Pioneer School
SEND Live Lesson@ Bett 2026
This live lesson demonstration features innovative adaptive cooking technology, teaching essential, safe cooking skills to students with severe learning difficulties.
Pioneer School
SEND Live Lesson@ Bett 2026
This live lesson demonstration features innovative adaptive cooking technology, teaching essential, safe cooking skills to students with severe learning difficulties.
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SEND Live Lesson@ Bett 2026
This interactive cooking demonstration showcased innovative adaptive cooking technology and demonstrated its practical application in fostering essential life skills.
Lift Pioneer School utilises these technologies to empower children and young people with severe learning difficulties to develop safe cooking competencies.
This workshop highlights how accessible tools and methods prepare students for greater independence in daily living and future vocational opportunities.
Participants witnessed firsthand how everyday equipment can be adapted to create accessible, safe, and engaging culinary learning experiences.
Lesson highlights video chapter links below include:
1 - Introduction to the lesson and the use of Suno to create backing music track
6 - Use of 3D printed symbols for durability and pupil use of symbol to communicate
8 - Use of smell boxes as a sensory tool to select sprinkle choice
9 - Demonstration of pupil using AAC device to communicate choices
10 - Use of a dual switch to make a choice
12 - Use of a 3 tiered approach to AI image generation to support pupils abilities
13 - Questions from the audience - Advice on pupils with visual impairment
14 - Praise for use of adaptive technology examples
15 - Question about the smell boxes and the sensory use of smell at Pioneer School