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i agree because its a legal way to make money.

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Yes because it can help you in life and support your entrepenurial skills.

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Yes. Selling sweets can help you make a living. Buying and selling things that you have bought on on the market, like ebay, facebook marketplace, amazon and temu could help you to make money and earn a good living.

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Yes, because it would be fun trading and selling snacks. Also, other people could make money too.

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Yes because it would help you with life skills and will give you enough money to pay rent, bills and tax.

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Yes because it gives them the experience of having a business/job. Also, they will have a better chance of getting rich as an adult as they will know more.

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Yes, I think it is a brilliant idea. It will teach pupils the value of money and social enterprise ... an honest days pay for an honest days work. Understanding how profit and loss work will be a hugely beneficial skill for the future.

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Schools are not free markets; the unregulated sale of goods of any kind should not be permitted in school.  A school is a place of academic learning, socialisation and pastoral development and care; not commerce.  There is already a wealth of distractions to the main business of school, namely the embedding of knowledge and skills deemed necessary as a foundation for entry into adult life. Allowing pupils to divert their attentions to profit making ventures undermines the importance and value of learning for both its own sake and for its role in preparing children and young people for their life after school.  If we say that other aspects of life override this primary purpose than what is the point of school at all?  Why not send all children out to work and do away with academic education altogether?

In response to the argument that selling sweets and snacks at school builds entrepreneurial spirit; I would suggest that those who are truly inclined in this way will find the means to build their business and be successful outside of school hours.

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I am all for students to demonstrate the entrepreneurial spirit however at school it is not appropriate to do this. Your time and energy as students should be focusing on improving your education rather than selling products for your own personal gain.

Although I believe students should not be allowed to sell products at school I do not oppose students creating business plans and marketing strategies with the help of their teachers in order to use outside of school!

Poundland, a pavement and a table are a great way to start a roadside buisness!

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I sound like I'm sitting on the fence however there are a number of factors to take into account.
Is the money being made for a charity then YES.
Not all parents have spare cash for this then NO.
Some students (and staff) don't react well to a sugar overload then NO.
All snacks should be healthy then YES
Snacks day once a week as a treat - YES
In conclusion then YES.

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Snacks aren't really necessary in school, eating between meals is a significant contributor to the obesity crisis so in school we should not be encouraging it.  At King's Oak everyone has access to a healthy snack at tutor time and at break, students don't need any more than this.

Who would regulate the trade?  Can anyone sell?  I think there is huge scope for this causing trouble between students and potential to increase bullying.

Maybe to those who suggest this would develop business skills a solution could be a school tuck shop run by pupils  but supervised by staff.  Students could  keep accounts of income, expenditure and profit.  There is loads of scope for data handling to be done when keeping track of best sellers and lines to discontinue.

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This could be the start of racketeering and financial implications. Why would you pay more for a snack that you could buy yourself cheaper in a shop? What about the students who cannot afford to buy these snacks? What if more than one students wants to sell snacks, this could lead to conflict in the playground. Health and safety issues...sell by dates, contamination, allergies etc. Increased litter and dietary problems.

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I think that pupils should be allowed because I think it is a great idea. It can help them in the future with business. It could also give them experience of working and may help them to get a job in the future.

I think the teachers are being to harsh on them because they are losing pupils to suspension - this is damaging their pupils' education. This is exactly what a teacher is supposed to provide.

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I think that students should be allowed to sell snacks in school because this can help them to develop entrepreneurial and business skills. However, there should be adult supervision and some sort of arrangement between students and teachers/school as to what to do with the profits etc.

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I just think that why is it not allowed? the benefits of them selling is that they will learn appropriate life skills, start a business and make some money.

I do not see any negative things about the pupils selling the snacks.

I think the teachers are being ridiculous suspending people for this!

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I think that pupils should be allowed to sell snacks in school because it will give good life experiences and earn themselves enough money to buy themselves some nice things. I do think that they should have to pay the school £1 a day as rent so that the school can pay that for the taxes.

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I think that pupils should be allowed to sell sweets because it helps them in life. They can make money at an early age and make a good amount of money.

