© Ready Abbey School Anston Brook Primary School Anston Greenlands Junior and Infant School Anston Hillcrest Primary School Anston Park Infant School Anston Park Junior School Aston All Saints CE Primary School Aston Comprehensive School Aston Fence Junior and Infant School Aston Hall Junior and Infant School Aston Lodge Primary School Aston Springwood Junior and Infant School Aughton Primary School Badsley Moor Infant School Badsley Moor Junior School Balby Central Primary School Beck Primary School Berneslai Close CYPF Birdwell Primary School Birkwood Primary School Blackburn Primary School Bramley Grange Primary School Bramley Sunnyside Infant School Bramley Sunnyside Junior School Brampton Cortonwood Infant School Brampton the Ellis CE Infant School Brampton the Ellis CE Junior School Brinsworth Comprehensive School Brinsworth Howarth Primary School Brinsworth Manor Infant School Brinsworth Manor Junior School Brinsworth Whitehall Primary School Broom Valley Community School Canklow Woods Primary School Catcliffe Primary School Cherrydale Primary School Clifton Comprehensive School Clifton EAZ Coleridge Primary School Dalton Foljambe Primary School Darton Primary School Dinnington Community Primary School Dinnington Comprehensive School Dobcroft Juniors School Dunsville Primary School East Dene Primary School Victoria Primary School Ferham Junior and Infant School Firs Hill Primary School Flanderwell Primary School Greasborough Junior and Infant School Gawber Primary School Gooseacre Primary School Greenfield Primary School Harthill Primary School Hatfield Crookesbroom Primary School Heather Garth Primary School Heatherwood School School Herringthorpe Infant School Herringthorpe Junior School Hexthorpe Primary School High Greave Infant School High Greave Junior School Hilltop School Holy Cross School Hoylanswaine Primary School Kelford Primary School Primary School Kings Oak Primary School Kimberworth Community Primary School Kimberworth Infant School Infant School Kiveton Park Meadows Junior School Lakeside Primary School Laughton All Saints CE Primary School Laughton Junior and Infant School Lilly Hall Junior School Listerdale Junior and Infant School Malin Bridge Primary School Maltby Community School Maltby Crags Infant School Maltby Crags Junior School Maltby Hall Infant School Maltby Manor Primary School Maltby Redwood Junior and Infant School Meadow View Primary School Milefield Primary School Milton Special School Monkwood Primary School Newman School North West EAZ Norton Junior School Oakwood Technology College Our Lady and St Joseph’s Catholic Primary

School Oughtibridge Primary School Owston Park Primary School Oxspring Primary School Penine View Primary School Ravenfield Primary School Rawmarsh Ashwood Junior and Infant School Rawmarsh Community School Rawmarsh Monkwood Junior and Infant School Rawmarsh Rosehill Junior School Rawmarsh Ryecroft Infant School Rawmarsh Sandhill Primary School Rawmarsh Thorogate Junior and Infant School Redscope Primary School Rockingham Junior and Infant School of Arts and Technology Roughwood Primary School Royston Primary School Saint Pius X Catholic High School Saltersgate Junior School Sandhill Primary School Shaw Wood Primary School Shooters Grove Primary School Sitwell Infant School Sitwell Junior School St Albans CE Primary School St Ann’s Junior and Infant School St Bede’s Catholic Primary School St Bernard’s Catholic High School St Dominic’s School St Gerard’s Catholic Primary School (Thrybergh) St John Baptist School St John’s C of E Primary St Joseph’s Catholic Primary (Rawmarsh) St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School (Dinnington) St Mary’s Catholic Primary School (Herringthorpe) St Mary’s School, Edlington St Mary’s Catholic Primary School (Maltby) St Mary’s Catholic Primary School () St Thomas CE Primary School (Kilnhurst) Junior School Swallownest Primary School Swinton Brookfield Primary School Swinton Community School Swinton Fitzwilliam Primary School Swinton Queen Primary School Tankersley Primary School The Willows School College Thornhill Primary School Thorpe Hesley Infant School Thorpe Hesley Junior School Thrybergh Comprehensive School Thrybergh EAZ Thrybergh Fullerton CE Primary School Thrybergh Primary School Thurcroft Infant School Thurcroft Junior School Junior and Infant School Toll Bar Primary School Townfield Primary School Treeton CE Primary School Trinity Croft CE Junior and Infant School Wales Primary School Watercliffe Meadow Primary School Wath CE Primary School Wath Central Primary School Wath Comprehensive School Wath Victoria Primary Wentworth CE Junior and Infant School West Melton Junior and Infant School Wharncliffe Side Primary School Whiston Grange School Whiston Junior and Infant School Whiston Worrygoose Junior and Infant School Wickersley Northfield Primary School Wickersley School and Sports College Wingfield Business and Enterprise College Winterhill Comprehensive School Woodsetts Primary School Sanderson Bob WAK Studios Red Road Studios RMBC Children & Young People Services RMBC Neighbourhoods & Adult Services RMBC Financial Services RBT Connect Rotary Club Police UK Steel Enterprises Rotherham 2010 Dilectus South Area Youth Services Maple Leaf Bakery SlapHolds Dearne Valley College Nicholas Associates Bramall Construction Step Up Enterprise, U-Explore Corus In Touch Care Voluntary Action Rotherham SYPTE – South Yorks Passenger Transport Executive Roc & Doll Inside Out Schools Parkgate Shopping