BP Enterprise Visits Thames
The BP Enterprise team visited Thames to run their commodity trading workshop at the end of March. Our hall was set up as a trading room and the whole of Years 9, 10 and 11 worked in teams to analyse news events and decide whether to buy or sell barrels of crude oil. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the experience which gave them real life insight into the economics of supply and demand and how events outside our control can dictate the vast rises and falls we see of petrol prices. Stress levels rose as the time to make decisions became shorter and the teams worked under pressure, simulating the environment in the City. Congratulations to the winning team who made the best decisions, resulting in the most profit.
