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Working in partnership > Acting as a judge
Business judges play an important part in the challenges we run and we are always looking for volunteers to support these events. They will either use their specific work skills in fields such as marketing, finance, business planning or HR or their sector expertise to evaluate students' work.
Typically, students will be set a challenge and work in groups to answer a brief. This may involve developing ideas for a product, giving a presentation or designing a logo. Judges will then ask the students questions and mark their work against a set of criteria.
Some comments from those who've experienced judging...
Cllr Andrew Finney, Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council, acted as a judge at one of our MFL Challenges.
He said:
"This is a great showcase for the talent of our young people. Having language skills is vital to the future prosperity of the borough in an increasingly global business environment. The area is already home to a large number of multi-national companies. We are working with the business community and key partners to promote the benefits of living and working in the borough and this challenge fits perfectly with that project."
Susan Parker, Sport Development Officer at B&DBC said:
“I really enjoyed the event so it was a pleasure to help. Congratulations on all your hard work - the students seemed to really appreciate the opportunity and certainly enjoyed it from what I saw. I look forward to working with you in the future.”
Helen Yearron, from Visa Europe, acted as a judge at a recent curriculum challenge.
She said:
“This was a really brilliant event. The kids were so bright and enthusiastic – it was great to see them working together in teams.”
Ian Steggles, Sainsbury’s, also supported the event and said:
“The subject was good and obviously appealed to the students. Creative and innovative ideas, with a diversity which was surprising and amazing to see.”
