ENTERPRISING pupils from two Bournemouth schools are hoping to follow in the footsteps of older pupils in the Young Enterprise Tenner Challenge.

Students from Avonbourne Trust have won the national contest a staggering six times in a row.

And this year's contenders from the Harewood Avenue schools have made a fabulous start by turning their £10 notes into thousands of pounds.

Dozens of students have been loaned £10 to set up their own social enterprise scheme as part of the competition, run by the charity Young Enterprise.

And already they have amassed a small fortune by selling cakes, jewellery made from buttons, fruit kebabs, strawberry cups, fresh fruit smoothies, bath bombs and stationery.

Charities set to benefit from those profits include MacMillan Nurses, Save the Children, Lepra, British Heart Foundation and Naomi’s Wish.

CEO of Avonbourne Trust, Debbie Godfrey-Phaure, said: "This is a fantastic competition which really requires our students to be intelligent entrepreneurs.

"To turn just £10 into hundreds of pounds of profit in such a small time requires a very clever plan, determination and hard work.

"Even more importantly, the competition encourages the students to think of business plans that will help improve the lives of others and I am proud of every single one of them for having taken part in the challenge."

Competition founder and entrepreneur, Oli Barrett MBE, described Avonbourne as "one of the most enterprising colleges in the country."

This year more than 70 students have participated and so far a team from Avonbourne have amassed the biggest profit.

Called Project Emerge, the girls have raised £3,048 to invest in their micro-finance scheme that helps entrepreneurs from developing countries around the world.

They and five other shortlisted teams from Avonbourne and Harewood will find out later this month if they have made it to the finals of this competition.