Enterprising Environment

Overview

Your students will develop the skills needed to investigate and research a problem. They will learn to deliver sound solutions within time constraints as in the real business world.

Benefits for your students

At the end of the Enterprising Challenge Day, your students will:

• Have planned, researched and proposed low cost, sustainable improvements to your school environment
• Be able to describe the skills needed to solve problems & make compromises
• Have worked together as a team, making decisions and developing viable solutions
• Have produced, delivered and presented marketing materials with suitable visual aids
• Be able to evaluate personal performance to aid future development
• Have worked in an exciting, interactive learning environment that simulates the real business world
• Have developed sustainable skills that increase their employability

Benefits for your school

• Immediate tangible outcomes showing development of enterprise awareness, and individual personal development plans
• Ofsted requirements are met and exceeded
• E4A’s experienced business people run the day
• Staff gain the unique benefit of hearing the student voice

Content

After a plenary introductory session to set the challenge, your students have various tasks and roles to perform including:

• Undertaking an audit of the environment
• Designing a questionnaire to obtain views from staff and other students
• Research into the potential of recycling
• Analysing the results to identify areas for improvement
• Designing marketing materials to promote their ideas of improvement
• Producing and delivering a presentation

Learning Styles

The day is based on group work, role plays and exercises to encourage participation. Business people provide professional delivery, enabling your students to learn through practical experience. Business activity, teamwork, time management and presentations are just some examples. This day is appropriate for all abilities.

Awards

• Awards are given to the team with the best proposal and demonstrating the most commitment to teamwork and performance. 
• All your students receive a certificate of achievement.

For more information on the structure behind the day, please go to Research.

Click here to download the Enterprising Environment brochure (985k)

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Please note: We only offer Enterprise Challenge Days to schools in Lancashire and Cumbria. Contact us on 0845 054 2552 if you would like a Challenge Day and your school is out side of this area.

E4A Ltd, PO Box 135, Waddington, Clitheroe. BB7 0AJ
Registered No: 5536957. Registered Office as above.
Tel: 0845 054 2552, Fax: 0845 051 9378
Email: enquiries@e4a.org.uk