We're passionate about enterprise education in schools, but how educators inspire enterprising behaviour in children can be challenging. Should enterprise education be a statutory element of the curriculum? If so, at what age should it become statutory? Primary school? Secondary school? Should enterprise be combined...
Monday 9th of March 2015 will go down in enterprise education history as the day CBBC were forced to take down a children's quiz portraying entrepreneurs as cheating, sneaky and generally immoral people. Entitled "Are you an Entrepreneur?" the quiz attracted our attention as we're...
As educators we're passionate about inspiring and empowering our students. In fact, helping children understand more about our world is an incredibly rewarding career. But often, the most rewarding elements are not around the transfer of facts and methods of how things are done; they are...
There's something compelling about watching business people on the TV. Both those who have made the big time and those aspiring to do the same are both intriguing and entertaining. It's no wonder then, that shows like The Apprentice and Dragons' Den, as well as...
Opening a bank account for a child is an important milestone in growing up and is a great step in learning more about how the world works. Choosing to open an account for your child, whether it's mainly for saving money, earning and spending or...
The latest Virgin Atlantic advert, which we quite like! Have a watch below. ...
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...
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?
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.