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Sell sweets in school and you're suspended, head tells pupils

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Sell sweets in school and you're suspended, head tells pupils

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Youngsters at Failsworth School have been supplementing their pocket money by selling sweets, crisps and fizzy drinks to other pupils. But the school – which bans the sale of junk food and does not allow pupils off the school grounds during breaks – has branded it ‘illegal’.

Headteacher John Meagher has written a strongly-worded letter to parents warning them that pupils caught trading could be kicked out of school.

He said: "Some pupils are buying sweets and drinks wholesale – possibly from their parents – and selling them for significant profit.

"Some older pupils are even franchising their ‘businesses’ to younger pupils.

"This is illegal because they are not paying VAT. But as a specialist sports college we are bound by rules in regards to healthy eating. We don’t sell sweets, crisps or fizzy drinks here.

"We also have a contract with our PFI partner Kier Management which means they provide food and drink exclusively and this is not fulfilling our part of that contract.

"This was a growing problem so we have acted swiftly.

"These may be the businessmen and women of the future, but we have a duty to develop these pupils into responsible citizens and this is inappropriate."

Pupils face detention if they are caught selling sweets and suspended from school for a day if caught a second time.

However, one parent, who did not wish to be named, said the school was being heavy-handed. She said: "I do feel it’s destroying the opportunities for children who show some entrepreneurship as teen-agers.

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Pupil is told he will be suspended for continuing to sell sweets - makes £14k doing it!

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Pupil is told he will be suspended for continuing to sell sweets - makes £14k doing it!

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Tommie Rose, 15, has even employed two mates to help run his business but the head teacher at his school in Salford is not impressed

A schoolboy has been threatened with suspension after raking in £14,000 to pay for his university fees by selling sweets to pals in the playground.

Budding businessman Tommie Rose, 15, has made a fortune by selling chocolate, crisps and fizzy drinks to pupils at Buile Hill High School, Salford.

He has even employed two mates to help run his business, paying them a princely £5.50 a day.

But now Tommie's business empire is under threat because the school says it breaches their strict healthy-eating policy and he has been accused of running a 'black market' on sweet treats.

Teachers say he could face suspension if he carries on smuggling Lucozades, Dairy Milk bars and Doritos through the school gates.

See which Dragons Den stars have backed Tommie's entrepreneurial spirit here.
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Tommie, from Ordsall, started selling the snacks three years ago after being inspired by TV shows Dragon's Den and The Apprentice.

He racked up 10 days of suspension from his old school, the Oasis Academy in Salford, as punishment for his trade in September 2011.

So he moved school and took his business elsewhere, which put his daily earnings of around £60-70 into a trust fund to pay for a business degree from a top university.

Tommie told the M.E.N. he has his sights set on a top business degree from prestigious Oxford or Cambridge.

Parents Gary, 33, an office worker, and gym manager Tracy, also 33, describe themselves 'council estate born and bred' - and say they would struggle to pay £9,000-a-year tuition fees.

Gary said: "He's a typical teenage boy who saw what he wanted and worked hard for it.

"He realised that if you want to get ahead in business and in life, you have to start at a young age.

"At first we thought we should stop him selling the sweets, but then we saw that he was doing it properly, legally and sensibly so we left it to see what would happen.

"I could only dream of making that sort of money at his age.

"It's a shame the school are trying to stop Tommie.

"According to his business model he'd have earned £2-3k by the end of the year, which would have made him the £18,000 he needed to pay for university.

"He's always thinking ahead and I think that shows an unbelievable knack at his age."

Tommie gets his stock from bulk discount stores and sells them to classmates at a competitive mark-up.

But James Inman, head teacher at Buile Hill Visual Arts College, has accused Tommie of running a 'black market' of sweet treats.

He said: "We admire this pupil's entrepreneurship but school is not the place to set-up a black market of fizzy drinks, sweets and chocolates.

"We have extremely high standards and with our healthy eating policy we don't allow isotonic drinks, fizzy drinks and large amounts of sweets for the good of our children.

"Our high standards are set out to pupils and their parents at the start of the school year."

What's the point of school? Not banning kids with bright ideas, for a start, argues Fleet Street Fox.

Tommie is the latest young entrepreneur using business nous beyond their years to pull in cash.

Junior tycoon Henry Patterson also used sweets as his route to business success when he opened his own sweet shop in Buckingham at the age of just 10.

