Case studies
Bournville School & 6th Form Centre, Birmingham
We ran Stock Market Challenge today. It was absolutely brilliant! One of the best activities that our school has run. We ran the event with a group of Gifted and Talented students from years 9, 10 and 11. They worked in teams featuring students from... Read more
Ferryhill Business & Enterprise College, Durham
Year 11 took part in Stock Market Challenge for their Big Learning Day activity. This was a cross curricular enterprise activity between the Business Studies department and the Maths department. Students worked in groups to assume the role of investors... Read more
Queen Mary’s Grammar School, Walsall
The Year 10 Stock Market Challenge was held as part of Enterprise Week. The year was divided into teams of four and challenged to invest in an interactive replica of the stock market. They discussed which shares they thought would be best to invest in... Read more
Hedingham School & Sixth Form, Essex
Y9 students spent five lessons simulating five separate trading days in the world of the stock market. Students were divided into House teams and started with funds of £50,000. After five days students had a mixture of success, but all teams made a... Read more
First Campus, Cardiff Metropolitan University
First Campus has been using the Stock Market Challenge every year since its inception in 2003. First Campus is a collaborative educational initiative consisting of all the Higher and Further education institutions in South East Wales funded by the... Read more
Jack Hunt School, Peterborough
All Year 10 Students at Jack Hunt School swapped the classroom for the trading floor to take part in Stock Market Challenge. Students thoroughly enjoyed the experience and it has even inspired some youngsters to pursue careers in finance. The Stock... Read more
Furze Platt Senior School, Maidenhead
Students at Furze Platt Senior School in Maidenhead are divided into houses and run an inter-house challenge every half-term. In February the inter-house challenge was the Stock Market Challenge which was run weekly during form registration time. Each... Read more
Langley Park School for Boys, Beckenham
University of Langley Park is a short, sharp, two-week programme of unconventional lessons for Year 12 students returning to school after the completion of the AS-Level exams. Its aim is to energise the students and give Year 13 an inspirational start... Read more
