Be in the Kitchen Specialist Cookery School
Approved Duke of Edinburgh's Award Approved Activity Provider (AAP)
S.E.N.D. Online Cookery Course for Beginners
Help your SEND teen learn valuable beginner cooking skills. This online cookery course is a calm and supportive experience, designed for students with learning difficulties, including acute anxiety, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD and more.
Enjoy learning to cook at home with Be, a professional chef and qualified teacher with other 30 years' experience!
The course is suitable for all learners, including those confident to tackle the recipes on their own, and those who require support alongside.
Can't recommend this highly enough! Our daughter has special needs, so sometimes needed a little help, but found the recipes easy to follow. And the results were completely delicious! It was also great to watch her grow in confidence in her cooking through the course. Be was so open to adapting recipes, techniques and was always available for support. This is the beginning of a catering career for our daughter and we will be forever grateful.
Does this sound like you?
Get stressed easily, especially under pressure ✔️
Want to be able to cook some easy supper recipes ✔️
Not confident at cooking, perhaps hardly cooked at all ✔️
Unsure how to use cooking utensils, including a chef's knife ✔️
Worried about food contamination and working with raw meat ✔️
Need to complete your DofE skills and want to learn something useful ✔️
Watch the SEND Cooking Course introduction:
What You Will Learn on the SEND Online Cookery Course:
Scrambled Eggs on Toast
Poached Eggs on Toast
Smoky Bacon & Red Lentil Soup
Tomato Sauce with Pasta
Scrambled Eggs on Toast
Puff Pastry Sausage Rolls
Spicy Halloumi Tacos
Spicy Halloumi Tacos
Quick Margarita Pizza
Chilli Con Carne with Basmati Rice
Spicy Halloumi Tacos
Quick Margarita Pizza
Chilli Con Carne with Basmati Rice
Classic Filled Omelette
Classic Filled Omelette
Cheeseburgers & Coleslaw
Prawn Laksa
Chicken Tikka Masala
Cheeseburgers with Coleslaw
Prawn Laksa
Chicken Tikka Masala
You will learn a variety of practical skills such as:
Following a recipe
Knife handling
Food hygiene
Cooking meat safely
Meal preparation
Confidence in the kitchen. Learn to cook at your pace!
A Calm, Supportive Online Cookery Course for SEND Students
Clear step-by-step instructions
Easy to read recipes (simple structure & large photos)
Predictable structure
Learn at their own pace (there is no pressure to keep up with a group!)
Calm teaching style
Slower, calm pace for video speech
Clear visual demonstrations
Recipes available for life (ability to pause and replay as much as needed)
Option to cook independently or with extra support
Adaptations allowed where appropriate (contact for more specific queries or check FAQ'S below)
Why choose Be In The Kitchen?
Other online cooking courses
Recipes Only
Generic videos with limited support
Lack of DofE experience
Limited Nutrition Knowledge
Lack of adaptability
Be In The Kitchen
Professional chef tuition
Step-by-step instructional videos with great wider support
Designed for students gaining DofE experience
Nutrition Therapist
Dietary, allergen and SEND adaptations available
FAQ'S
Can my SEND teenager do the course on their own?
In many cases, the answer to this is yes however, you know your teenager best! I would always suggest supporting them through the first video and recipe before leaving them on their own. The videos are very clear to watch, and the recipes are simple to follow. I have found that SEND students who follow this course first are then able to do my other courses at a slightly faster pace, as they know how to be organised and use the videos.
My teenager has dyspraxia, will they be able to do the course?
Yes! I encourage the use of additional equipment such as food processors, food choppers, or any cooking aid that will keep fingers away from blades. I am passionate that these students should be able to cook with ease, and keeping safe is essential.
My SEND teenager is very fussy about food. Can we change any ingredients if necessary?
Of course, this is very common. If a swap is obvious, then just go ahead, but please feel free to contact me about any of the recipes that you may have concerns about and I can help you!
My SEND teenager has a phobia about touching raw meat. Can they do the course?
Yes absolutely! This is a very common situation and is often caused by fear of food poisoning. This course will help them overcome their fear and show them how to handle meat safely, understand how food poisoning occurs, and how to avoid it.
Can the SEND Cookery Course count towards DofE?
Yes, it may be suitable but check with your teenager's DofE Leader before booking. The course is designed with DofE Skills in mind and can be completed in 13 weeks. Check the DofE page for more information and contact us if you have any other questions!
My SEND teenager is very worried about food poisoning. Will the course help them overcome this?
