Students in Year 9 and above can set up their own businesses, trading in school, and there is a venture fund to support them. Our students, both past and present have gained a great deal from such activities as Young Enterprise, Year 9 Co-Op Challenge, forming their own Mini-Enterprises, Year 12 Accounting Day, to name but a few! As part of the Business Studies Department we also run an Economic Awareness club. We have lots of school businesses running, we have also created an eco-garden. We have now gone into partnership with a local business in the hospitality industry and within a social enterprise frame. Check out our website to see the press release!

Rushey Mead is described as an outstanding school by OfSted in Nov 2007. Here at Rushey Mead we provide various opportunities for students to experience Enterprise. We actively take part in the “Make Your Mark Challenge” and Enterprise in Excellence Challenges. As a teacher of Enterprise and Business we are now working on a number of exciting business ventures as part of our BTEC Award in Preparing for Enterprise. We are now in the early stages of setting up companies which include: • Arty Farty - a company that makes 3D cards, which are very unique and the range of products that they make and sell varies from a Vintage Car to Champagne Bottles and from A baby’s high chair to Cot. All cards are individually presented in their own presentation box and customised to meet individual customer needs • Renaissance - this company provides small and medium sized businesses with a range of services including printing and designing of business letter heads and business cards to financial services such as break-even, cash flow forecasts etc… to web page design • Future - A company that specialises in business and school calendars in a range of sizes and styles including …