Congratulations to the winning team of Made in Oxford 2024; Maisie, Humera, Eliza, Hafsah, Rosie, and Grace.

Our winning team represented Oxford Spires Academy exceptionally well with their networking and communication skills earlier this year when the Made in Oxford Challenge was launched. Their confidence shone through as the team were tasked with networking and communicating with industry specialists from Landsec and Ahead Partnership.

The team then worked tirelessly to create a pitch and idea that fit the assignment brief of “A sustainable community initiative to fill a vacant unit in The Westgate Shopping Centre”. The team created “Down to Earth” a sustainable kitchen/restaurant in the heart of the Westgate, targeted to teens and young adults offering a safe and comfortable space to spend time, eat and hopefully bring more custom to the Westgate! The judges loved the idea and were really blown away with the level of effort and determination that the team showed.

Congratulations also go to Sol, Lamari and Sahil who were also Made in Oxford finalists! The boys were exceptionally professional and represented the school wonderfully! Despite not being chosen as the winning idea, the esteemed panel of judges from The Westgate and Landsec were extremely complementary of the idea itself, the marketing and market research and the way the pitch was delivered too!

The EBIT faculty are extremely proud of all students who took part in The Made in Oxford challenge, you have been nothing short of exceptional throughout this process and we hope you have learnt a lot from it!

Please wish the winning team luck as they progress through to the national finals where they go head to head with winners from other “Made In” challenged around the country!