Bringing the project to life
The announcement of their win and certificate presentation was made by the Mayor of Bedford at the final conference held on Tuesday (10/12) at Kimberley College, where nine schools from across the borough competed in an Apprentice-meets-Dragons’ Den style event, pitching their projects to a panel of senior leaders from the local authority and health sectors.
The Bedford Sixth Form’s Learning Lounge team has already taken significant steps to bring their project to life. They have launched social media accounts on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, which have collectively gathered over 3,000 views. Additionally, they have secured opportunities to present their ideas at four school assemblies, distributed flyers and business cards to promote their initiative, and will be participating in The Bedford Sixth Form Open Evenings to connect with prospective students and share their work.
Supporting students
The Bedford Sixth Form Attendance Officer and Pastoral Mentor Danielle Young said:
“It has been a pleasure working alongside this group of students and seeing how they have grown over the last couple of months. They were given a short period of time to come up with their idea ‘Learning Lounge’ where they can support students currently in their GCSE year with exam techniques and stress.
“They have worked tirelessly during free periods to add more content or to change things that they didn’t feel were fitting, such as their logo. They responded to feedback from their second conference that their branding logo didn’t necessarily tie in with the worded branding. I am so proud of all they have achieved and to come out as winners.”
