GCSE Business Studies

Get your Posh on! Next Thursday the 3rd May sees the Young Enterprise kids going to their celebration evening. This event is sponsored by local businesses to the tune of £250 per table. They are happy to pay this as they get to meet the next generation of entrepreneurs who they can snap up for their own businesses. What a fantastic opportunity for the kids! Young Enterprise Shropshire Company Programme Celebration of Achievement & Awards Ceremony Thursday 3rd May 2018 5pm-10pm. The Park Inn, Rampart Way Telford, TF3 4NA Student information: ·         Dress code is Business dress (it is not a party!). ·         Students arrive 5pm, set up MINI trade display (table provided). ·         Guests & Sponsors arrive from 5.15pm. ·         Call for Dinner 5.45pm. ·         Award...

The Egyptian Sand & Gravel Company On Friday 20th April, we played host to 66 Yr5 pupils from our partner schools for the inaugural Business & Maths Enterprise Day, with the catchy title The Egyptian Sand & Gravel Company .  The Great Psi Working in teams of 6, the Pharaoh himself;  "The Great Psi" , set the pupils the challenge to put forward a business proposal for his tomb, giving them a budget of 100,00 shekels and just one day! Following an energising Egyptian dance workshop, the pupils went through a series maths, topography and design workshops to explore the different options for stone, location, design and size for the tomb. They then used a spreadsheet to mathematically model their ideas, by changing the variables to keep within budget. After writing their business plan, they presented their proposal to The Great Psi in a Dragon's Den style presentation in front of their parents. The day engaged pupils in a way which prov...