KS3 Enterprise Week - Year 8

Year 8 were split into two groups for their annual enterprise day. External facilitators hosted this annual event which helped pupils develop many different skills through the 2 hour workshops.
The first organisation was EdArt, a creative and business-minded group that asked pupils to work in groups and come up with a business idea for a T-shirt design based around the themes of social agendas such as drugs, bullying, alcohol, violence, crimes, human rights, the environment etc. The pupils were judged based on their business plan, their T-shirt design and their advert that they had to present to the judges. Most of the pupils used the concept of role-play, poems, raps and important catchphrases to try to win a cash prize.

The second organisation was a drama group ‘Ready or Not’ who have worked with Cumberland school for many years. Pupils were once again put in groups and were asked to devise, within a time limit, an idea for a TV news report. The pupils used a video camera to help them create their idea and incorporated it with their live presentation.
Pupils managed to develop many different qualities and worked on their personal, learning and thinking skills such as communication, teamwork, organisation, leadership, commitment, imagination, reflective learning, independent enquiring, self-management, being an effective participator and being a creative thinker.
The feedback from ‘Ready or Not’ mentioned that the pupils were absolutely great and praised their behaviour and commitment to the tasks given to them. The organiser of Ed-Art announced at the end of the session to all the pupils that they have been running this programme for five years and never had a year group so brilliant and hard-working producing quality presentations; the best they had ever seen.
A huge ‘well done’ to all year 8 pupils.