| Activity Title: Enterprise
Day |
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Students challenged to work in teams to design
and produce a new product or service and pitch to a potential
buyer. Employers support as general advisers, e.g. teamwork,
problem solving, or as specialists, e.g. design, marketing,
finance. Employers normally involved in ‘judging’ presentations. |
| User feed back: |
“Those students certainly had a winning way with
the judges. I had a good feeling that I’d helped
them keep going with the going got tough after lunch”
"This shows how children can change into professionals
within an hour when producing something which is theirs"
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| Who is the activity for: |
Year 10 students of all abilities including those with weak literacy skills and disaffected. |
| Number of hours/days: |
One day (5 hours). |
| Funded by: |
Charge to school: from £200 per class group up
to 30. If offsite, additional charges may apply for transport,
venue, catering, etc. |
| Programme outline |
Student groups compete in teams of 5-6 to design, produce
and sell, a product using only a box of mystery items.
Employers lead morning training workshops for student groups
in the processes of design, making, people and selling.
Individual and team prizes awarded for a range of competencies
demonstrated. |
| Strengths |
Very flexible. Proven to engage students with low literacy
skills and disaffected attitude to work. Countec certificate
awarded on completion of challenges, with links to Key
Skills accreditation: Problem Solving and Working With
Others. |
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| Curriculum |
Work-Related Learning
1. Skills for Employability*
3. The way businesses operate**
7. Learn from contact with business people**
9. Engage with business ideas & challenges***
Enterprise process:
Stage 1 (tackling a problem)**
Stage 2 (planning a activity)**
Stage 3 (Implementing the plan)**
KEY SKILLS
Working With Others**
Problem Solving**
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| Criteria for assessing programme |
Evaluation forms completed at the day for students, employers
and school staff, rating quality of ‘Learning’ and ‘Enjoyment’. |
| Number and range of users to date |
Highly successful pilot with 60 students from 5 schools
in off-site event at Winterhill Conference Centre in March
2005: Leon, Lord Grey, Radcliffe, St. Pauls, Sir Frank
Markham. |
| More feedback |
"The day was a great success with employers, students
and school staff all commenting favourably. The students
gained confidence during the day by working with students
from other schools and by tackling a range of 'problem
solving' activities" – MK Local Authority. |
