STUDENTS ARE KEEPING THEIR CUSTOMERS SWEET


Sixth form students are looking for innovative ways to engage with new customers and keep regulars happy at a sweet shop they have been running for three years. Students from The Bee Hive, which belongs to


Northgate School Arts College Academy, get valuable work experience at The Sweet Bee shop in Kingsthorpe where they gain experience in all aspects of customer service and running a small business. The young people all have special educational


needs and gain essential skills which they can carry on into future employment. Existing projects for The Sweet Bee include pop-up shops at food fayres and in Northampton’s main shopping centre. Executive headteacher Sheralee Webb


said: “Through their charity sweet franchise network, The Sweet Bee provides a selection of high-quality sweets to workplaces and various retail and leisure offices by supplying self- vending honesty-style charity sweet boxes. “Their latest project is to supply wedding


MEMBER ZONE NEW LOOK


FOR WEBSITE Accounting and business advisory firm Ellacotts has launched its new look, fully responsive and user-friendly website. The site has been


developed over the last few months to give visitors an easy to navigate and informative experience. Featuring clearly defined


‘THE SWEET BEE PROVIDES HIGH-


QUALITY SWEETS TO WORKPLACES’


favours and students have been working hard researching current trends and preparing samples to display at local wedding fayres. They have some great wedding sweets ideas for table favours to keep guests with a sweet tooth happy and add colour to the tables.” The Bee Hive and Northgate School Arts College


have also recently been rated as Outstanding by Ofsted for the third time.


Visit: www.facebook.com/KingsthorpeSweetBee A student from the Bee Hive working at the shop


sections for individual and business services, as well as the sectors that Ellacotts specialise in, the site boasts a clean, uncluttered look allowing users to easily find what they require. It is responsive across all devices ensuring visitors can access information on mobile and tablet devices. It also features factsheets, newsletters and industry updates. The website also has a new


“Meet the team” area to showcase the growing team and an expanded Careers section to highlight current opportunities and give an insight into working at Ellacotts.


Visit: www.ellacotts.co.uk


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