Enterprising Disco

Overview

Your students will develop the skills needed to research, plan, prepare and organise a disco.  They will develop the enterprise skills needed to deliver the event within a budget & other constraints.

Benefits for your students

At the end of the Enterprising Challenge Day, your students will:

• Have planned a disco whilst working within financial & other constraints
• Be able to describe the skills needed to solve problems & make compromises within the organisation & planning process
• Have worked together as a team, making decisions through negotiation
• Have produced & delivered a presentation orally with suitable visual aids to convince key decision makers
• Be able to evaluate personal performance to aid future development
• Have worked in an exciting, interactive learning environment that simulates the real business world

Benefits for your school

• Immediate tangible outcomes showing development of enterprise awareness, and individual personal development plans
• Ofsted requirements are met and exceeded
• E4A’s experienced business people run the day

Content

Your students, working in teams of 6 to 8, are set the challenge to research, plan, prepare and organise a disco. They work to deliver the disco within a budget and other constraints. After a plenary introductory session to set the challenge, your students have various tasks and roles to perform including:

• Deciding on a theme for the disco
• Developing an overall budget for the disco including sales and expenditure
• Planning all the resources including the entertainment, refreshments and supervision
• Producing marketing materials to promote the disco
• Convincing key stakeholders that this is a viable proposal

Learning Styles

The day is based on group work, role plays and exercises to encourage participation. Business people provide professional delivery, enabling your students to learn through practical experience. Business activity, teamwork, time management and presentations are just some examples. This day is appropriate for all abilities.

Awards

• Awards are given to the team with the best proposal and demonstrating the most commitment to teamwork and performance. 
• All your students receive a certificate of achievement.

For more information on the structure behind the day, please go to Research.

Click here to download the Enterprising Disco brochure (1021k)

Click here to download the E4A booking form (75k).

Please note: We only offer Enterprise Challenge Days to schools in Lancashire and Cumbria. Contact us on 0845 054 2552 if you would like a Challenge Day and your school is out side of this area.
 

E4A Ltd, PO Box 135, Waddington, Clitheroe. BB7 0AJ
Registered No: 5536957. Registered Office as above.
Tel: 0845 054 2552, Fax: 0845 051 9378
Email: enquiries@e4a.org.uk