Enterprise Days

This starter activity allows students to move around the room and introduces entrepreneurs from a range of backgrounds to raise the aspirations of students. 

This starter activity allows students to begin thinking like an entrepreneur! They will work in groups to merge existing items together to create something new. 

This starter activity requires students to think creatively in a fictional scenario where they have been shipwrecked. Members must agree which items are most important for their survival as they need to prioritise. 

This guided exercise aims to help students to discover what they are passionate about and how developing entrepreneurial skills can turn that passion into purpose.  

Business Plan your life’ is an opportunity for students to learn about and create their own business plans whilst reflecting on their skills and goals.

Students are given a product to produce, sell and market. They will make decisions in their group and aim to successfully launch their product whilst staying on the correct side of the law.

This interactive session allows students to develop and deliver a business pitch. This activity is designed to help students understand the importance of being concise, confident and persuasive in the world of business! 

This session allows students to compete for the tallest marshmallow tower! This exercise illustrates how entrepreneurs use experimental learning to navigate uncertainty.  

In this activity, students will work in teams to effectively protect their egg from cracking when dropped from a height!

They will develop important entrepreneurial skills like teamwork and creative problem-solving.

Students will compete in teams to earn the most money “selling” origami pencils!

They will face a series of realistic business experiences and must use their entrepreneurial skills to succeed!

This board-game activity is all about money! Students will simulate their business spending in a series of scenario cards; will they win with the most money or the most employability skills?

Rooted by GCSEs and branching out into degree courses, students will explore more about graduate careers as they discover and explore links between careers and subject choices.

In this workshop, students are encouraged to reflect on their employability skills then set achievable goals. 

This video resource introduces enterprise to students and allows them to start thinking like an entrepreneur! In the Innovators Arena, they will develop their own solutions to common problems and present their ideas to the class.

This video activity introduces the roles and skills involved in entrepreneurship and allows students to identify the key components of an existing celebrity entrepreneur's business plan. They will be guided through a SWOT analysis and work in a team to develop a marketing tool which can be used to promote a product or service.

This session introduces social enterprise and the idea that entrepreneurs can help others by innovating solutions. The activity supports students as they identify a local or global issue, they are concerned about and consider possible solutions using their existing skill set. They will then pitch their idea to the class.

Short vlog-style videos of young, relatable entrepreneurs who present a typical 'day in the life' to inspire and enthuse students.

This classroom activity is designed to encourage students to develop their communication and confidence. Students will understand the business behind Dragon's Den and develop their own pitches. The activity also aims to reframe failure and rejection as a redirection rather than a set outcome.

This session introduces consumer psychology and how it influences customer behaviour in business. It includes an activity where students can plan their own advertisement using the marketing strategies they have learned.

This presentation provides study skills and advice to students who are approaching their exams, by comparing their experiences to that of an entrepreneur. It includes specific revision tips as well as guidance for healthy study habits.

*Can be ran in an assembly style room with no access to tables.