Examples of Enterprising People/Firms

1. Examples of Enterprising People/Firms • Which business invented the vacuum cleaner? • Which business invented the first refrigerator? • Who invented the flushing toilet? • Who invented the brassiere?

2. Enterprise Learning At The Cotswold School • Will Morgan

3. Aims and Outcomes of this Session • To gain a shared understanding of what enterprise learning is and why its important • Allow departments/individuals to audit current practice and identify current WBL & E activities. • To plan future activities and opportunities for WBL & E in the future.

4. Leadership Good communication Problem solving Planning Decision making Team working Able to implement new ideas Value other people’s views Able to take advice Resolve conflict Adaptable Handle uncertainty Respond positively to change Manage stress and tension Evaluate performance Cheerful Self-confident Self-reliant Self-respect Energetic Persistent What is Enterprise Learning?

5. Employability “The knowledge and understanding, skills, attitudes and qualities that young people will need to thrive in their future working lives. For everyone, the challenge to maintain and update employability lasts throughout life” – The Davies report

6. Enterprise “Enterprise and education are central to the future prosperity for us all as individuals, as communities and as a nation. Young people must gain experience and understanding of enterprise, business and the economy and financial literacy, if they are to develop the skills, knowledge and attitudes essential in a changing labour market” DfES

7. What is Enterprise Education? Enterprise Capability This is innovation, creativity, risk management, risk taking and a can-do attitude and the drive to make ideas happen. To happen the following two strands must be taught successfully. Financial Capability The ability to manage ones own finances and to become questioning and informed consumers of financial services; and…… Business & Economic Understanding The ability to understand the business context and make informed choices between alternative uses of scarce resources.

8. Why is Enterprise Important to Us? • Equipping pupils as enterprising learners is at the very heart of good education – less spoon feeding! • Clear potential for raising standards across the curriculum. • Promotes confidence, self – reliance and determination to succeed. • Develops understanding, skills and attributes that are vital to lifelong learning and the future economy. • We have the funding and a statutory requirement to do it!

9. Students are expected to: • Take responsibility for their own actions • Be given autonomy to tackle problems • Weigh up risk and reward when tackling problems These are qualities good lessons/teaching should contain. In many cases what you do simply needs to be identified within your SofW and to the pupils.

10. The Four Stage Enterprise Process Stage 1 Stage 2 • Planning the project or activity • Breaking down tasks • Organising resources • Deploying team members • Allocating responsibilities • Tackling a problem or identifying a need • Generation and development of ideas • Discussion to reach common understanding of what is required to resolve the problem or meet the need Stage 4 Stage 3 • Evaluating final outputs and outcomes • Evaluating the whole process • Reflecting on lessons learned • Assessing skills, attitudes, qualities and understanding acquired as a result of the process • Implementing the plan • Solving problems • Monitoring • Evaluating and reviewing progress

11. How are we putting Enterprise into practice • An Enterprising Ethos – in our attitudes, systems, values, activities, rewards • Enterprise within the classroom – through a diversity of learning activities within subjects • Enterprise through enrichment – elections, PSHE, citizenship and community links, other activities and opportunities • Enterprise events – off-timetable days, projects, visits & speakers, work experience

12. Cotswold definition of Enterprise ENTHUSIASM COMMUNICATION TEAMWORK RISK/REWARD JUDGEMENTS RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROBLEM SOLVING CREATIVITY IDEAS/SOLUTIONS DECISION MAKING HAVE A GO

13. ENTERPRISE LEARNING CHECKLIST OF HOW TO BE READY • What it means for your school and your students • Your context • Your aims and objectives • Plotting the where and when of what needs to be delivered • In the classroom • Out of the classroom • Using them in the classroom • Developing outreach • Role of mentors/role models in activities • Motivating others • Developing case studies • Activating students • Auditing and reviewing • Good practice • Strengths and weaknesses HAVE AN OVERVEIW: PLAN THE PROGRAMME: MANAGING & LINKING TO OPPORTUNITIES ON TEACHING & LEARNING: MANAGING/LIAISING WITH BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY LINKS: GENERATING ENTERPRISING ACTIVITIES: EVALUATION AND EVIDENCE:

14. So- what can you do? • Enterprise is whole school- not just Business Studies or you! • Encourage development of Enterprise Skills and an Enterprising way of thinking across the curriculum • Encourage all departments to use 4 stage model for project work (and highlight it before, during and after) • Build business links- use one INSET day for teacher placements (2007-8) • Use business examples in teaching- How does your subject relate to the ‘real world’? Pupils want to know this. Why! • Within departments, ensure the delivery of WRL themes- evidence in SOW and lessons- intro/plenary • Encourage students to record evidence of Enterprise skills • Re-label project work- drip feed the idea of Enterprise and Enterprise skills

15. The Next Steps • Identify where enterprise learning is happening • Update your Departmental Audit (this will be with you in a few days) • Annotate S of W and integrate into your day to day teaching • Discuss how Enterprise Learning can be developed further • See me if you require any help/finance in establishing any WBL&E activities • Listen to how Lesley can help you integrate Financial Literacy into your Teaching.