Yes, it will! Again, this is a very common fear, and this course will help them with kitchen organisation, cleanliness, and how to manage raw ingredients to keep safe along with how to test when meat is cooked properly to avoid food poisoning.
How does online learning work for a SEND student?
This online course has been designed with SEND learners in mind. Instead of feeling pressured by the environment of "offline" cooking, we found that clearly structured visual recipes offer a better learning environment for SEND students, specifically those who benefit from a calm, flexible approach to learning. There is a lot that can be freely adapted on this course, as our goal has always been to help every learner build lifelong confidence in themselves and their cooking skills.
Learn to Cook at Your Own Pace
You can learn to cook at home, uni or wherever there is a kitchen. Choose which day and what time suits you.
Simply watch the videos and follow the recipes to become a truly competent and confident cook.
You will have the videos and recipes for life, so there is no rush!
You can learn to cook at home, uni or wherever there is a kitchen. Choose which day and what time suits you.
Simply watch the videos and follow the recipes to become a truly competent and confident cook.
You will have the videos and recipes for life, so there is no rush!
Delicious, Home-cooked Meals Made Simple for SEND Students
These recipes have been tried and tested for over 4 years. The recipes work, and the students (and parents) really enjoy them!
I'm really proud of my experience with many SEND students, which has given me the tools to support you all.
If you’re finding yourself nodding along to all this, you’re not alone…
My purpose in life is to teach adults (young and old) to cook and I love it!
My students learn, using professional chef skills, how to cook amazing recipes that are simple, fun and rewarding.
I'm a specialist teacher because I have an extraordinary background and I focus on teaching with nutrient-dense ingredients for great health.
In 2022 I qualified as a nutrition therapist because I know how powerful food is and I want to be in the best health myself and to pass that on to my students. I can now be sure that I am offering the best tuition, providing recipes that are not only delicious but are nutrient-focussed.
Introducing The S.E.N.D for Beginners Online Cookery Course
This course is ideal for SEND students (young or old), including the following:
Holiday Cooking: for kids
Home Schooling: for parents and children
Off to Uni or Leaving Home: for young adults
Parents: learn to cook fresh food for your family
Want to Feel Healthier? : Learn how to avoid highly processed food
Fast Fresh Food: Learn how cooking at home can be faster than a takeaway
It's also perfect for teenagers doing the Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) award in the UK and abroad (including Australia) as it is designed to run over 3 months or you can add my other courses together for a 6 or 12 month course.
Here’s what you’ll get when you book a SEND for Beginners Cooking Course:
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Instant Access
As soon as you book your course you can get going, with instant access to the recipes and videos. After you have finished you will have access to the videos for life.
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Dietary Adaptions
All courses are suitable for all diets. Just let me know when you fill in your registration form and I will make sure you have the appropriate recipes to suit your needs. I am a specialist teacher in gluten and dairy-free diets.
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Recommendations
I strongly recommend purchasing an A4 display folder to put the recipes in, you can create your own personal cookbook of favourite recipes with the wonderful photos of your own cooking. This will be a book to treasure for life.
SEND Courses for Beginners (with videos for life) available from £60!
Do you want your SEND child to learn lasting cooking skills?
Please come and join me in my kitchen! Be x
See what others have to say about Be Kassapian's Cooking Courses:
Thank you soooo much, Be, for your support and in particular for the lightning quick response on this final section. Matthew has learnt loads (and I have also benefited as my cooking skills are very limited!). This has provided the structure and inspiration he needed. I've been recommending you to a number of Mums I know :-)
I can’t thank you enough for your lovely comments about Max’s cooking – your positive feedback has meant a huge amount to him. He has loved your cookery course and learnt so many new and helpful skills over the past few months. It’s been lovely to watch his confidence grow and the whole family has benefited from the delicious (and healthy) meals he’s been cooking on Sundays. He’s wants to keep on practising your recipes and I’m sure, when he’s got some more time on his hands after his GCSE’s, he’ll be signing up for another one of your courses.
Thank you for empowering and inspiring Lola to cook nutritious plant-based meals at home! She makes herself delicious lunches for school and has taken over making dinners for the family most nights of the week... from meal planning to shopping at the farmer's market, from chopping and spicing to baking and plating, her meals are prepared with know-how and love. Your DofE course has given us yet another reason why we are the luckiest parents in the world to have Lola for a kid!
Still not sure?
Try my free "I can Cook Video"
Download my free cookery video teaching teenagers to cook and enjoy it!
Plan a day, print the recipes and book your online shop. Leave your teenager with me and the ingredients in your kitchen. Be patient and enjoy a miracle meal!
Cook just one recipe or a whole meal. Suitable for all diets.
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