During the session support staff from the school showed students that the work in school contributes to its primary business objective: the delivery of quality education, and pupils were able to gain an appreciation of the different roles within the business.
Valerie Ingram, Chief Executive of Young Enterprise Northern Ireland, commented 'Your School Your business gives students a great opportunity to gain an understanding of the infrastructure of their school, and of businesses. It will also help them with the transition into Year 9 by developing such skills as networking and self-confidence. It's important for students to have a sense of their own belonging and responsibility within the context of their school community, which will ultimately encourage them to become good corporate citizens.'
Young Enterprise is Northern Ireland's foremost business and enterprise education charity and all its programmes are based on the principle of 'Learning by doing', to promote a culture of enterprise from an early age. All activities are delivered by fully-trained business volunteers from partnership organisations and funded by a variety of public and private sector organisations.