News May 2019 final

The Cotswold School News
ENTERPRISE
By Ethan Waller, Business Ambassador
Over the past several months, Enterprise Club has been operating with a number of Year 7s. The club, ran
by Mr Langworthy, Kevin Seyon and Ethan Waller, saw students from Year 7 group together to run their
own ‘businesses’. Each group was given a loan of £10 to fund their venture. Then they had to come up
with a successful business idea, then conduct the operation of their business whilst taking into account
skills such as teambuilding and marketing. Whilst some days of selling saw sales rocket high, other days
saw more challenges than success, but the students then came together to find ways to be more
successful next time whilst selling. After operating, the groups each had to do a presentation,
highlighting what they had learnt and especially what they would do differently next time. All businesses
did well to stick to the project, especially when faced with the challenges they met, but in the end a
winner had to be decided. After a tough decision between the well-organised Marble Station and Ultra
Realities, it was decided that Ultra Reality Group should be the winner, as a result of deciding to do
something different. Normally the businesses set up in school go creative in the types of products they
sell. However, the Ultra Reality Group set the bar higher by deciding to operate a service in the form of
offering fellow students and staff the experience of virtual reality. Clearly a very big well done to the
group! Half of the profits made by the group will go to charity whilst the rest will be kept by the
entrepreneurs themselves and Enterprise Club itself look forward to inviting a new set of students on
after the holidays.
As we all know plastic waste is a serious problem. As a School we throw
away a huge number of pens, board pens, highlighters, correction fluid
bottles, board pens etc. Tutor Group 8SB is to start coordinating a new
scheme called TerraCycle. This company collects and recycles all these
products. Boxes will be placed in each classroom for pens that have run
out—this is for all pupils and staff. Tutor group 8SB will come round once
a fortnight to collect. There is also a box in the staff room! Currently
Cleeve school is our nearest collection point, but as soon as more places
become available we could hopefully financially benefit from this too.
For more details on the scheme, please visit:
https://www.terracycle.com/en-GB/brigades/the-writing-instruments-brigade-r
WELL DONE TUTOR GROUP 8SB!
PLASTICS ROUND SCHOOL
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