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Junior Achievement appoints primary programme manager
Junior Achievement Isle of Man has appointed Lisa Morris primary programme manager. ‘This is the job I’ve always wanted,’ said Lisa who will be working in all the island’s primary…

QEII High School student receives Junior Achievement Alumni Leadership Award in Berlin
Queen Elizabeth High School’s Rhian O’Leary has become one of only 11 European students to receive an Alumni Leadership Award in this year’s JA-YE Europe Company of the Year competition held…

Manx charity Junior Achievement seeks more volunteers
Junior Achievement are on target to work with 5,000 Manx students this academic year. To help support their work in the island’s schools the charity needs to recruit more volunteers. In…

More than 900 students set to benefit from Junior Achievement Learn to Earn Programme
Young people in the Isle of Man are set to be better equipped for the workplace after Manx charity, Junior Achievement, re-launched its ‘Learn to Earn’ programme thanks to a…

People’s Choice Award for Intensity Blue
Manx Charity Junior Achievement has introduced a new award as part of its annual talent competition ‘The Next Big Thing’, held at the Gaiety Theatre. The People’s Choice Award has…

QE11 Students have a Monster Success
A team from Queen Elizabeth II High School has won the Boston Group Award for Junior Achievement Student Company of the Year after creating a children’s picture book. The team…

New world of skills dawns for primary schools thanks to Manx charity Junior Achievement
The Island’s school children are set to benefit from a new scheme that will help them develop enterprise skills and ease the transition from primary to secondary education. Junior Achievement…

Appleby Academy title goes to Matthew
The 2014 Appleby Academy title has been awarded to Matthew Davies following an inspiring final. Matthew, an 18-year-old pupil at Queen Elizabeth II High School in Peel, was selected as…

Two new members appointed to JA Board
Helen Pitchford and Chris Allen have been appointed to the board of Junior Achievement Isle of Man. Chris Allen, who was educated in England and holds an Honours degree in…