Young Chamber supports Christleton High School student’s EPQ presentations

Throughout the school year, students at Christleton High School have been planning, researching and developing their EPQ on a subject of their choice that they are passionate about. The aim of the EPQ is to provide students with invaluable skills, including; independence, time management, researching, referencing, communication, responsibility, resilience and presentation skills.

Young Chamber Sponsors were invited to the final part of the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) at Christleton High School on 27th February, where Year 12 students delivered 15-minute presentations on topics of personal interest.

Topics of the presentations ranged from ‘How has safety in Formula 1 changed since the 1950s?’ and ‘Does corruption play a big part in Football?’ to ‘Is a colony on Mars actually feasible?’ and ‘Was The Soviet Union destined to collapse?’. Students were asked questions at the end of their presentations and were given feedback aimed at helping them understand the areas they could improve.

Students at Castell Alun High School showcase their creative talent during a visit from Young Chamber sponsor Platts Agriculture

Platts Agriculture recently delivered an engaging presentation along with a thought-provoking marketing activity to students at Castell Alun High School in Hope, North Wales.

Nadia McKane, Sales & Marketing Director at Platts Agriculture, started the session by introducing herself and offering an insight into Platts as well as some of her daily responsibilities and areas that require more lead time, such as converting enquiries from trade shows into full working relationships.

Nadia then gave the students an insight into her journey of how she worked her way up to Sales & Marketing Director at Platts Agriculture.

After the presentation, the students had the chance to get creative as Nadia set them a task to plan a marketing campaign for the launch of a Platts agriculture-themed clothing range aimed at farmers aged 17 – 25. The students used information that Nadia had given to them in her presentation to brainstorm ideas that could be incorporated into the range. The students also utilized the 7p’s of marketing to devise a strategy for promoting their idea to consumers.

Nadia commented following the event: “It was great to be able to share with the Year 12s at Castell Alun, some examples of campaigns we run at Platts to bring the theories the students have been learning to life.

“I was really impressed with the creative ideas they came up with when set a task to develop a marketing plan for launching a new range of branded clothing for farmers!”

Thank you to the following Young Chamber Sponsors for helping make these events a great success:

• Aaron & Partners Solicitors

• Abrasive Technology Ltd

• Altimex Ltd

• Byotrol Technology Ltd

• Cheshire College – South & West

• Cheshire West & Chester Council

• Complete Education Solutions

• Countess of Chester Hospital

• Knights PLC

• Maria Davison Business & Skills Consultant

• Nuffield Health

• Pinestar Ltd

• Platts Agriculture Limited

• The Fencing Bloke Ltd

• The HR Dept Wrexham & Chester

• Wrexham University

• Zodeq Ltd