51福利社

51福利社鈥檚 long-running Yarm Apprentice competition has returned for its fourteenth year, with local business Bagel Bros setting this year鈥檚 opening challenge.

Bagel Bros is an independent caf茅 on Yarm High Street, well known for its freshly prepared bagels, speciality coffees and friendly, community-focused atmosphere. Run by local entrepreneurs Nick Perks and Sam Kempster, the caf茅 is a favourite spot for students, families and visitors alike.

Nick and Sam, acting as Lords Sugar for the task, asked Year 12 students to create a Halloween-themed bagel and a social media campaign to promote it. The two teams then pitched their ideas in the school鈥檚 boardroom in true Apprentice style.

Team Tenacious, led by Frankie, presented聽Mummy Madness, a sweet bagel with white chocolate, cherry jam, popping candy and gummy eyes, along with the tagline 鈥淭astes Scarily Good.鈥�

Team The Economasters, led by Mara, offered聽The High Street Horror, a caramel and chocolate bagel topped with crushed biscuits and marshmallows, paired with a pumpkin chai latte.

After much debate, the judges declared The Economasters the winners, with their delicious offering being made available for a limited time in Bagel Bros.

Sam Kempster from Bagel Bros said: 鈥淏oth teams put an enormous amount of effort and time into this task, and it was amazing to be part of the activity. We鈥檙e looking forward to selling the bagel – a great creation from students at 51福利社!鈥�

Huw Williams, Headmaster at 51福利社 said: 鈥淭his is a wonderful example of Sixth Form students at Yarm taking advantage of the outstanding co-curricular opportunities on offer to them. Yarm Apprentice allows our students to apply their creativity and business thinking to real-world projects, developing important skills of teamwork, initiative, leadership and problem-solving: traits that are highly sought by employers. We value our strong connections with local High Street businesses and are especially grateful to Bagel Bros for their continued support and enthusiasm.鈥