Cardiff’s young challengers exhibit real business talent
Wales national fi nal winners Bishop of Llandaff High School receiving their prize from the Real Business Challenge judging panel
A team of students from Bishop of Llandaff High School is celebrating its new title as Welsh national champions at this year’s Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) Real Business Challenge, after impressing a panel of judges with a campaign to promote awareness of the Special Olympics GB National Games. This year’s competition, involving students aged
13-15, has been entered by more than 1,000 schools across 11 regions in Great Britain. Pitting themselves
against
other business minds of tomorrow, competitors’ creativity and business skills are being put to the test during a series of regional competitions running between 24 January and 10 February. Teams of students from across Wales travelled
to the SSE SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff to take part in a series of practical challenges. These centred on developing a campaign to support Special Olympics GB, helping to raise awareness for the charity and its National Games, being held this summer in Sheffi eld. CCEP business volunteers were on hand to mentor the teams, giving students encouragement
and
professional advice before presenting their ideas to a panel of judges from the worlds of business, charity and education. The winning team from Bishop of Llandaff High School were awarded £1,000 for their school, as well as individual vouchers worth £25 for each student on the team. From the 11 winning schools across Great Britain, the overall champions will be announced on 14th March following a dedicated judging day. As part of their prize they will be invited to an employability workshop at CCEP’s Head Offi ce in Uxbridge, to further develop skills gained during the competition. Eleanor Jenkins, teacher at Bishop of Llandaff High School, said: “We think it’s been an unbelievable opportunity for business students to develop real life business skills.”
CARL SARGEANT ANNOUNCES £4.4 MILLION FOR ADVICE SERVICES
Communities and Children’s Secretary, Carl Sargeant has announced £4.4 million for 2017-18 to support front-line advice services and for Citizens Advice Cymru. £2.2 million will support the delivery of services which can offer direct advice relating to welfare benefi ts, housing, debt, money management and discrimination. A further £2.2 million will be awarded to Citizens Advice Cymru to deliver the Better Advice, Better Lives Scheme. The scheme encourages benefi t take-up for families with disabled children, for those living in deprived areas whose health is likely to be affected by poverty, and for council tax and housing benefi ts. Carl Sargeant said: “Advice services are an important part of our efforts to tackle poverty. They provide practical support to people who are struggling fi nancially or need help regarding their benefi ts or housing. I am pleased to guarantee this funding for the next fi nancial year. During the fi rst half of 2016- 17 advice organisations responded to over 33,150 requests for information and advice which illustrates how benefi cial these services are. “I am also pleased to secure funding for Citizens Advice Cymru to deliver the Better Advice, Better Lives Scheme for 2017-18. A key feature of the project is that it is referral based and delivered in community settings which means it reaches disadvantaged groups and people who are less likely to seek advice themselves. Since the start of this project in 2012, the scheme has helped over 171,000 people.”
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