Enterprising pupils at Oldfield Primary School have been using their business brains to help others.

Youngsters at the school were given £1 each and challenged to raise as much money as they could for the charity Christian Aid by setting up their own cottage industries.

And after putting on their thinking caps the industrious pupils devised ingenious ways of investing their money.

The budding entrepreneurs set up a glittering hair salon, sold freshly made cakes and biscuits, provided a shoe shine service and sold recycled greetings cards.

Head teacher Maggie Redpath said: "To celebrate Christian Aid week we based the challenge on the parable of the talons, and our brief for children in Key Stage 2 was to at least double their money.

"The children have come up with some innovative ideas and all the money we raise will be donated to Christian Aid.

"It also forms part of our junior entrepreneurs project, which is all about problem solving. We take one day every half-term and give the pupils challenges in a range of different subjects.

"It does give the children a little bit of something else to think about and it is also a chance to have some fun."

Pupils have so far taken part in a technology problem solving day at Eureka, Halifax, and a science day at the Thackray Medical Museum.

The next visit for the pupils will be to the Leeds weather centre to do a project on forecasting.

Pictured: Oldfield Primary School's glitter girls work on restyling head teacher Maggie Redpath's hair, from left: Aisha Kelly, Hannah Jackson, Emma Wilson, Cody Brenen