September 23rd 2008
Plymouth College has won £1000 from the ifs School of Finance for the second year running. The Excellence in Education Award comes on the back of continued success by Plymouth College students in the Diploma in Financial Services. This year Robyn Mulhall came top in the country overall winning her £325 after coming 3rd in module 1 and first in module 3. Monica Guly came 6th in the country overall after coming 1st in module 1 and 3rd in module 2 winning her £125. Equivalent to an A Level, last year's top mark was also achieved by a Plymouth College student. Having already received their own cheques, Monica and Robyn accepted the £1000 cheque on behalf of the school. It was presented by Rod McKee from ifs School of Finance. “I am delighted that the success of Economics and Business Studies at Plymouth College has again been recognised at a national level”, said Economics and Business Studies teacher, Jonathan Shields. “Not only have our students done well in the diploma, but we also had the 1st and 3rd highest scores in the country in Edexcel’s Economics and Business Studies A level. It has also been a very good year for us in business competitions such as CIMA Management (1st in country for the third time in five years), Student Investor (3rd in country) and for the fifth time in six years, best Young Enterprise company in Plymouth.
"The credit crunch has demonstrated more than ever the need for financial literacy amongst young people. How can consumers make informed decisions about financial products, that over the course of a lifetime they will spend many thousands of pounds on, if they do not understand the product they are buying in the first place? It is reassuring to know that our students can leave school with a good grounding in business and economic issues and practises."
Photograph: Front L to R Monica Guly, Robyn Mulhall, Rod McKee (ifs School of Finance); Back L to R Jonathan Shields (Economics and Business Studies teacher), Dr Simon Wormleighton (Headmaster).
