What do teachers think of the competition?
Here's a selection of what some teachers who have entered teams into Shares4Schools say about the competition.
“I was involved in the beginning and attended a few meetings to help get the ball rolling. Now all I get is a note left on my desk asking me to undertake their deals. The decision-making process is now run totally by the students.”
Bernadeete Cheal, Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet
“The competition was used as a way to get students talking about real-life economics, create a buzz, and inform discussions on supply and demand, and market prices.”
Paul Canning, Rivington and Blackrod High School, Bolton
“We’ve all learnt a lot from the competition with phrases like ‘net asset value’ now punctuating our discussions.”
Jason Moorehouse, Castle Rushen High School, Isle of Man
“The competition is well run, good fun and stimulates wider reading and enjoyment of learning amongst the pupils involved. Using a real money portfolio changes the way pupils make decisions and it is this realism that sets this scheme apart. Some of my pupils have already started to think about potential investment strategies for themselves. I would fully recommend the competition to any school considering it.”
Russell Wareing, Lancaster Royal Grammar School, Lancaster
"As a teacher of Business Studies I was looking for ways that I could get students to focus their thinking beyond the bounds of the school. The Shares4Schools competition has helped develop this wider perspective, as well as bringing some reality to the decisions our students have had to make.”
Luke McIlvenna, Freman College, Hertfordshire