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Employability and Enterprise Award Accredited Qualification
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ENTERPRISE DAY
20 representatives from business, industry, FE, HE, and the service sectors were invited into school to deliver a 50 minute session to a group of Y10 students...
 
USING THE MATERIALS WITH STUDENTS
Year 10 students were to raise the profile of fair trade, Make Poverty History campaign and fund raise for Comic Relief...
                       
ORGANISING AND FUNDRAISING FOR THE SCHOOL PROM
Students expressed a wish for an end of Y11 school Prom as previous 2 cohorts.  Staff said that they would oversee and monitor the organisation of the event, but students must organise it themselves...
 
WORK EXPERIENCE
All Year 10 students undertake two weeks work experience. This is the culmination of a 13 week programme spent developing students understanding of the world of work and skills for employability...
 
BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE IN THE CLASSROOM
To design, set up, test and evaluate a complete ICT system...
 
BUSINESS PLANNING CHALLENGE
To produce a business plan for the organisation for the next operating year, reflecting an overall growth in revenues of 5%...
 
To deliver a challenging and exciting business and enterprise course for Key Stage 3 and 4 pupils...
 
Year 9 Newspaper day involves all Y9 students in a simulated newsroom exercise. Students are taken off timetable for a full day and compete in groups to produce a newspaper with specific prizes...
 
Queen Elizabeths Grammar School in Alford visit France for Work Experience...
 
Students from year 10 and above are able to apply for a license to operate a business in the school.  Once granted they are free to trade and, providing they do not breach the rules laid down within their license, they can set about building regular clientele.