Doing this by learning about business as (1)……of their classes. The programme has begun in the Year 8 German class where students are learning how to speak German and how to (2)…… their own
business at the same time.
For the last year the class have been setting (3)…… a company that sells German toys. In November
last year they made a respectable (4)……of over £250 selling the toys at a local market. One student
commented: ‘Previously, I wasn’t that (5)…... on German, but now I realise it’s a useful life skill.’
Business has had an (6)…… on other lessons too. English students are planning to sell some of their
best (7)…… writing as e-books while some design students are starting a mail order plastic crockery
business.
In (8)……. , two 15-year-old students have started a business of their own selling a computer app that
helps students to (9)……. their homework.
The school hopes that learning about business early will give students a better (10)……. of finding
employment in the future. Teachers at Oakfields say that this is (11)……. important as the school is
located in an areawhere there are relatively few (12)……. .The students themselves add that they find
developing business skills enjoyable as well as useful.

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