More than 250 students from Davison CE High School for Girls in Worthing took part in their annual Horizons Conference at The Charmandean Centre recently. The aim of the day was to inspire and challenge perceptions and expectations. Delegates were offered a choice of four workshops, including speed networking where they met successful local women to find out about what they did, how they got there and what inspired them. Worthing Mayor Anne Sayers and her Consort took part, sharing their experience and enthusiasm with students. “I didn’t know there was so much out there” commented one student, “it’s really made me think”. Jacqui Scerri, EBP Co-ordinator for the area said, “These events are crucial to students. They provide opportunities they would otherwise not have, in particular meeting so many excellent role models and being given the time to chat to them and ask questions”. If you’d like to support this event next year and others like it, please contact Jacqui Scerri.
More than 20 businesses, both small and large, were honoured recently at the first West Sussex Education Business Partnership Awards held at Arundel Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. The event aimed to acknowledge the vital support local businesses freely give to help develop a successful future workforce for the area. Opening the event, Sally Crathern who manages the EBP, said “Through work experience, careers events and visits to schools, businesses help our young people understand the world of work in a way that schools just aren’t able to. They bring up-to-date knowledge of working practices and the huge variety of career paths that are available to the workforce of tomorrow” Dawn Lawrence from Q Hair & Beauty who won the ‘Inspire’ Award said - 'Thanks again for a great event, it was superb, set in a beautiful location and we felt privileged to be a part of it.'
Students from St Andrews CE High School for Boys took part in a day’s activities to plan the opening of a new music shop. Working in teams, they decided where to locate their business, what they would sell, who they would employ and how the were going to advertise. Finally, they had to produce financial documents showing their spending and profit! The event was supported by volunteers from HSBC Invoice Finance in Worthing who act as mentors and judges – not an easy task! The winning team will compete at the area finals against other Worthing schools for the title of overall winning team, hosted by HSBC Invoice Finance, in June. For further information about the event, please contact Jacqui Scerri
Students from Cornfield School in Littlehampton took part in their annual Business and Enterprise Week where they researched, designed and presented a new product made from recycled materials.
In the 3rd stage of the 2010 Arun Enterprise Challenge, (full details) kindly hosted by The Greenpower Centre, the team from Felpham Community College won the title for the second year running. Gary Treharne, Head of Business Studies at Felpham Community College, said: “I’m extremely proud of my team and it’s great that our school has retained the title”. Their challenge, to design a sustainable classroom for primary pupils, was created in collaboration with several Arun businesses:
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