgerald.
This amazing opportunity saw Bayside's Food Preparation and Nutrition GCSE students watch Nico make:
Confit chicken leg and pan-fried chicken breast with spiced celeriac purée along with boulangère potatoes and  charred tenderstem broccoli accompanied by a chicken and madeira jus and tarragon oil. This was followed by an Apple Tarte Tatin with vanilla ice cream and raspberry fluid gel.
GCSE students work towards making 3 complex and layered dishes of this nature in just 3 hours at the end of their GCSE. Watching Nico cover some of the skills they have been building already and showing them how to put together attractively presented plates, gives them the confidence that they can produce quality dishes at the end of the GCSE.
During the demonstration Nico asked the students questions and offered explanations to link the cooking methods to the theory they are developing in their GCSE.  Students were fascinated by the layers and layers of skills and the level of preparation that goes into making these dishes in a restaurant. The different career pathways in this valuable profession were explained and the possible routes they could take should they wish to gain experience in this field.
Thank you Nico - it not only looked stunning but we can honestly say it tasted absolutely amazing ! Wednesday the 27th April. Nico is a London based chef who was born and raised in Gibraltar. He has recently reached the quarter finals in Masterchef the Professionals and is currently in the process of opening his own restaurant - Llanito by Nico Fitzgerald.
This amazing opportunity saw Bayside's Food Preparation and Nutrition GCSE students watch Nico make:
Confit chicken leg and pan-fried chicken breast with spiced celeriac purée along with boulangère potatoes and  charred tenderstem broccoli accompanied by a chicken and madeira jus and tarragon oil. This was followed by an Apple Tarte Tatin with vanilla ice cream and raspberry fluid gel.
GCSE students work towards making 3 complex and layered dishes of this nature in just 3 hours at the end of their GCSE. Watching Nico cover some of the skills they have been building already and showing them how to put together attractively presented plates, gives them the confidence that they can produce quality dishes at the end of the GCSE.
During the demonstration Nico asked the students questions and offered explanations to link the cooking methods to the theory they are developing in their GCSE.  Students were fascinated by the layers and layers of skills and the level of preparation that goes into making these dishes in a restaurant. The different career pathways in this valuable profession were explained and the possible routes they could take should they wish to gain experience in this field.
Thank you Nico - it not only looked stunning but we can honestly say it tasted absolutely amazing !

We issued students with this letter last week. Here it is as well in case anyone has misplaced it.

​Well done to all the students who participated in the reading challenge. In particular, congratulations to Leah Ryan Waldron from Westside who won the challenge, and to Bayside students Malak Kreich  (second overall) and Claudia Flynn (third overall). 

Staff and students wore hats today to raise awareness and funds for brain tumour research. 
There were a great deal of woolly hats and caps this year! Well done and thank you to all who took part.

The virtual launch of the Young Enterprise products yesterday went very well.

After a two year absence we have been able to organise the Geography fieldtrip in the UK once again. Here the students will be able to carry out fully their fieldwork in preparation for their A-Level NEA. 

The pupils have been making excellent use of the time and working really hard. It has been good to receive the positive reports from Mrs Garcia, Mr Mauro and Mr Warwick who have accompanied the students. 
We are told that the opportunity to put into practise what they have been learning about in the classroom has been really useful and we are really pleased that we have been able to organise this fieldwork.
Here are some photos of the students out in the field and in the classroom. It's apparently the coldest it has been for a number of years!

A reminder that there is no school on Thursday 3rd March as we have an inservice training day for staff.

​There will also be a mass every Thursday morning during lent at 08.00 in St Paul's Church. All are welcome.

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