Diversity and Inclusion In Business Studies
At present, around 1 in 3 UK entrepreneurs is female and that number is growing fast. Following on from Mr Turner’s informative assembly on Diversity and Inclusion last week and...
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At present, around 1 in 3 UK entrepreneurs is female and that number is growing fast. Following on from Mr Turner’s informative assembly on Diversity and Inclusion last week and...
Posted by Gary Chambers
This event is for: Year 13 students who are interested in a career in financial services or technology and looking for an apprenticeship / permanent role after their studies. ...
Posted by Gary Chambers
We would strongly encourage the young women in Year 12 and Year 13 to make an application to attend the Goldman Sachs ‘Pre-University Women’s Event’ in London on 15th March 2023....
Posted by Gary Chambers
IEA FUTURE THOUGHT LEADERS’ PROGRAMME: SIXTH FORM (July 2023) The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is the UK’s leading free-market think-tank, founded in 1955. The IEA...
Posted by Gary Chambers
We would strongly encourage the young women in Year 12 to make an application to attend the Goldman Sachs ‘Pre-University Women’s Event’ in London on 15th March 2023. This one-day...
Posted by Gary Chambers
Our More Able agenda took centre stage this week, with a multitude of activities taking place across the school with a focus on this year’s theme of Flair. The Business...
Posted by Kashan Malik
It was great to be able to cover such an engaging lesson for Mr Malik on Thursday of this week. Students were thinking about what they knew already about the concept of being an...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
It was wonderful to welcome Year 10 Business Studies students into the classroom for some face to face teaching! Although seeing the students was a highlight, this occasion was...
Posted by Kashan Malik
It was great to see Elaine, Kara and Pilar lead a stretch and challenge True/False starter activity that engaged all students in revisiting prior learning covered during their...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
On Tuesday, 12 March 2019 the Business Studies Department’s Year 12 OCR students attended an informative presentation at David Lloyds, Bushey by the General Manager, Neil...
Posted by Sandra Kinghorn
At present, around 1 in 3 UK entrepreneurs is female and that number is growing fast. Following on from Mr Turner’s informative assembly on Diversity and Inclusion last week and remembering also that Wednesday 8th March was International Women’s Day, I decided to introduce our students in Year 13 Business Studies to the successes of women entrepreneurs from the UK and from around the world.
Students were tasked with researching issues such as how we can overcome some of the barriers to women entrepreneurship, how female-led start-ups can transform Africa and best practices for female entrepreneurs to succeed. We also looked at the achievements of 12 inspiring female entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia. Students then presented their findings to the class.
I am sure that there are many great female entrepreneurs in the making at Bushey Meads School and I strongly encourage girls in Year 9 and 11 to consider Business and Economics when choosing their future study options.
Being a teacher during this pandemic has presented many challenges, but the main challenge has been not having the interaction with our students. Personally, this is paramount in...