Clever Tykes, Author at Clever Tykes

The childhood influences that shape future success

Posted 9th October 2018 by Clever Tykes 0 1

Findings from the Creating Useful People podcast. The Clever Tykes podcast, Creating Useful People, interviews super successful business people and creatives about the childhood influences that shaped their lives and careers. Having interviewed...

Growth mindset

Posted 6th July 2018 by Clever Tykes 0 1

Recently we have learned about the ethos and teachings of Carol Dweck on the “growth mindset”. For anyone who hasn’t heard of this before, we recommend the YouTube video shown below as well as Mindset: The New Psychology of...

Global Goals for a better world by 2030

Posted 14th May 2018 by Clever Tykes 0 4

In September 2015, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Building on the principle of “leaving no one behind”, the new Agenda...

38 ways to make your child more enterprising

Posted 13th May 2018 by Clever Tykes 0 7

We all want the best for our children and the next generation. Certain traits and characteristics are universally recognised as being important for children to grow up into resourceful, innovative and, ultimately, successful adults. Collectively...

Clever Tykes Books on Amazon

Posted 12th February 2018 by Clever Tykes 0 3

The Clever Tykes series is now available “fulfilled by Amazon”. This means you’re able to order the books from the Amazon store and receive them in double quick time! You can even get free postage and packaging if you have an...

December 2017 update

Posted 24th December 2017 by Clever Tykes 0 3

Overall, 2017 has been a fantastic year for Clever Tykes, with the storybooks being gifted to all UK primary schools in January, then schools all around the world incorporating the books and resources into their teaching. We plan to expand our...

Entrepreneurs Champion of the Year

Posted 2nd December 2017 by Clever Tykes 0 4

On 16th November 2017 it was announced that Clever Tykes had won Entrepreneurs’ Champion of the Year at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2017. This is a huge award for us because it recognises the power of role models in creating more...

The best TED talks on enterprise education

Posted 26th July 2017 by Clever Tykes 0 4

We’ve compiled a list of the top ten TED and TEDx talks about enterprise education. These ten talks approach the topic of education and inspiring people to be creative, innovative and entrepreneurial in very different ways, but each...

Clever Tykes co-founder gives TEDx talk at Aston University

Posted 22nd May 2017 by Clever Tykes 0 8

On Saturday 20th May 2017 Jodie Cook, our co-founder, gave her TEDx talk at TEDx Aston University, alongside 9 other speakers. The day was organised by the TEDxAston University team and was held at iCentrum in the Science Park. ...

Clever Tykes desktop backgrounds

Posted 27th March 2017 by Clever Tykes 0 8

We’ve had such great feedback from primary schools on our digital enterprise portal with storybooks, teaching resources and lesson plans for KS2 PSHE and citizenship, we thought we’d celebrate by creating some desktop backgrounds that...

World Book Day – 2nd March 2017

Posted 20th February 2017 by Clever Tykes 2 6

World Book Day isn’t just about celebrating your favourite book, it’s about celebrating authors, specific characters, and most importantly, reading! Every year schools from over 100 countries across the globe celebrate literature in one of the...

Meet the Clever Tykes illustrator

Posted 3rd February 2017 by Clever Tykes 0 3

The Clever Tykes storybooks are not only known for encouraging enterprising characteristics and attributes, but also for the bright, energetic illustrations that jump off the page. We sat down with the Clever Tykes illustrator, Sam Moore, to ask...