SAVVY sixth formers at Alcester Grammar School proved they had a head for business after winning a competition hosted by The University of Birmingham.
A team of seven Year 12 Business students beat off stiff competition from four other Midlands schools at the annual event, organised by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounting.
Louis Mc Carthy, Sam Johnson, James Chalmers, James Freeman, Charlie Walter, Arthur Trotter and Rosie Jeffs adopted Senior Leadership Team roles at a fictional town council.
Assessors asked the teams to make recommendations based on common issues and financial data faced by the public sector, including employment, environmental issues and social care, delivering a report and a presentation as well as responding quickly to the potential fallout from their decisions.
Suzanna Campbell, a business teacher at the school said: “Throughout the day whilst they were preparing their final presentation they were given several interruptions and scenarios to deal with.
“The students prioritised tasks, delegated roles and responsibilities and all under time pressure conditions.
“This is the first time AGS has entered the competition and we are delighted to have won! I am immensely proud of how the students conducted themselves throughout the day.”
Louis Mc Carthy was also named Key Contributor for the Alcester team, which beat John Taylor High School in Burton; Our Lady of the Magnificat School in Redditch and Bishop Walsh Catholic and Hagley Catholic High Schools, in Birmingham.
It marks a post-pandemic return for the live event which, over 15 years, has seen some 300 teams from 100 sixth forms compete.
Rachel Thorpe, Principal at AGS said: “The school is proud to offer a broad curriculum that goes well beyond the confines of the classroom.
“The students in Year 12 were able to draw on both excellent subject knowledge and their broader learning skills to achieve considerable collaborative success.
“All at AGS are very proud of what they have achieved.”
