Mrs. Wicks (economics teacher who helps run Young Enterprise) felt that students pick Young Enterprise because it allows them to develop employability skills.
So rather than just learning subjects such as Maths and English, which are traditional subjects that we learn at school, Young Enterprise teaches you all about teamwork, using your initiative, making decisions, negotiating and business skills, such as selling, marketing, production and more.
Mrs. Wicks mentioned that students want to develop their wider skills. This will help them when writing their UCAS forms or when they’re applying for jobs or apprenticeships. She felt that it was a great environment where they can let their imaginations run wild and they can practice a range of skills and put them into effect. They can also make and learn from mistakes in a safe environment.
The different groups had a range of ideas, from making books into clocks, which she felt was very creative; to science kits, which she bought for her son. Mrs. Wicks also mentioned how she thought the International Sweets group had a good idea as many people haven’t tried sweets from places like India or Brazil, which would be an interesting thing for them to try. Some of the profit margins have been very big, such as ‘Heatwave’ in 2018 led by Poppy Hobbs as the managing director, with Adam Fear as the second in command. They embroidered scarves which they bulk bought for a low price. They got a local company to embryoid the School logo onto them and sold them for a profit of around £7. Their total profit was over £1000.
Mrs. Wicks loves young enterprise because she understands how important the skills that they learn are for the workplace and likes to see the sixth-formers develop a range of skills and strong character traits.
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