| Activity Title: Company
Programme – Young Enterprise |
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Students set up and run their own real company
which trades over one academic year under the guidance
of business volunteers recruited from local business. Students
are encouraged to take part in the Europe-wide Innovation
Awards competition and to take the YE/OCR qualifications
in Enterprise. |
| User feed back: |
See www.young-enterprise.org.uk
and/or contact Janet Pryme, 01525 270094, janet.pryme@yese.org.uk
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| Who is the activity for: |
Years 10-13. |
| Number of hours/days: |
60+ hours |
| Funded by: |
Part-subsidised by the Learning & Skills Council.
Charge to school: £92 per student |
| Programme outline |
The Company Programme offers students the opportunity
to develop employability and enterprise skills through
setting up and running their own real company. |
| Strengths |
Well established, tried and tested national programme,
DfES approved. Gives participants real experience in a
real company over a long enough period that the experience
is meaningful and memorable. The competition and exam both
provide unique supplementary experience. As well as developing
enterprise capability, the experience builds many key skills
such as team working, communication, IT and problem solving. |
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| Curriculum |
Work-Related Learning
1. Skills for Employability*
2. Understanding of work*
3. The way businesses operate*
6. Undertake tasks in work contexts*
7. Learn from contact with business people*
8. Experience the working environments*
9. Engage with business ideas & challenges*
Financial capability**
Business & economic understanding**
Enterprise process:
Stage 1 (tackling a problem)**
Stage 2 (planning a project)**
Stage 3 (Implementing the plan)**
Stage 4 (evaluating the processes)**
Key Skills
Working With Others**
Problem Solving**
Improving Own Learning & Performance**
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| Criteria for assessing programme |
Ongoing assessment culminates in final presentation at
trade fair and showing of company accounts. |
| Number and range of users to date |
Range of users is really all embracing from top independents
(Charterhouse, Roedean, Eton) to the most deprived inner
city schools. MK schools currently involved: Ousedale,
Shenley Brook End, Stantonbury, Walton High |
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