Dragons with colourful ties…

Year 9 students of Bishop David Brown School in Woking, Surrey, recently took part in Dragons’ Den-style pitches, showcasing innovative ideas for products and businesses and the potential of the next generation of entrepreneurs!

With a bit of advice from a 'dragon'...

... some inspiration ...

... and some all-important brain food ...

... the students began to brainstorm some ideas for a new business.

They were to pitch their ideas to Assistant Head Teacher, Chris Edwards, and the Head of Business and Enterprise, Mick Matharu:

The 'Dragons'

With their colourful ties, these ‘Dragons’ were a little less scary than Bannatyne & co., thankfully!

The students had some great and innovative ideas…

... from a digital, fingerprint-scanning homework planner ...

... to a 'suitnav'.

They pitched their ideas and answered the Dragons’ questions enthusiastically…

… and they learnt a great deal about what makes an impressive pitch. As well as coming up with a good product, they needed to be able to explain it well and use their maths skills to work out financial issues for a viable business plan.

The teachers and students voted for their favourite idea of the day to win a prize offered by Dream Idea.

The winning pitch was for the ‘Frooker’ – a freezer/fridge/cooker combination with a touchscreen interface allowing people to store their food which can later be cooked and placed on a plate all at the touch of a button!

Josh U'Dell and Lewis Thake - the brains behind the 'Frooker'

Video coming soon! Watch this space!