Pipers students become 2025 pasta champions in Jamie Oliver World Record Attempt

As part of an official World Record Attempt run by much-loved chef Jamie Oliver, a group of our Year 7 students joined other amazing cooks to take part in the largest cookery lesson in the world.

In a live stream hosted by Jamie and the best chefs at his cookery school, our students had one hour and 30 minutes to make a delicious dish of homemade pasta with a tasty tomato sauce. Once the attempt had been made, the students were able to sit down and enjoy their meal for lunch.

The aim was to break the current record of 6,778 participants achieved by the Partnership for Health in Poland, with 89 schools taking part back in November 2015. This year, the record was officially broken with 10,515 cooks, across six continents and 42 countries.

This record attempt is driven by a clear belief: every child, no matter where they live, deserves to leave school with the confidence to cook and care for themselves — whatever life may bring. That’s the purpose of 'Jamie’s 10 Skills Programme' from the Jamie Oliver Ministry of Food Foundation. The programme is there to equip young people with essential life skills, from nutrition and knife safety to budgeting and beyond.

This was a chance for our students to be part of something big, bold and record-breaking, so many congratulations to our team for enhancing their culinary skills, their hard work and, undoubtedly, delicious food.