Enabling Enterprise

…was started by a team of teachers who thought that education could be better. We were worried that our students just weren’t ready for “real life”, but realised that as teachers we had a pretty unique opportunity to do something about it.

Skills for success
Everyone we spoke to, whether teachers, supporters, or students themselves, want young people to succeed in life by developing the enterprising skills and aspirations they need. So back in the long summer of 2008 we sat down and worked with businesses, and our colleagues to write courses for every secondary school subject that would embed enterprise and practical learning, and get the students an extra GCSE to recognise their efforts.

Business partnerships
Since then, we’ve built up our business links, and we’re very grateful for our great business supporters, including UBS bank, law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, management consultants Oliver Wyman, and Manchester Airport. We’ve won two major national teaching awards, and been backed by the Young Foundation, education charity Edge and the fund for social entrepreneurship, UnLtd.

For all subjects, and all ages
Ultimately, young people need skills above all else – to lead, to effective in a team, to be able to present their ideas, to organise themselves. They also need the resilience and tenacity to persevere, and the high aspirations to have something worth persevering for. We now have courses for students from Key Stage 2 through to Key Stage 5 so if that’s whet your appetite, explore more and don’t hesitate to get in touch – we’re happy to talk, email, or visit you and show you what we offer.

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