18th December 2007
 On Tuesday 18th December, youngsters from Rotherham gathered at Redroad Music studio to write and record a song about important world issues.
The pupils from Harthill Primary School worked in groups to write lyrics for the track which will explore hot topics like recycling, global warming and ethical business practice.
With the help of industry expert, Trevor Gossett, the children decided on what style of music should accompany the track before going into the studio to sing and rap the verses.
Trevor, who is the manager at Redroad and has previously worked with high profile bands like Take That and Pulp, said:
“Creativity in teaching allows young people to express their individualism. We didn’t have anything like this when I was growing up – it can get the curriculum across in a practical way.”
This event was part of the Rotherham Ready programme which is breaking ground in developing entrepreneurial skills in children as young as four.
The programme has identified certain business concepts which reflect a successful entrepreneur, such as risk taking, problem solving and ethical consideration.
Harthill Primary has recently received the Warwick University, Excellence in Enterprise Education Award for their commitment to fostering entrepreneurial mindsets. Amy Crane, a teacher at the school was at the event on Tuesday and said:
“We talk about the wider world in school, that’s what enterprise is all about and days like this will live with the children forever. Creativity runs through everything we do at Harthill and it has impacted on our children – they are happier and more confident.”
Hannah and Zoe, both 11 from Harthill  Primary wanted the song to be in the style of either Kate Nash or Green Day, but their views on the importance of ‘going green’ were very similar.
“Global warming worries me because the world is getting too hot and this is bad for the ozone layer.”
“When kids do things, people listen. If just one person starts buying fair trade products, recycling at home or even stops using spray deodorants, then this will have made a difference”, said Zoe.
Everyone at Harthill will get to hear the CD once it has been produced and its aim is to help other children and teachers understand the importance of creativity in teaching and enterprise education on a larger scale.
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