H2U Vol 7 Issue 3 Jan 2008.pub - Highcliffe School

sold at knockdown prices
and lots of money was
raised for charity. Everybody
had lots of fun and
£156 was added to the
school's Children in Need
appeal. Well done to everyone
who worked so hard
to make the event such as
success!
Reports by Mr Yapp
The £10 Challenge–
Business and Enterprise
in Year 10
Enterprise Week unfortunately
clashed with the
first Year 10 modular
Maths examination, so
their specific challenge was
introduced a week later.
With inspiration for the
Make Your Mark challenge
success, the Year 10’s
were asked to work in their
tutor groups to come up
with an idea that could
make as much money from
£10 as possible, with the
profits going to a chosen
charity.
Examples were given to
the students from the
‘Make Your Mark With a
Tenner’ challenge that ran
last year as part of Enterprise
Week 2006. Last
year’s national competition
saw young people come up
with ideas that ranged
from a very simple doughnut
making business, to
making and selling novelty
cushions from fabric remnants,
and car washing.
The challenge is a form of
social enterprise and for
Year 10 there will be also
some inter-tutor competition.
Each tutor group has
to decide on the best idea
from the whole tutor and
then submit a basic business
plan, outlining how
they intend to make their
money make more money.
The groups will have till the
Easter holidays to make as
much profit as possible and
the winner will be the tutor
group who have the greatest
increase in profit from
the initial £10 loan. The
groups have been told that
they can borrow an additional
£10 if their idea needs
another injection of cash to
succeed.
The challenge will help to
encourage citizenship in
terms of increasing social
and moral understanding
and responsibility. It will
cover various elements of
work-related learning as the
students develop skills in
assessing, undertaking and
managing risks and uncertainty.
Key enterprise skills
will also be used, as students
are encouraged to
take the initiative, show
leadership and innovative
approaches to solving problems.
Look out for reports about
some new and interesting
moneymaking schemes in
the New Year!
Report by Mr O’Connor
and Mrs Finch
“Children In Need” 2007
It comes to that time of
year again, when we all do
our bit for charity. This year,
Highcliffe School presented
the “Children In Need 2007”
production, involving students
and staff displaying
their musical talents.
Brought to the audience by
the Directorial Team and
Highcliffe Sixth Form, the
show was performed on the
evening of Friday 16 th November,
all in aid of creating
better lives for disadvantaged
children across the
UK. The team had been
working on production for
months previously, planning
lighting, set design,
sound, and of course, rehearsing
the talent for the
big night.
Kicking off the show was a
musical regular, David
Levesley. Opening a show
can be hard but he did it
fantastically, involving the
audience to clap and sing
along to Robbie Williams
“Let Me Entertain You”.
There was a range of musical
genres throughout
the night to suit everyone’s
taste – pop, soul, jazz,
rock and self-composed
songs. Sixth Formers Dale
Fisher and Jabez Smith
wrote and performed their
own songs, both accompanied
by their own acoustic
guitar playing. Other acts
playing their own instruments
were David Ruff and
his Quartet, Casa De Hombre,
and multi-talented
Jack Case.
Sixth Form band Casa De
Hombre really got the
crowd on their feet, with
their “Reel Big Fish” mix.
The audience were singing
along, tapping their feet,
and even standing to
dance. They were thanked
by an overwhelming sound
of applause, reflecting the
outstanding performance
they had shown.
Another highlight of the
night was the “Staff Band”.
Selected members of staff
got up on stage to do
“their bit for the kids”. Mr
Hughes literally blew everyone
away with his strong
vocals, entertaining with
his “dance” moves. He was
accompanied by the
“Highcliffettes”, Mr Dean
on drums, Mr Bryden on
bass, Mr Townshend, Mr
Trevorrow and Miss
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