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Year 6 Challenge Award - Building a Business Empire! Year 6 Challenge Award - Building a Business Empire!

The Year 6 Challenge Award ended with a bang last week as our Year 6 students invited all members of our community to engage in the business expo.

The challenge award brings another dimension to children’s learning in Year 6 and allows students to engage in a number of growth opportunities which include work experience, fundraising, raising awareness and learning new skills. 

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Primary Weekly Highlight: Year 6 Challenge New Skill Presentations Primary Weekly Highlight: Year 6 Challenge New Skill Presentations

From trampolining to Chinese calligraphy, ice-skating to cooking with eggs, self-defence to coding, the skills demonstrated by our Year 6 Challenge students in their recent New Skill presentations were many and varied.

The Year 6 Challenge is often compared to a junior version of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award. It is a demanding yet enjoyable series of..

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