And last year teens Danny Shapcott and Dan Little started a business painting roadside bollards in their effort to save for university.

Charging householders £2 a bollard, they went round the village of Ferring, West Sussex, hoping to help meet fees of up to £9,000 a year.

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Tommie Rose, 15, has even employed two mates to help run his business but the head teacher at his school in Salford is not impressed A schoolboy has been threatened with suspension after raking in £14,000 to pay for his university fees by selling sweets to pals in the playground.

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Pupil made £10k  selling snacks in school!

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Pupil made £10k  selling snacks in school!

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Jack Robinson bought himself an Apple Mac computer and put the rest into a savings account for university

A 16-year-old boy has pocketed £10,000 - by selling sweets to his school friends.

Savvy Jack Robinson set up his own money earner after a hungry pal bought his packed lunch from him one lunchtime.

The student , from Rye Hills school in Redcar, figured that other pupils would be keen to buy snacks and drinks in school hours too and a year on, he has raked in £10k.

So far his entrepreneurial spirit has netted him an Apple Mac computer costing about £750 and thousands in a savings account - and his mum Carol and dad Peter couldn't be more proud.

Jack, who is studying for his GCSEs at Rye Hills School in Redcar and is planning to do A Levels in maths, economics, accountancy and law at college, told Gazette Live : "I think I've always been quite entrepreneurial."

"In Year 7 I was selling chewing gum but the school soon stopped that," he continued.

"Then in Year 10 a friend bought my lunch off me as I wasn't hungry that day and then I've grown it from there."

The teenager, who has put the rest of the money in a high interest savings account to go towards university fees and his first car, was soon making £30 a day.

"I'd bulk buy on a weekend and take a bag of snacks in selling chocolate and crisps for 50p and drinks for £1," he said.

"I was cheaper than the local shops and more convenient as I was in school."
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Jack plans to go to university after college but would like to start up his own business one day citing Darlington businessman Duncan Bannatyne and Lord Alan Sugar as his inspirations.

"They're both working class self-made men who've made successes of themselves," said Jack, who has a 14-year-old sister Victoria.

Now Jack is taking a break from his enterprise to concentrate on his GCSEs but dad Peter says with his son's "business brain" it won't be long before he thinks up his next money-making venture.

Peter, 50, a shift operations manager for a timber company, said: "He hasn't got it from us.

"His mum's a secretary and I used to work at SSI so neither of us have a business background.

"He has just gone off in that direction."
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"He was fascinated by Dragons' Den and has read both Duncan Bannatyne's book and Alan Sugar's," Peter said.

"I'm just amazed really. Everyone has a theory regarding what their children will go into.

"He is motivated and focused. I'm just proud of him and know he will go out there and make his own opportunities.

"I just hope he goes on to bigger and better things."

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Meet the teenager who earned £10,000 by selling sweets to school friends

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Jack Robinson bought himself an Apple Mac computer and put the rest into a savings account for university A 16-year-old boy has pocketed £10,000 - by selling sweets to his school friends. Savvy Jack Robinson set up his own money earner after a hungry pal bought his packed lunch from him one lunchtime.

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CBBC Newsround | Chat | Your Comments | Schoolboy’s tuck shop: Your thoughts

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A 13-year-old boy who's been making lots of money selling sweets and snacks at school has been stopped by teachers.

William Guntrip's school was one of the first in the country to start selling Jamie Oliver's healthy food, but the pupils wanted sweets and crisps too.

So William decided to start selling his classmates the food they wanted, and soon he was making more than £50 a day.

But now his school has said he could be expelled if he doesn't stop selling, and he's had his stock taken away.

William said: "school dinners have gone up loads of money. All that's on offer is pasta and fruit and vegetables, I don't mind fruit and vegetables, but it's all they've got - and they should provide an option for people who don't like eating vegetables"

William came up with the idea after his dad made a deal with him to give up smoking if he could make £1,000 with his own business.

And William was well on the way until the school stopped his sweet-toothed scheme.

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CBBC Newsround | UK | Pupil stopped from selling sweets

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A 13-year-old boy who's been making lots of money selling sweets and snacks at school has been stopped by teachers. William Guntrip's school was one of the first in the country to start selling Jamie Oliver's healthy food, but the pupils wanted sweets and crisps too.