Students hoping to tackle cost of living crisis enter the Dragons Den
Students from five schools pitched their ideas for social enterprises in their very own Dragons’ Den.
Greenwich pupils presented their social enterprise projects to a panel of business experts and local authority members at an event last Thursday, at the Royal Naval College in Park Row.
The competition, facilitated by Social Enterprise Academy, gave pupils the chance to get advice from professionals in the industry.
Pupils from Invicta Primary, The John Roan School, Timbercroft Primary School, Millennium Primary School and St Mary Magdalene School all stepped up to argue their case.
Greenwich Councillor Matt Morrow, cabinet member for Children and Young People, said: “Every one of the projects put forward could have been a worthy winner.
“The preparation and enthusiasm participants put in demonstrates just how passionate they are about building a better society.”
Their projects aimed at tackling the cost-of-living crisis, the climate emergency, knife crime and stress.
The judges, made up of Matthew West, head of school improvement for Greenwich, Paul Stevens, of Business Growth Fund (BGF), Babatunde Ojo, of software company SAP and Sophie Hunter, of global manufacturer Cirrus, then had the tough task of picking a winner.
Timbercroft Primary School took home the top spot and won £100, for their initiative to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and adults in the community by making stress relief kits.
Millennium Primary School also received a certificate for Most Creative Pitch for their social enterprise tackling deforestation, and Versity of The John Roan School received an award for Best Secondary School for their work tackling racism.
Invicta took home the best business plan, for their anti-homelessness work, and all pupils were highly commended for taking part in the exercise.
Pictured top: (L-R) Teachers assistant, Matthew West, Paul Stevens, Babatunde Ojo, Sophie Hunter, teachers assistant with pupils (Picture: David Madden)
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