The students competed in teams of four or five to win an ‘investment’ for their newly designed product or service. Full instructions relating to the tasks involved were given and were available on Google Classroom which the students had access to.
The day took the format of the famous Dragons’ Den TV programme, with our very own ‘Dragons’, Mr Isaac and Mr Viesel. The teams developed their skills in entrepreneurship, communication, team work, problem solving, innovation and presentation skills. They split themselves into different roles accordingly, including project manager, human resources, finance director, marketing etc. All students were professional and excellent team members throughout the day, showing creativity and commitment to the task, for which they received a certificate of achievement.
Pupils expressed that they really enjoyed the day’s activities and felt it had developed their entrepreneur skills.
All groups had great innovative ideas and presented their pitches fantastically. It was really difficult for the Dragons to decide, but ultimately, having applied the success criteria and discussed the pitches, the Dragons chose ‘Glow Greens’ (skin care products) as the winners and ‘Roll n Go’ (new ice cream) as the runner up! Well done Year 9!
