Parkgate’s
Fivers Help Rotherham Schools To Blossom
Parkgate Shopping is one of several Rotherham
businesses that have joined a scheme to support
the Borough’s children to develop important
enterprise skills for the future.
The scheme has been launched by enterprise
project Rotherham Ready, to bring school and
businesses together. It works as follows. Parkgate
provides a £150 loan to a class of eager
pupils. Each pupil uses an initial investment
of £5 each to launch their business within
school, working individually or in groups.
Pupils will decide what they sell, where they
sell it and to whom, before checking the profits
and presenting their final results.
This blossoming enterprise education project
is being launched at Rotherham Town Hall on
January 14. Investors will be invited to the
final presentations, where certificates are
awarded for the most successful businesses.
The result of this work could lead to bigger
opportunities for schools, such as work placements
within companies for teachers. This could give
them the opportunity to feedback their knowledge
into the classroom, integrating their learning
into the curriculum and create strong links
with local businesses.
Rotherham Ready is widely acknowledged as
leading the way in enterprise education in
the UK and is also attracting international
interest. The programme is unique in that it
targets children as young as four-years-old
and provides the link between school and the
real world of work, while encouraging business
skills, confidence and creativity.
Project Officer, Catherine Brentnall said: “Rotherham
Ready is so far ahead of other boroughs and
it is making a positive difference to young
people’s futures. In the long term, it
will make the same difference to Rotherham’s
economy.”
Billy Smith, Operations Manager of Parkgate
Shopping, who will attend the launch, said: “We
are very pleased to be involved in a scheme
that could lead to a more prosperous Rotherham,
and look forward to working with the pupils
and helping them to understand some of the
basic tools of business.”
www.rotherhamready.org.uk.
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