10X Challenge

Business students at the Leigh Academy have been engrossed in the 10X Challenge. This national competition from Young Enterprise provides £10 seed funding to our Year 10, 12 and some Year 13 business students to help spark their entrepreneurial spirit.

On Friday 11th March, 11 of the 25 teams involved received their crucial loan to spend on materials and marketing over the following week before selling started on 21st March. The Leigh Academy was host to 25 dynamic enterprises supplying refillable candles, car washes, sustainable ground coffee, handmade jewellery as well as eco-friendly scrunchies. There were also games and tournaments planned including a week-long football competition and a-prize-every-time raffle, along with numerous other creative endeavours.

Students worked in teams and those that turned a profit returned an additional £1 to build the legacy fund for next year's business shakers. Keep watching those The Apprentice and Dragon’s Den episodes for hints and tips on what to do (as well as what to avoid).

Mr A. Hart - Coordinator of Learning for Business

Business Subject news

Year 12 and Year 13 finance students have another set of exams in this module and are already preparing for their final exams at the start of May.

Y13 IB Business Management students have completed their gruelling IA project and are looking forward to a hectic revision focused countdown to their May finals! Speaking of countdowns, the GCSE Year 11 Business students continue to improve their grades in the countdown to exams. GCSE Revision sessions take place on Monday and Thursday, with many entries for the Business Revision Tombola (exciting prizes for the 5 raffle tickets picked on 1st May). All students should attend at least two each module.

Mr A. Hart - Coordinator of Learning for Business