Year 9 students from Newton Abbot College were challenged to
make as much money from a £10 note as possible as part of their Certificate of
Personal Effectiveness coursework portfolio.
They were given the opportunity to use the fantastic Innovate
catering facilities that we have in our Green Tree Restaurant for three
afternoons, under the guidance of Catering Manager, Sue Lewis. They made as many
cookies or muffins as they could to sell on to fellow students at break times
between Wednesday 22nd and Friday 25th May 2012.
The students worked in three groups of five. They had to choose
the right products to make and sell, setting the right prices for their goods
based on the production costs, name and promote their small enterprises
effectively, and work together as a team.
The winning team was the second group, who made £29 profit.
In this team there was Jodie Dennis, James Dennis, Linards Ainsons, Timothy
Cullen and Jamie Benefer. The team in second place made £16.80 profit, they
were Kieden Cude, Alfi Spicer, Caleb Hopkins, Georgia Snell and Jack Phillips.
Finally the team that came in third place was of Lauren Phelps, Gabrielle
Smith, Roberts Ainsons, Tomas Male and Joe Jacklin who made a profit of £10
Each team will now donate 20% of their profits to the OXFAM
group, run by teacher Jo Danby after paying back their £10 loans, which is a
total of £14. Once the overheads have been paid off the students will share out
the profits equally.
Laura Davey, the teacher who set the challenge, said:
“This course lends itself very well to providing students with opportunities to learn outside of the classroom allowing students to enjoy learning in new and different environments. The cakes the students made were delicious and were popular with the student body, as well as staff. The next step is to award certificates to the teams that makes the most profit and works most effectively as a team.”
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