On Friday morning, seven of our enthusiastic Year 12 pupils: Abbie Atkinson, Vicki Briggs, Ann-Marie Harper, Elise Kelham, Amber Nicholls, Fern Nicholls and Adam Reynolds -Allcock took part in raising money for cancer by holding a fabulous Macmillan’s coffee morning at St Edmund’s Catholic Academy.

Not only was it for a good cause, it was part of their assessment in their Work Skills qualification.

Mrs Toor said: “One of the course requirements was to plan and run an enterprise activity; this coincided with the National Coffee Morning, a cause that is close to all of our hearts.

The aim of this unit is to give learners the skills and knowledge to plan an enterprise activity. They were required to create coherent plans and assess the risks involved in implementing them.”

They also had the opportunity to use their customer skills, handle money and keep basic financial records. Learners will evaluate the activity and theirpersonal involvement.

There was a wonderful selection of handmade cookies and cakes donated by the group, who used Mrs Bates food room to make the cakes. Mrs Toor donated rice crispy cakes and Mr Farr also made a selection of fancy treats.

It went down a treat with the rest of the school and in particular Mr Farr’s cupcakes. They raised £113.00 in total and all of proceeds raised will go to Macmillan.