It's almost time for the LACA School Chef of the Year final

Meet the School Chef of the Year finalists

Congratulations to all the chefs who made the regional heats of the LACA School Chef of the Year competition this year. It’s set to be an exciting final with an impressive list of school chefs cooking for the judges next month.

Take a look at when each finalist will be cooking.

SCOTY finalists cooking on Wednesday 5th July (morning)

East Midlands winner, Lorna Nolan from Breadsall CofE VC Primary School (Derbyshire County Council):
North West winner, Paul Hardy from Tarporley High School (Midshire Signature Services):

SCOTY finalists cooking on Wednesday 5th July (afternoon)

North West wildcard, Matthew Bennett from Alsager School (Aramark):
South East wildcard, James Noakes from Maidstone Grammar School:
Wales winner, Joanne Cox from Ysgol y Graig (Chartwells):

SCOTY finalists cooking on Thursday 6th July (morning)

London winner, Raheem Morgan from Torridon Primary School (Chartwells)
South East winner, Mark Kent from Norton Knatchbull (Cucina):
Yorkshire & Humberside winner, Kirsty McAndrew from Oakworth Primary School (Midshire Signature Services):

SCOTY finalists cooking on Thursday 6th July (afternoon)

East of England winner, Brenden Eades from Felsted School:
South West winner, Jennifer Brown from Sarum Academy (Academy, part of Atalian Servest):
West Midlands winner, Andrew Polymniou from King Edwards VI Aston School (Chartwells):

You can see the highlights from across all the regional heats in our latest video