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Dragons’ Lair Finalists

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Well done to the teams who are through to this year’s Dragons’ Lair final…

Dalziel High School – Ozone Host

Bellshill Academy – Grassias

St Margaret’s High School – GiG It

St Margaret’s High School – I pocket

Abronhill High School – Keasy

Our Lady’s High School – Cumbernauld – Bo Peep

Thank you to all of the teams who submitted entries for the Dragons’ Lair.  The competition received many more entries than previously and the standard of entries has been very high this year.

We would like to wish all the finalists the best of luck and look forward to hearing them pitch their business idea to the Dragons!

For more information, click on the screenshot below.

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Jack Black to attend this year’s Dragons’ Lair Event

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We are delighted to announce that Jack Black will be attending this year’s Dragons’ Lair event.  As well as being a keynote speaker at the event, Jack will also spend time with the teams of students before their presentations to the Dragons in the Lair!

About Jack Black

“The greatest gift in life is the ability to think great thoughts and have the strength to take action so that those thoughts become reality in this wonderful and abundant world.”  Jack Black

In the 1980s, Jack Black was a social worker in the underprivileged East End of Glasgow. After seeing two colleagues destroy their health through the stress of work whilst only in their 40s, and then experiencing a similar collapse himself, he decided to discover how stress could be managed and personal development harnessed to allow people to fulfil their potential. MindStore was the culmination of his findings and now, Jack is recognised as one of the UK’s leading authorities on personal development and peak performance for corporate training he is also an internationally renowned keynote speaker.

Jack’s motivating presentation style moves his audience to make massive changes in their way of thinking, whilst it is inspiring and entertaining. His contribution to performance improvement throughout the world has created a reputation that is second to none. Jack has taught the “MindStore” programmes to business leaders and top entrepreneurs. Over half of the FTSE 100 leading companies are clients of his corporate training programmes.  World champions and teams from sport, entertainers and endless leaders and work forces from blue chip companies around the world have all benefited from his teachings.

A founder member of the Entrepreneurial Exchange and previously nominated by the Scotsman newspaper as “one of the top individuals to shape our nation,” Jack has appeared on numerous television and radio programmes. He is regularly featured in magazines and national newspapers.  Jack continues to work with international leaders in the field of performance coaching, creating leading edge approaches to organisational and personal development.  Jack continues to be busy presenting on the international conference circuit.

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Dragons’ Lair

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Many S4 to S6 teams around North Lanarkshire will be busy preparing their business plans for this year’s Dragons’ Lair event.

May we remind you that the closing date for applications is Monday 10th October.

Here are the brilliant prizes on offer:

Top Prize – a Sony Viao Laptop and Printer for each pupil in the team to take home and £1,000 for the school

Second Prize – an Amazon Kindle for each pupil in the team to take home and £500 for the school

Third Prize – a £50 Amazon voucher for pupil child in the team

All of the children participating in the final will be presented with certificates on the day.

If your establishment is taking part, it is worth taking into account the timetable below, as there is a very short turnaround time between submissions and the notification of successful teams.

·    Monday 10th October – Closing date for applications

·    Tuesday 11th October – Scoring of applications, the top 6 will be selected to participate in the finals

·    Wednesday 12th October – Gillian Timmons from North Lanarkshire’s Regeneration and Infrastructure Business Team will contact successful schools and arrange a visit for the next day

·    Thursday 13th October – Gillian Timmons will visit teams in their own establishments and share useful hints and tips to aid their preparation

·    Tuesday 25th October – Final at the Business Atrium Centre, Coatbridge 1300hrs to 1630hrs

The successful children will be able to bring one friend or family member to support them on the afternoon.  This is limited due to the audience capacity of the atrium.

For further information, please contact Jim Lawson or Lynn Taylor.