Sharing practice

Entrepreneurial skills across the curriculum

This group of case studies highlights the positive impact that developing entrepreneurial skills has had on the confidence and self-esteem of young people.

Published on 13 October 2011

Entrepreneurial skills - Anderson High School

International links at Anderson High School in Shetland have helped a group of young people who require more choices and more chances.

Published on 22 August 2011

Entrepreneurial skills - Sir E Scott School

In partnership with Harris Tweed, the young people were given valuable and informative insight into how a business operates both at local and global level.

Published on 16 August 2011

Entrepreneurial skills - Lenzie Academy

A.G. Barr Food and Drink challenge provides an insight into the entrepreneurial skills required to operate a successful business programme that encourages young people to take responsibility and ownership of the challenge

Published on 12 August 2011

An enterprising approach to developing skills for learning, life and work

This collection of six case studies examines the importance of developing essential employability and life skills in young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Published on 2 August 2011

LOST? archaeology project

A multidisciplinary cultural enterprise project based on archaeology, involving all S1 pupils in real life outdoor learning in partnership with local businesses and specialist historical organisations.

Published on 2 June 2011

Entrepreneurial skills - Plockton High School

This case study demonstrates how setting up and running a social enterprise through the medium of boat-building broadened the horizons of a group of young people from Plockton High School.

Published on 4 April 2011

Entrepreneurial skills - Micro-Tyco Challenge

Micro-Tyco is an enterprise challenge, run by the charity Wildhearts, in which teams from schools and businesses have to make as much money as they can from a £1 'seed capital' investment.

Published on 4 April 2011

Entrepreneurial skills - Auchenlodment Primary School

The Fantastic Forests project at Auchenlodment Primary School in Johnstone gave P7 pupils the opportunity to develop enterprise and entrepreneurial skills by devising a series of themed walks in nearby Bluebell Woods.

Published on 4 April 2011