Tommie Rose became just about the UK's most (in)famous entrepreneur last week with the breaking news that he'd amassed some £14,000 by selling sweets at Buile Hill High School in Salford before being promptly suspended. Naturally, this caught the eye of the Clever Tykes teams...
The final of the Pitch 2014 was held at the event's birthplace in Bristol where contestants had travelled the length and breadth of the UK including businesses from Edinburgh, Newquay, Manchester, Birmingham, London and Bristol itself.
Clever Tykes is an advocate for enhancing enterprise education, and we've analysed the present state of enterprise in primary schools. Despite not being mandatory, many schools recognise enterprise as an invaluable building block in their students' holistic development. The level and quality of enterprise education in...
Social mobility or, rather, social immobility is a prevalent issue in many societies and the UK is no exception. There are many viewpoints on exactly what causes social immobility and even more on exactly how it should be tackled. The ability to be enterprising and...
I've come across some great pieces of research discussing corporate social responsibility (CSR) in a range of business sizes and types. Businesses' commitment to their sustainability and CSR is has been important for a long time in the corporate world but now it seems more...
We all want our kids to grow up with the skills and mindset required to be successful, whatever life throws at them. If you want to prepare yours for a life of opportunity, you'll want to show them a world outside of schooling, higher education...
Enterprise education can play a crucial role in preparing kids for an uncertain future. It's a tool for developing a range of characteristics such as resourcefulness, adaptability and confidence in their ability to create something valuable. But enterprise education in not usually in a school's...
A beautifully written testimony from one of Clever Tykes' happy customers: The summer has begun! And by summer, I mean, I have the kids all day every day. As a parent, this happy time is defined by the continual presence of your delightful offspring and it's time...
We are very pleased to announce that Clever Tykes has been featured in Lord Young's report 'Enterprise for All', as a recommendation to primary schools! Clever Tykes features as a case study in the Prime Minister's enterprise advisor's report and we're hoping that schools take...
With the increasing emphasis on enterprise education, particularly at a primary level, some teachers’ ability to deliver this content might be called into question. Some argue that entrepreneurship cannot be taught by someone who has no experience of running a business, but is that unfair? The background Some...
Say hello to Change-it Cho, the star of the third book in the Clever Tykes series! Cho is a passionate social entrepreneur and makes for a brilliant positive entrepreneurial role model who we're sure you'll love and will inspire your children to achieve great things. What...
We recently went to number 10 Downing Street to talk to Lord Young about enterprise education. Here is some coverage of our visit in HEM Life, a Birmingham newspaper. ...
Without getting too deep into the politics of developing an effective curriculum and whether or not we should be embracing technology in schools, I'd like to share some thoughts. The rapid development of technology and its uptake by everyone, including children, causes a number of...
You are a huge role model for your kids. Did you know that your career choice influences that of your kids? There’s quite a lot of evidence showing it does. One of the most interesting things is that if a parent is self-employed, their kids...
This week the Tykes team received the three beautiful Island Friends books courtesy of We Are Lucky. Having supported the Island Friends project through their successful Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, our backer's reward finally arrived at Clever Tykes HQ. We're not going to hide the fact that we love...
When the Computer Club competition is announced, Cody and his friends must put their coding skills into action. Cody begins a quest to research current computer games before creating the prototype of his very own.
After months of hard work, the moment of truth arrives. Cody and the other Computer Club members have to pitch their prototypes in front of a panel of teachers! Cody’s friend Hana has produced a game that everyone will really like. Can Cody do better?
With thousands of books out there, it is difficult to know which to choose for your child. Instead of letting them read any old book, choose something they'll really benefit from. We developed the Clever Tykes series to be inspiring and empowering stories for children...
I am a huge advocate of the entrepreneurial messages and characteristics that you are driving. I think it is a fantastic idea to instil the idea of entrepreneurship into children from a young age. This is a great way to open children up to the idea of not always following conventional paths and giving them the belief and confidence to pursue their own creative business ideas.
The Clever Tykes series are such a wonderful way to introduce ‘enterprise’ to children from a young age – I can’t recommend them highly enough, and strongly urge parents to read along with their child as there is no doubt the stories will stimulate lots of questions and interest!
I found Walk-it Willow easy to read and full of lovely messages that children can take from it. It touched on taking responsibility, problem solving, admitting mistakes and also the work it takes to run a small business. Willow is entertaining but very human. A lovely story.