Ten sixth-form age students, who have shown an interest in business and current affairs, were selected by their teachers to attend the Guernsey Institute of Directors Annual Debate last night.
Three years ago the Orchard team were brainstorming how the sponsor of the student table, De Putron Fund Management, could add value to night for the students. Hoping to uncover the ‘Directors of Tomorrow’ we decided to ask each student to write a blog giving an account of the evening.
Now we don’t expect the young folk to do something for nothing so we decided the authors of the three best blogs would get the opportunity to travel to London on an all-expenses paid trip to attend the Institute of Directors Annual Conference which takes place each Spring. Not bad eh!
This year’s debate was entitled ‘Partnering Guernsey, Are we sharing the burden together?’ and the lucky attendees were:
- Ellie Freestone, Ladies’ College
- Andrew Inder, Grammar School Sixth Form Centre
- Rosie Armstrong, Grammar School Sixth Form Centre
- Ben Batiste, Grammar School Sixth Form Centre
- Tom Henry, Grammar School Sixth Form Centre
- Harry Martel, Grammar School Sixth Form Centre
- Mattias Holmes, Elizabeth College
- Bradley Manning, College of Further Education
- Jack Jones, College of Further Education
- Rosie Black, Blanchelande College
It seems the students enjoyed the evening and recognised some familiar faces amongst the 400-strong business crowd. Tom Henry bravely asked a question to the panel and the girls were rather surprised at the male/female split of the attendees in the room (hint – there were not very many of the latter). The students even got to have a quick chat with Chief Minister Lyndon Trott before the debate kicked off who said he was ‘always very keen to hear the comments of young people on the island’.
If you too would like to know what this bunch thought of the night then come back in a couple of weeks as we will upload links to their blogs here.
Posted by Brooke.