For educators and youth leaders
For teachers, after-school club leaders and youth workers who want to bring enterprise education into a busy timetable. These guides explain what enterprise education is, how it maps to KS2, KS3 and KS4, and what the evidence says about its effect on confidence and future choices, including the UK NEET picture. You'll find enterprise day ideas that run in a single lesson or a full week, classroom activities that need no business background, and founder stories you can use as discussion starters. Everything is planned around the time, budget and class sizes you actually have, not an ideal world. Use the guides to plan a session, then pair them with our free classroom tools so pupils can test an idea, price it and pitch it in the same lesson.
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Young Enterprise, the Tycoon Enterprise Competition, The King's Trust and how to start on your own: a UK guide to entrepreneurship for young people.
Fifteen good books for girls aged 6-8: picture books about real women, girls who make things, first chapter books and books about ideas and money.
40 Young Enterprise product ideas for your student company, with cost per item, selling price and who buys it - plus how to choose, price and sell at trade fairs.
Placement ideas by sector, what 14, 15 and 16 year olds are allowed to do, how to ask so you get a yes, and what to do if you cannot find a placement at all.
How UK home educators use enterprise as a cross-curricular strand: the legal position, a six-day project plan, subject links and SEN-friendly ideas.
The life skills UK children rarely learn at school - money, speaking up, pricing, applications and rejection - and what to work on at each age.
Fifteen good books for girls aged 9-12, grouped by what you want the book to do: build confidence, get her reading, or teach money and business sense.
A teen guide to using AI in your own business: which tools to use, how to write prompts, how to fact-check, staying safe and 20 things to try.
15 enterprise day ideas for UK schools, split by KS1/KS2 and KS3/KS4, with timings, group sizes, materials and a running order for the day.
Over 1 million UK 16-24 year olds are NEET. What the Milburn 'Young People and Work' report says, and practical steps for parents, teachers and teens.
The best business and entrepreneurship books for kids and teens aged 6-18, from storybooks and workbooks to practical guides.
20 UK female founders to follow in 2026: their stories, sectors and superpowers, from the We Can Be role model library. Inspiration for young founders.
UK female founders in tech - from AI education and digital banking to accessibility tools. Real role models for young people aged 9-18.
Meet the female founders building sustainable businesses in the UK – from renewable energy and fashion rental to food-sharing apps and plastic-free products.
UK female founders in engineering and manufacturing - from 3D-printed vitamins to biodegradable plastics. Real STEM role models for ages 9-18.
What is enterprise education? A UK guide to what it teaches - creativity, problem-solving, money and confidence - why it matters and how to start.
Easter business ideas and activities for ages 6-18, by age group - from egg decorating stalls to seasonal social media campaigns.
Everything young people need to explore entrepreneurship – courses, AI tools, 250+ role models, and more. All free. All in one place.
Research shows 81% of young people can't name a single female entrepreneur. That's not a knowledge gap - it's a representation gap. Here's how we fix it.
Creativity, confidence and critical thinking will matter most by 2035. How entrepreneurship builds the skills school often leaves out.
Why entrepreneurship works so well in homeschooling: project-based, cross-curricular life skills, with activities and curriculum links for ages 6-16.
Girlguiding research shows girls' confidence drops sharply between 11 and 14. Why it happens - visibility, language and systems - and what helps.
A practical guide for teachers who want to integrate business thinking into their existing curriculum - no extra budget required.
You can't be what you can't see. Why representation in entrepreneurship matters - and how we're fixing it with 250+ real founder stories.
Two-thirds of UK children aged 9-17 use AI chatbots. A parent's guide to the real risks, the benefits and practical steps for using AI safely together.
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