Form 2 has been working on Media Projects this term.  Pupils were tasked with devising an entirely new biscuit. Having analysed the products that currently exist, pupils identified a demographic which does not have a biscuit designed for them, and proceeded to develop their own ideas.  

These biscuit ideas were judged by Mrs Alex Garnier and Dr Ian Hart, who acted as representatives of Waitrose and Sainsbury’s respectively.  Pupils spoke fluently about their products and answered probing questions about the pricing of their biscuits, their appeal to the public, and their use of sustainable products, among other things.

 
Dr Clare Harraway, who has been running this project for many years, said that the quality of the ideas, and thoroughness of the designs was outstanding.  Indeed, Dr Hart concluded that many of the biscuits could really go into production as the concepts were so innovative.

 
The judges placed orders for the biscuits, and the winner was the pupil with the highest number of orders in their Order Book.  In joint Third place were Faith and Erika.

 
Faith designed a wonderful biscuit called ‘Four Aces’ in the shape of playing cards to be used for Bridge parties, while Erika came up with the clever ‘Check Break’, a delicious square biscuit coated with chocolate in the same formation as a chess board filled with orange. The biscuit was designed to encourage teenagers to learn how to play chess, with chocolate chess pieces included.

In Second place, Emelhyn presented ‘Jewels’ which are luxurious diamond-shaped biscuits to be eaten like indulgent chocolates. In First place, Jack gave an outstanding presentation on ‘Snacky Sammies’ which are triangular biscuits shaped and packaged like sandwiches and filled with delicious ingredients made to look like lettuce, tuna and tomato.

Dr Hart and Mrs Garnier said, ‘Jack’s concept stood out not only because it was so original, but also because it was so thoroughly conceived.  He had really thought through his packaging, pricing, and ingredients to ensure they would appeal to a modern consumer.’