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Jedburgh Students Prove their Business Skills by Winning Regional Competition

  • Submitted by: Rachael Hamilton, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 18 April 2024
  • Motion reference: S6M-12894

That the Parliament congratulates the students from Jedburgh High School who won the Business Leaders of the Future competition, which was designed to give those involved hands-on experience of running a successful business through a new interactive schools simulation competition; understands that the online contest saw six secondary schools take part in heats, with a team from Jedburgh Grammar Campus coming out on top in the grand final against a team from Dumfries Academy; notes that students were able to perform various roles, including being a CEO, and working in sales, delivery, finance and marketing teams; understands that the end of the grand final saw both schools trade for a virtual six-month period, and that Jedburgh Grammar Campus ended with an overall net profit of almost £199,000, with Dumfries Academy close behind with £160,000 profit; notes that the competition was co-ordinated by business simulation games experts, GingrTech, alongside South of Scotland Enterprise and Developing the Young Workforce teams in both Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders, and commends the other schools that took part in the contest, namely Lockerbie Academy and Dalbeattie High in Dumfries and Galloway, and Eyemouth High and Earlston High from the Scottish Borders.


Supported by: Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Sharon Dowey, Pam Duncan-Glancy, Tim Eagle, Annabelle Ewing, Russell Findlay, Meghan Gallacher, Jamie Greene, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Jamie Halcro Johnston, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Roz McCall, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Alexander Stewart, Kevin Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle