Programmes
Primary Programme
Age: 4-11
Delivery: 1 day or 5 hrs over 5 weeks
A variety of hands on activities enable children to understand the relevance of their education to the workplace. The six modules are Ourselves, Our Families, Our Community, Our City, Our Nation and Our World. Download PDF (1.7MB) >>>
Enterprise in Action
Age: 12-15
Delivery: 2 days or 10 hrs over 7 weeks
Business volunteers challenge students to identify and develop attitudes and capabilities for entrepreneurship. The students design, plan, build and promote their prototype product using an internet-based simulated business scenario. Download PDF (1.1MB) >>>
Personal Economics
Age: 12-15
Delivery: 1 day or 6 hrs over 6 weeks
This comprises six sessions focussing on personal finance: Get a Life, Get a Job, Get Banking, Get Spending, Get Ahead and Get Going. Students build their self-esteem, increase their financial capability and prepare for the world of work. Download PDF (94Kb) >>>
Learn to Earn
Age: 13-15
Delivery: 1 day or 6 hrs over 6 weeks
Gives students an activity-based introduction into relationship between learning and the attainment of personal goals. Students explore the concepts of success, independence and employment and come to understand the relevance of learning and education to their future. Download PDF (1.2MB) >>>
Project Business
Age: 14-15
Delivery: 1 day or 6 hrs over 6 weeks
Designed to give students a practical activity-based insight into economic and business life, illustrating how a business interacts with its investors, customers, employees and society as a whole. Often features a site visit, usually hosted by the volunteer Business Partner. Download PDF (1.4MB) >>>
Team Programme
Age: 15-19+
Delivery: 30+ weeks and can be run over 2 academic years. An OCR qualification is offered through this programme.
Team programme offers young people, who experience difficulties with learning, practical experience of running their own company, supported by their teacher and volunteer business advisors. Timing and delivery are tailored through a flexible framework of vocational learning and key skills acquisition. Students gain increased confidence, self esteem, improved communication, work and social skills. Download PDF (1.5MB) >>>
Company Programme
Age: 15-19
Delivery: 30+ weeks. An OCR qualification is offered through this programme.
Students set up and run their own company over one academic year. They elect a board of directors, raise share capital and market and finance a product or service. At the end of the year they liquidate the company and present a report and accounts. Company programme is our flagship and offers students the opportunity to compete in a business competition at local, regional, national and european level. Download PDF (1.4MB) >>>
Entrepreneurship Masterclass
Age: 15-19
Delivery: Half day (< 4 hrs). Whole day (> 4 hrs).
A one-day seminar designed to encourage students to think about business start up as a viable career option, to identify the key entrepreneurial skills required and to grasp the practicalities of starting their own business eg who to approach for help and advice. Download PDF (1.2MB) >>>
Graduate Programme
Age: 19-24
Delivery: 30+ weeks
Offers students in higher education the opportunity to learn from setting up and running their own company. It enables sudents to develop attitudes and skills necessary for personal success, lifelong learning and employability. It also helps them to gain an understanding of the potential of SMEs as future employers and to consider self employment and business creation as possible future career options. Download PDF (1.7MB) >>>
