Students at Prince Henry's School, in Otley, ran the Project as their Young Enterprise business. Joe, the chairman, commenting after the team didn't initially gel, said, "I found out how difficult it is to sack friends who were not pulling their weight." Together with Edward, David and Thomas, they all discovered that planning is as important as doing – and wished that they had started sooner. There is more about them is their case study

Sumary of Benefits

Student Quotes

• Enjoyable, practical, work-related
• Links business concepts and offers joined-up learning keeping students motivated
• Vocational qualifications (≡ ¾ GCSE)
• Ideal as a Mini-enterprise
• Easy to use - web design skills not needed
• Easy worksheets / workbooks
• Help available if required
• All students receive a certificate
  

“Working in pairs made it easier. It gave us more confidence.”

“We had a problem sorting the forms out, because some of them were not properly filled in, and had some incorrect spellings.”

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