Year 12

Year 12 is the fi rst year of A level study in The Riley Centre for the girls

BEST Competition KPMG Trophy

In September, the whole of Year 12 were be involved in a Business Enterprise and Skills Training day or (BEST). The aim of the day is to provide pupils with an insight into the world of business and enterprise, whilst improving their interpersonal skills, vital for ensuring success in future careers and also at university. A compelling business proposition from the Sixth Form boys and girls of “[Scan] and Edit” swung the judges in this year’s KPMG Enterprise Trophy at Bolton School. Six teams battled it out in front of a panel of judges comprising Phil Warriner of BT, Paul Dolyniuk, Yen Lee and Steven Abbot (Old Boy) of KPMG. The teams pitched their ideas, Dragons’ Den style, to the panel and to a large audience of peers, parents and teachers. After some tough deliberations from the panel, congratulations went to the winning team of “[Scan] and Edit”, comprising Ellen Dick, Richard Humphrey, Ben Laing, Jessica Melling, Kiran Patel and Tom Walton. Their exciting concept of an app which allows the scanning in of hand-written notes into mobile devices and the transformation into Word documents was backed up with a clear presentation, which impressed the judges.