Business Fayre

Inspired by their career guidance and business enterprise sessions, our Year 6 have been developing their own business ideas and organised a business fayre. They invited pupils, staff and parents to visit their stalls. All donations will go to Khalsa Aid, an international NGO with the aim of providing humanitarian aid in disaster areas and civil conflict zones around the world.

Well done to all our young entrepreneurs, who successfully raised £466.30 in support of Khalsa Aid. This was part of the Young Leaders’ Award community action project. The children have designed, promoted and run their own business for the very first time. Our thanks go out to all the pupils, parents, carers who supported and visited our event.

• How to talk to a group of people

• Taking on new experiences

• Don’t let any learning go to waste - skills are needed in lots of jobs

• Confidence leads to success

• You don’t have to follow the tracks of others

• Expect the unexpected

• Work as a team and don’t be selfish

• Skills are transferable between jobs

• You can’t be the best at everything

We thank Andrew Johnson for taking the time to come and talk to our pupils and share some important lessons of life with them. I am keen to show our children that anything is possible on our career paths regardless of our initial choices. I am therefore looking for people who have had career changes.

If, like Andrew, you are able to volunteer 40 minutes of your time, please email sophie.schoukroun@ackworthschool.com