How Chefs in Schools used AI training to reclaim time for mission-led work
Chefs in Schools used a practical AI Essentials session to build confidence across a mixed-discipline charity team. Post-class feedback pointed to 53 minutes saved per person per day on average and 92% recommendation intent.
92%
Would recommend the training
53 min
Average time saved per person per day
92%
Reported greater confidence spotting AI limitations
13
Post-class feedback responses
The challenge
Chefs in Schools is a charity focused on transforming school food. Their team needed practical AI capability that would help a lean, mission-driven organisation save time on research, document work, and day-to-day admin without turning the training into abstract tech theory. Like many charities, they also had mixed technical confidence across roles, so the session had to be both accessible and immediately useful.
What we did
We delivered a practical AI Essentials workshop built around scenario-led, hands-on exercises. The session focused on the types of work a charity team can recognise immediately: better prompting, document comparison, deep research, custom GPTs, drafting support, and checking outputs for bias and hallucinations before using them. The emphasis stayed on safe, useful applications that teams could take back into weekly work straight away.
Key AI use cases
The strongest response came from practical applications rather than abstract theory. Participants highlighted document comparison, prompt techniques, deep research, custom GPTs, and using AI to support everyday written work. For a lean charity team, the value came from faster preparation, clearer drafting, and more confidence about where AI could and could not be trusted.
The feedback also showed why tailoring matters in mission-driven organisations. Some participants wanted more advanced material, while others needed slower pacing and more support. Even with that range, the programme produced strong recommendation intent and consistent signals of time saved across the team.
The scenario/task approach and the hands-on learning were very useful.
Training participant
Chefs in Schools
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