Apprentice is inspiration for cake showdown

Sir Alan Sugar is renowned for his ability to strike fear into thehearts of apprentices on his TV show.

But the pupils at two Bath schools have been doing their best tocapture his business success without mimicking his hard image.

Pupils at St Michael's Junior School in Twerton and BathamptonPrimary School have both been running food-related firms, and managedto turn over a tidy profit.

At St Michael's, 14 children split into two teams - the DiamondDragons and The Chocolate Chipmunks - to run cake businesses.

They have been working since the Easter holidays to organisestalls, choose menus and bake treats.

Deputy headteacher Dave Goucher said the …