First prize = £5,000

You will work in groups

But first you will need to come up with an idea…

What would make your school better?

How would you spend £5,000?

Any ideas yet?

2012 primary school winner:Horniman Primary, London

2012 secondary school winner:Salendine Nook High School,

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Special school winner:Ifield school, Gravesend, Kent

So what would improve your school?

Now it’s up to you!

Some of the skills you will need to use will include:

• brainstorming• pitching ideas• collaborating• gathering feedback• debating and voting• developing a business plan

Ideas should be original and innovative but also realistic

Develop your ideas into a plan

• what the idea is

• how the idea was developed with the wider school community

• how school life would be improved

• who would benefit

• and what the long-term impact would be

Good luck!