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A Government-commissioned review into the deaths of 112 care leavers aged 18–24 has exposed a devastating reality about life after care. At Auntie’s Cookery Academy, many of its findings reflect the very concerns that led to our creation. But this is much bigger than ACA. On 25 August 2026, the Department for Education published “You really are on your own”: A study of the early deaths of young people who were in care, an independent review by Ashley John-Baptiste and Clare Chamberlain. It...

Peeling and chopping potatoes Who knows how to make mashed potato from scratch? It's a question I often ask when I'm talking about Auntie's Cookery Academy. Almost every hand in the room goes up. Then I ask a different question. Who taught you? And something interesting happens. The room goes quiet. People start thinking. Eventually, I hear a few voices. "My mum." "My nan." "My dad." "My auntie." Because most of us don't remember being formally taught how to make mashed potato. There wasn't a...

Guests enjoying the quiz at Auntie's Cookery Academy's first fundraising event (Image JTS Events) What a night! Our first ever Quiz & Musical Bingo fundraiser raised an incredible £2,228 towards equipping the Auntie's Cookery Academy training kitchen. When we set ourselves a target of £3,000 for our first fundraising event, it felt pretty ambitious. But on Thursday 20th August, a room full of people came together at The Manor Restaurant in Corby and showed us exactly what can happen...