Enterprise
No limits... Just possibilities
Enterprise Opportunities
Enterprise is embedded within the college curriculum and each enterprise is run as a small business.
The students design a product or service and research their competitors. They cost their products to ensure they will make a profit. They take on the responsibility for the advertising and selling of their completed goods. Some students develop their own individual enterprises working towards selling at internal school fairs and events.
Some subjects such as Horticulture, DT Workshop and Pottery will run termly enterprises, individually designed for the pathway they are teaching. Enterprises are used as the driver of the curriculum and can be presented by the class teacher, subject teacher, therapist or Work Related Learning lead. They can be run by individuals, classes or pathways.
Enterprise opportunities include student led cafés, and a hot drinks/snacks delivery service offering students meaningful work for one day each week. This gives our students a real experience of work whilst being in our safe environment. The intention is then to offer our students external work experience using the work skills they have acquired in college.
Enterprise Fortnight
For two weeks in the Spring Term all students have the opportunity to take part in Enterprise Fortnight. Students gain a great sense of achievement by taking part in an enterprise and are proud to sell their products at the conclusion of their project. Any profit is given to the class to buy something for the class or to have an experience together.
The Enterprise products are sold internally to family and friends, also to the public at local fetes and at our Summer Fun Day.