http://www.warwick.ac.uk/cei - lots of good articles around enterprise.
www.teachernet.gov.uk - excellent resources on work related learning and enterprise.
www.dti.gov.uk - lots of useful info
http://www.enterprise-adviser.co.uk/
Yorkshire and Humber Region: a Learning and Skills Council funded service offering a free resource to schools in the Region. Its purpose is to develop an enterprise culture in schools and help schools develop and implement a strategy for meeting the new statutory requirements for work related learning and enterprise education.
www.bized.ac.uk - useful resource for business/economic subjects – excellent resources.
www.redbox.gov.uk - HM Treasury site encompassing The Inland Revenue and HM Customers & Excise – aimed at 7-16 year olds – lots of resources to do with finance and the economy.
www.fsa.gov.uk/consumer
Financial Services Association site with excellent resources particularly on consumer issues.
http://www.dur.ac.uk/dbs/executive/enterprise_devel/enterprise_education/ - this is the Foundation for Small, Medium Enterprise (SME) development, which is part of University of Durham. This is an excellent website displaying various resources for enterprise.
They have available some useful books at £6.50 to £8.50 each for secondary teachers and students: Enterprising Approach to Mathematics, English, Technology, History and Geography
They have also produced ‘Enterprise in Education’ at £35 and many other useful guides.
www.startups.co.uk - an excellent site all about starting your own business with lots of excellent links.
www.sohbac.co.uk A specialist business advice centre with the sole purpose of stimulating & encouraging economic activity & worthy business development in North Lincolnshire and West Lindsey
www.qca.org.uk/14-19/colleges/index_s4-3-maximising.htm - excellent site from QCA about maximising learning from work-related experiences. It gives some theory and then some excellent practical enterprise and work related learning examples.
www.vocationallearning.org.uk - lots of excellent material on here.
www.semta.org.uk - The Sector Skills Council for Manufacturing and Technologies. Excellent site supporting engineering and the GCSE in Engineering.
www.natwestf2f.com - aim is to increase students’ financial literacy. Downloads available for curriculum guidance at Key Stage 4. Can also download modules on: Basic Banking, Cards and Card Services, Credit Worthy? They also have a simulated business game called ‘Tender’.
www.pfeg.org - has downloads for finance education for various Key Stages.
www.doughuk.com A resource aimed to develop personal finance, knowledge and skills in 14 – 24 year olds. Covers all aspects including taxation and has useful case studies.
www.achieversinternational.org - started in 1992, this enterprise and citizenship programme now has 35,000 student participants in 39 countries. It allows young people to form a small export company with a foreign partner school.
www.businessdynamics.org.uk - have developed numerous enterprise initiatives over the years aimed at providing students with business and life skills. So, for example, workshops can be provided in such areas as designer, development, marketing or sales. Business Dynamics gives students the opportunity to explore enterprise through a range of activities. This may include e-business projects and seminars.
www.young-enterprise.org.uk - the aim is to inspire and equip young people to learn through enterprise. Students set up and run their own company during an academic year. Lots of other programmes available too.
www.mindscreen.com - Mindscreen is interested in developing an entrepreneurial spirit and tries to create an educational environment where this can be done by developing business and entrepreneurial skills. They often focus on disruptive and less able students.
www.proshare.org - ProShare has devised the ‘Forecast Challenge’ where students compete in teams to predict the share price of companies. The aim is to increase their awareness and knowledge of shares and investment systems.
www.nfte.org.uk - The National Foundation for Teaching Enterprise has developed a range of courses and programmes to develop students’ entrepreneurial skills. Modules can be delivered as either extra-curricular programmes or within a normal school curriculum. Has an on-line entrepreneurship qualification that students can do.
www.shell-livewire.org - Live Wire has been developed as an out-reach programme which aims to encourage young people to consider the option of starting a business.
www.princes-trust.org.uk - students considering working for themselves can receive money and advice from a business mentor and other specialists in the business start-up process.
www.banardos.org.uk/supportus/fundraise/schools/bis/jsp - The Business Incentive Scheme provides students with a unique opportunity to experience running a business enterprise and helps other young people at the same time. It provides an opportunity to put their learning into practice and achieve key skills. Barnardos provide some start-up capital for each school accepted onto the scheme.
www.designcouncil.org.uk - with the support or the Design Council, students can become involved in projects or activities linked to design and technology which are aimed at stimulating creativity and inspiring enterprise through exciting project work. Lots of good links to learning resources.
www.data.org.uk - Data allows young people to design and make products, demonstrating their inventiveness and creativity through design and technology challenges or mini-enterprise activities. Lots of competitions too that students can get involved with.
http://www.groundwork-yorksandthehumber.org.uk - The Groundwork national office in Birmingham focuses on green issues and aims to provide education linked to sustainable development. Students are urged to work with local businesses and other organisations in order to initiate environmental improvement projects.
www.ase.org.uk - The Association of Science Education issues the ‘Health Matters’ School award where students are asked to carry out a health-related research project, submitting their research for an award. They have also developed the Science Challenge.
http://www.f1inschools.co.uk - The F1 in Schools project is run by Jaguar cars. It creates school team who compete in designing and manufacturing a fast Formula One model car. Excellent site.
www.britassoc.org.uk - The British Association for the Advancement of Science has developed a ‘First Investigators’ Club Award where young people receive awards for science projects. Lord Winston is the current President. Not Available At Present.
www.tep.org.uk - The Technology Enhancement Programme, which is part of the Warwick University Manufacturing Group, seeks to enhance and enrich technology education and training. They support the organisation of design and technology projects through industry/school partnerships. Downloadable resources available.
www.changemakers.org.uk - Changemakers is a West of England organisation aiming at enabling young people to design and carry out community projects.
www.ukyouth.org - UK Youth helps young people to plan and organise individual challenges and also accredits this success. The aim in particular is to encourage young people to take ownership for their own learning.
www.bitc.org.uk - Business in the Community links businesses with community projects and also involves schools.
www.setpoint.org - Setpoint work in West Yorkshire. They focus on Science, Technology and Maths. They have produced resources for these areas. They can also run events at school with groups of students. Contact them on: 01274 841345.
www.openindustry.org.uk - Open Industry can arrange trips for students to a wide variety of industries. Contact the West Yorkshire office on: 01943 605824.
www.localbiz.co.uk - Localbiz is an innovative learning programme utilising IT and the internet. It is basically the formation of a local community database. E-learning credits can be used with this programme. Telephone Ian Linnegan on: 01943 430776.
http://www.thetridenttrust.org.uk/enterprise/resources.asp
A variety of enterprise resources at a price
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