The Sledge Pull as a Project 
We have designed the sledge pull so that it can be a student led, collaborative team project.

The skill of project management is the 'make it happen' part of so many workplace activities. The other skills that go hand in hand with this are team-working and communication. The sledge pull can easily be used to develop all three. 

Employers increasingly look for something different on a CV, and for evidence of skills and practical experience of 'making something happen', particularly as part of a team and for the benefit of the community or other people. 

These are some of the reasons it is a good idea to do the sledge pull as a student led project. 

The following headings and key tasks may help you to organise your sledge pull as a project. 

1. PEOPLE - select your team
a team of three or more will be able to share out the various tasks required so the workload is not too heavy
2. TIMESCALE 
set a start date and an end date. Expect it to last a minimum of 1-3 months, and maybe more. 
3. OBJECTIVE
agree your aim for the sledge pull - e.g complete 11 miles, raise £500 for charities and the school. 
4. MEETINGS AND COMMITMENT 
for example, agree to meet for 1 hour a week, and to do 1-2 hours of work each between meetings. Make a plan. Stick to it. 
5. TASKS TO SHARE AROUND YOUR TEAM
Set up fundraising
a) name your team
b) decide which charities and people you want to benefit from your fundraising - and tell them your plans !
c) set up your fundraising page, agree your individual fundraising targets e.g £25 each (make it achievable !) 
d) create a poster, letter and email to circulate
e) make a plan for how you will promote your fundraising - email, letter, poster, bag packing, companies, cake sales ?  
f) make a target list of companies and organisations to contact - share the work out between you
g) contact your local newspaper / radio / TV
h) be ready to go to a company to make a presentation - this will be great experience even if a bit scary
i) decide if you want to fundraise in any other way - bag packing, letters to companies, cake sales...
Training and kit 
a) Make sure you do some training and preparation together - perhaps one or two runs all together, and several on your own.
b) Know what kit you will wear - perhaps a team shirt needs to be made
Sponsorship
a) appoint one of the team to keep records of the funds you raise, and to keep you all up to date with progress - VERY IMPORTANT
b) take photos, get logos of the companies and make them into a report to send to your sponsors after the event
On the day
a) arrange transport, make sure you all know where you are going, when you have to be there, and with what kit !
b) Do you need to bring any paperwork ?
c) take loads of photos, and get quotes from all you team members. 
After the event
a) send your report to the organisers and to all your sponsors. Thank your sponsors. 
b) send in all your fundraising to the organisers.
c) have a final meeting - talk about what went well, and what you would do differently next time
d) start thinking about what you will do next
e) Make sure you put 'Project management, Scott Centenary Sledge Pull on your CV'
If you have followed this process then you will have been through a basic team project cycle. 

You will have SET UP, PLANNED, PREPARED / TRAINED, DELIVERED, MEASURED AND REVIEWED your project. 

These are the phases that you will need to be able to talk about; perhaps at an interview. Having completed the project you will easily understand and be able to explain what they mean. This will impress any employer. 

You will also have learned a lot about working with other people in a team, having meetings and making sure you do things as a result, and about clear communication, whether in meetings or in documents.  

Hopefully you will also have reached your fundraising goals, so you should be in a position to be proud of your work and your efforts. 

Good Luck !