Lipson Co-operative Academy School Hub

Devon Mind are excited to be delivering the SYU Hub at Lipson Co-operative Academy in Plymouth, to an enthusiastic group of 15 Year 10 pupils.

Devon Mind are excited to be delivering the SYU Hub at Lipson Co-operative Academy in Plymouth, to an enthusiastic group of 15 Year 10 pupils. Commencing in December 2021, they began working through exploring the Talents and Skills, Dreaming and Designing SYU modules.

Donna and Yasmin are delivering weekly 2-hour sessions alongside local business support and welfare organisation visitors. The students are really enjoying working in teams to brainstorm ideas for their pop-up.

The pupils have built confidence in pitching skills and presented their café business plans to a panel of judges, including the principal, deputy head and marketing experts.

Donna delivering SYU session

"I just wanted to say how well the SPEED-You-UP session went today and in previous weeks. Each group made a fantastic pitch and accompanying presentation. It was wonderful to see how much they had grown as a group over the seven weeks. Despite feeling nervous about presenting in front of staff and visitors, each student had a go! Some students weren't sure about the sessions at first but come the end they were leading their group and taking on substantial roles in the pitch. This has clearly built their confidence and opened their eyes to the opportunities they have. I think this has been a fantastic opportunity for our students."

Erin Crisp – Pastoral Learning Mentor – Lipson Co-operative Academy

Dragons Den Pitching event to panel of experts and senior school staff.
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Lipson Co-operative Academy
Bernice Terrace
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 7PG
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