Ridgeway High School

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Dragons’ Den 2018

Well done to Alisha Layfield, Sadia Qureshi and Maisy Palin. ‘Cinemates’ were deserved overall winners.

Our Dragons’ Den competition encourages students to develop their entrepreneurial skills.


Ridgeway’s very own version of Dragons’ Den challenged students in Year 9 and Year 10 to develop a business idea in two weeks, at the end of which time they were expected to deliver a presentation, demonstrating why their idea was unique and why it would be profitable.
The judges (Ridgeway’s very own ‘dragons’) had the difficult task of picking a winner from a crop of fantastic ideas and presentations.

The winning idea was pitched to the ‘dragons’ by Year 10 students Alisha Layfield, Sadia Qureshi and Maisy Palin, who came up with Cinemates, a school-based cinema aimed specifically at students.

Mr Monaghan said: “This competition highlights the creativity and entrepreneurial skills that students at Ridgeway possess. In my opinion – and in the opinion of Mr Slane – the standard of presentations was the best we have yet seen. Cinemates were deserving winners: they demonstrated a clear vision, created a marketing strategy and had a business model and plan that were detailed and innovative.
I would like to say a massive ‘thank you’ to everyone who participated: your hard work and enthusiasm were evident throughout.”

The top-three entries were:

  1. Cinemates
  2. Sweet Scents
  3. Matthew’s Cakes

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