Last week Year 13 went to Clip’n’Climb for our business trip. We started off the day with the climbing walls that were 10m tall. There was a large variety to attempt: timed walls, parts that would rotate, corular rocks, paired ones and a leap of faith! After a small break we were given a talk by Mark and Josh, who opened Clip’n’Climb in Ipswich. They explained how it’s important to have a set value around what you want your business to offer, which for them was to be a social place for friends and family to have fun – which I could definitely see from the experience we had climbing!

We also learned about how they carried out the functions of their business, especially how they had to adapt and overcome problems presented during the pandemic. To finish off they offered us a few tips on how to make a good impression during a job interview that will be useful for Year 13 going off to university, apprenticeships, gap years and more.

Overall, it was a great day the where we learned how businesses functions outside of a classroom context, as well as an enjoyable trip before the holidays.

Rossene R, Year 13