This year, S6 pupils from Robert Burns Academy have taken part in Young Enterprise Scotland’s Company Programme, where they start up and run their own company. All pupils are also working towards their accreditation where they gain recognised qualifications.

Barony Collections was one of the teams who took part, who have successfully started their business creating personalised marbled mugs which they have then sold on in order to make a profit. The team have worked through all stages of developing their business by fundraising, conducting market research, designing their logo and branding, marketing their product and selling it. Throughout the programme they have developed lots of new skills such as leadership, communication, creativity and finance as well as demonstrating their resilience as a team.

Barony Collections competed in the Ayrshire Finals last week where they had to product a report, presentation and take part in an interview about their company and experiences. They were officially named as ‘Ayrshire’s Young Enterprise Company of the Year 2022‘ after achieving the Best Report, Sustainability Award and Best product/service. Our team will now represent Ayrshire at the Scottish finals in June.  Well done and good luck to all involved!

Pictured left to right:

Front row – Robyn Cunningham, Miss Kilpatrick (Lead Teacher), Kara McLean

Back row – Kacey Smith, Kate Drummond, Murray Sloan, Robyn Black, Gracie Norris