Young Consumers of the Year National Winners 2007 - Portobello High School

Team from Edinburgh school crowned Young Consumers of the Year 2007

A team of pupils from Portobello High School in Edinburgh have been crowned Young Consumers of the Year at a competition in Manchester.

They beat off competition from across the country to take home the coveted title and the top prize of £1000 for their school, which was presented by Samia Smith who plays Maria in Coronation Street.

The runners-up were Chatham House Grammar School in Kent and Holy Cross High School in Scotland.

The final tested the students' consumer skills and knowledge, and improved confidence in areas such as money and finance, food and health, safety and the environment.

OFT Consumer Education's Paul Burton, said:

'The amount spent by young people is enormous and they are increasingly involved in spending decisions whether it is mobile phones, computer games or traditional areas like clothes. Having a skilled group of consumers shopping around and aware of their rights benefits us all. The participants in Young Consumers of the Year gain valuable skills and a grasp of key consumer issues that they can pass on to parents, friends and adults.'