The staff and children at Purleigh School have been working hard in their classes this week to run their own businesses.

The children learnt a whole range of new vocabulary related to business and enterprise, and followed through the process of designing, making and selling a product.

Each class received a £20 investment from the Head of School after pitching their ideas and carrying out market research.

Once a decision had been made, prototypes were made and tested, and classes were then involved in advertising and promoting their ideas.

At the end of the week came the big sale - children took turns selling their own products and visiting other classes to decide how they wanted to spend their money.

A spokesman said: “It was a fantastic opportunity for the children to develop new skills and learning whilst having enormous fun and making money for their school.”