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Enterprise Ideas

recent eventsREBP promotes work related learning and enterprise projects within schools. Working particularly with the 14 - 19 cohort.

REBP will also work with schools in order to supply business volunteers for events so please email us with your event details, we can also try to negotiate on prices with companies if we are aware that several schools would like to book the same project.

| Face to Face| British Airways | Waitrose | Enterprise Game | SHP | Speakeasy 4 Schools | CSI | Lionheart Challenge | Innovative Enterprise | Learn by Design | Business Dynamics | Bright Futures | Young Enterprise | Mobile Media Training

Free programmes

Face to Face - Financial programmes delivered by NatWest Bank (RBS)

Face to Face have updated their programmes – more use of interactive whiteboard. Programmes on offer:

With the exception of the Tender Project (that is delivered over one school day) the Face to Face team are flexible and will arrange a programme that can be delivered over a school term. All Progammes can be adapted to suit students with special educational needs.

For bookings and further information contact Bernadette O'Callaghan by email or by phone on 07920 546 124

British Airways

The British Airways Community Learning Centre run a variety of 1 day and half day programmes for schools. Including:

The BA centre can usually accommodate up to 30 students at a time but book early to avoid disappointment.. All programmes can be adapted to suit students with special educational needs.

For booking and further information contact Sarah Webb by email or by phone on: 020 8738 5817
for language programmes please contact Kath Currry on 020 8512 3212

Waitrose – Food for thought enterprise challenge

The Food for Thought challenge is a simulation exercise, providing a condensed look at the learning and decision making involved in the development of a new food product.

The activity is suitable for use with a single class or a whole year group and can link with the Business Studies, Enterprise and Food Technology curriculum.

Cost – FREE (teachers receive pack and then run the sessions) REBP staff and Teachers in most schools have now been trained. REBP can provide details of schools that are planning to use this activity programme.

Personal Finance Education Group (PFEG)

Pfeg provide free financial capability training and resources for schools through their 'Money Matters' programme. Resources and support can be tailored to schools individual needs and can include intensive in-school support through a Pfeg consultant working with class teachersand/or senior staff for up to 3 days per school, remote support from a Pfeg consultant through telephone or email, offsite training or in school CPD sessions.

For more information visit the Pfeg website or contact 020 7330 9481

Fees involved

Enterprise Game

This is an exciting new learning tool that helps with the delivery of Enterprise Education. The game has been developed by Halton EBP in conjunction with their local schools and has been used successfully with students of mixed abilities, especially in KS4. The game can be adapted for use with students with special educational needs.

Cost per game: £45 + Postage = 1 Generic Game (Discount when 5 or more games are purchased at once) for further information visit the 'Enterpise Game'website

REBP have purchased 5 games - for more information on viewing or renting these contact the REBP office.

Second Hand Phones (ShP) for Schools

An exciting new challenged based programme designed in line with the QCA WRL framework that teaches enterprise and sustainability to KS4 students. They provide a cash prize for the winners who also have an opportunity to run a phone recycling business with cash returns (part of which can be used to fund school equipment?)

SHP Solutions offer 2 challenges: Option 1 – up to 60 students, Option 2 – up to 300 students.

A discount is available for schools that book through REBP
Cost (if booked through EBP): Up to 150 students - £8 per head
Over 150 Students - £6 per head

For more information visit the SHP website

Speakeasy 4 Schools

The Speakeasy 4 Schools team provide a dedicated mix of real-life business skills, professional acting expertise, entrprenuership and and plenty of enthusiasm. All tutors are CRB Checked

Benefits include:

Programmes:
Speakeasy Dragons, Speakeasy MovieMaker, Speakeasy Earth, Speakeasy News and Speakeasy Campaing

Speakeasy 4 Schools have an over 80% rebooking rate.

For more information call 0844 774 100 or visit the Speakeasy 4 Schools website.

Crime Scene Investigations (CSI)

CSI provide forensic workshops within a 1 day enterprise challenge using authentic materials and forensic processes.

CSI Workshop Scenarios can be delivered to a single class or year group for students ranging from Yr7 to Yr11. The workshops incorporate and support the Work Related Learning criteria, as students engage in real life applications. Workshops are delivered as a Science, Higher Education and a Crime Preventative Initiative.

Prices are around £2300 for a day (REBP can negotiate reduced fees if more than 1 school book within the same week)
For more information visit the CSI website

Lionheart Challenge

The Lionheart Challenge is a realtime, risk inspired, demand driven enterprise programme custom designed for KS4 pupils. The winning team from an in-school challenge moves onto a regional and finally a prestigious national final.

Lionheart train and pay experienced facilitators in order to ensure a high quality event.

Contact REBP for further details.

Innovative Enterprise

Innovative enterprise's programmes are active enterprise learning sessions that have been developed to allow schools to to deliver their enterprise activity curriculum

Projects include: Soapbox Enterprise Challenge (Contact REBP for info on schools that have run this)

Costs: Vary dependant on project, visit the Innovative Enterprise website for more

Learn by Design

Learn by Design offer an extensive range of interactive, outreach education workshops, programmes and presentations. All programmes are underpinned by the national curriculum and can be tailored to meet the schools needs.

Projects include: Enterprise of Physics, Enterprise of the Olympics, Science by Design

For more infomation visit the By Design website

Business Dynamics

Business Dynamics is a business education and enterprise charity that aims to bring business to life for young people. (fully trained volunteers run programmes that are tailored to to students abilities)

For more information visit the Business Dynamics website

Bright Futures & The World of Enterprise

The 'world of enterprise' can be used to develop skills for enterprise and employability by introducing teachers and students to 'the real world of enterprise'

Programmes include: Skills4Work Skills4Life, Money Matters
For more information visit the Bright Futures website

Young Enterprise

Young Enterprise offer a range of programmes, based on the principle of Learning by Doing, which brings volunteers from business into the classroom to work with teachers and students. Some of our programmes enable students to work together to run their own real company. Others use games, hands on activities and role play to develop skills and capabilities for business and enterprise.

With more than 5,500 schools and colleges participating in our programmes, Young Enterprise currently reaches more than 320,000 young people a year from primary school right through to university.

For more information visit the Young Enterprise Website

Mobile Media Training

Mobile Media Training is a mobile creative arts and media training company providing high quality mobile courses in:

Tutors are active industry professionals. These include producers who have remixed tracks for multi-platinum artists such as Beyonce, Lemar, B2K and more as well as DJs from BBC 1xtra, and Media tutors from the Evening Standard.

As of September 2007 all courses will be AQA acredited.

For more information view the info pack

 

 

 

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