Key Stage 2 children made their first steps towards becoming
the next Alan Sugar or Deborah Meaden by pitching their entrepreneurial plans
to the Silverhill Dragons!
Enterprise ideas for stalls and games for the Christmas Fair
were pitched in a Dragons’ Den style experience to Mr Gallagher, Mr Coupland
& Mrs Haywood. The goal was to achieve up to a £25 investment to support
the resourcing of their plans.
It wasn’t all plain sailing for the children as the Dragons
showed their teeth and refused to invest fully in both Year 5 & 6 projects.
Optimistic pricing strategies, confusion over profit margins and issues with suppliers’
costs gave the Dragons plenty to query and doubt!
The Year 3 & 4 projects ,however,
stole the dragons’ hearts and purse strings
with poems and songs to bring their pitches alive! Mayia and Jack pictured above acquired a £15 investment for their Pom Pom baubles!!
Despite the Y5/6 entrepreneurs leaving the Den with their
tails between their legs they did return a week later with improvements to
their business plans and won the confidence of the Dragons to secure their full
investments!
All in all, it was great fun and a worthy financial
education experience! Big thanks to Mrs Haywood, Mrs Jervis and the PTFA for
coming up with the idea and funding the projects.
