Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College is taking part in the Shares4Schools competition which involves students buying and selling shares in an attempt to see a return on their investment. Our students are keeping a weekly blog to track their progress and justify the reasoning behind why they're buying and selling in particular companies.
10 AS Business Studies students went to Manchester last week for the Entrepreneur Live! event which was run by Tutor2u and featured a range of speakers from the world of business.
Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College is taking part in the Shares4Schools competition which involves students buying and selling shares in an attempt to see a return on their investment. Our students are keeping a weekly blog to track their progress and justify the reasoning behind why they're buying and selling in particular companies.
Before half term, students from A2 Computing and BTEC Business took a break from classroom studies to venture up to Campbell Road in Stoke in order to visit the Michelin factory. The visit was part of a nationwide initiative by Michelin which is also supported by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Last week, Accounting and Business students at the College had the opportunity to attend a presentation by the internationally renowned accountancy and finance firm Deloitte.
In true ‘Dragons’ Den’ style (minus the probing questions from five scary gizillionaires), Business Studies BTEC students took to the floor (fully suited and booted) to present their business proposals for a new sandwich concept to Stone based sandwich company ‘The Good Food Chain’.
On Thursday 23rd April, the ‘Area Finals’ of this year’s ‘Young Enterprise Competition’ took place at the City Museum and Art Gallery. The Engineering Advanced Diploma students won the ‘Innovation Award for Stoke on Trent’.