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 teachers, students and parents can use! Choose your favourite, click on...
PSHE or "citizenship" is an incredibly important school subject. However, since it doesn't lend itself too well to examinations and grades, it often takes a back-seat to other subjects. The provisions for PSHE vary from school to school. PSHE in Schools Unfortunately, PSHE is sometimes regarded as...
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...
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...
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...
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.