Katrina’s Cards SHU Enterprise Unit Sigma IT AES Seal On Track PR Economic Development Services Horner Brothers Print Group Rotherham & Chamber of Commerce The Ultimate Balloon Company 2,500 children take part in Make £5 Blossom 36 local businesses and employers take part in Make £5 Blossom Children make profits between £70 and £1,200 pounds through Make £5 Blossom 20,658 six hour enterprise learning opportunities achieved through Rotherham Ready Young Chambers in every secondary school and college 85 schools and colleges achieved the Warwick Award Maltby Crags Infants is first Infants School to achieve the Warwick Award Rawmarsh Ashwood Primary is first Primary School to achieve the Warwick Award Hilltop Special School is first Special school to achieve the Warwick Award RCAT is first FE College to achieve the Warwick Award Herringthorpe Infants is first Infants School to achieve the Warwick Platinum Award Thorpe Hesley Juniors is first Primary school to achieve the Warwick Platinum Award Wickersley School and Sports College is first secondary school to achieve the Warwick Platinum Award Hilltop Special School is first special school to achieve the Warwick Platinum Award Dearne Valley College is first FE college to achieve the Warwick Platinum Award ‘The Big 13’ enterprise capabilities identified by Education and Business leaders in Rotherham and embedded in enterprise learning in Rotherham schools 7 ‘Inspire’ Primary Enterprise Champions Training events delivered by teachers for teachers Aston All Saints C of E Junior and Infants pilots the first Rotherham Ready INSET day in October 2008 125 Teachers from Wingfield Business and Enterprise College, Rockingham Junior and Infants, Redscope Junior and Infant, Roughwood Primary and Greasbrough Junior and Infants take part in the first Cluster Day in November 2008 to train every teacher about enterprise teaching and learning 1 Scoping Report establishing huge support for the creation of the Rotherham Centre of Excellence in Enterprise Learning Thrybergh Education Action Zone is the first EAZ to achieve the Warwick Award for Excellence in Enterprise Rotherham Ready’s ‘Girls into Enterprise’ programme, funded by Objective 1, engages thirty girls from five schools to develop enterprise skills and achieve the NCFE ‘Developing Enterprise Skills’ award. Rotherham Ready’s ‘Enterprise Pathway’, funded by NESTA and Objective 1 engages pupils from four schools and develops risk taking and other enterprise skills through workshops and an enhanced work placement 25 leading edge entrepreneurs work with Rotherham Ready to inform the innovative ‘Enterprise Pathway’ programme

Teachers taking part in Rotherham Ready and Sheffield Hallam University’s Professional Learning in the Workplace module undertake 13 pieces of original research and gain academic credit for their classroom work. 47 teachers take part in scoping research to explore setting up a social enterprise - the Rotherham Centre for Excellence in Enterprise Learning’ to sustain and develop the work started by Rotherham Ready Rotherham is acknowledged as a centre for excellence and hosts visits including Determined to Succeed, The Academy of Enterprise, Make you Mark, HMI, Nottingham County Council, Wansbeck LEGI, Redcar LEGI, Stepclever Liverpool and Kyoto University Rotherham Ready’s is recognised and acknowledged by enterprise teaching and learning practitioners from places including Arizona, Australia, Finland, Denmark, Spain and Latvia. 29 pupils from four schools achieve NCFE Developing Enterprise Capabilities Qualifications through Rotherham Ready’s Enterprise Pathway pilot scheme Music Factory Rotherham Youth Enterprise Nord Anglia Lifetime Development Business and Education South Young Enterprise Young People’s Enterprise Forum Creative Partnerships Objective 1 Sheffield Hallam University University of Warwick CEI NESTA Investors in Education Yorkshire Forward Hull Youth Enterprise Partnership Lucy Teagle Rudi Jansen - Kando 1-2 Nicky Holt - Rotherham Advertiser Che-Yong Lee - CA Dream Anny Zeng - CA Dream Matthew Smith - Dilectus Matthew Hodgkinson - Fusion Grafix Sue Turner - Hartshaw Claire Calvert - Heavenly Creations Accountants Jessica Zeun - JD Approach Ltd Jean Stewart - JS Development Jayne Briggs - Life Solutions Ben Duong - The North Marketing Agency Camilla Umar - cutoutandkeep Rebecca Stopford - Oxley & Coward Sols Garry Brown - Optimas Training Julie Kenny - Pyronix Trevor Grossett - Redroad Music Amy Ward - Ruby Slippers Sero Nichola Atherton - Ruby Slippers Lee Furness - Time For You Jacqueline Eginton - Voice Telemarketing William Christophers - Willyaki Ltd Xin Xin Cao - Willyaki Ltd E-Factor Warrington Enterprise Advisory Service Inspire Rotherham Calderdale Local Authority NYBEP North Lincolnshire Council Dearne Valley Venture Sheffield Hallam University Yes2Enterprise Social Enterprise Europe YPEF Flamingo Photography Inspired Gardens Carlton Park Hotel Barnsley Rotherham Chamber Sparkles OnTrack PR The Rotherham Advertiser Qurotech Vasco’s Roc & Doll Howard Books B & B Press Addictive Merchandise SSAT Birmigham City Council Young Enterprise Yorkshire & Humber Paul Oxborough Pizzatainment Rotherham Hospice Parkgate Shopping and Retail Calderdale Ready Scarborough Ready North Lincolnshire Ready Hull Ready Black Country ELP North West ELP ELP If Works Momentum Youth Development Pro-Consultancy Secret Millionaire Carl Hopkins AW Education The University of Hullt...... he future is ours Introduction towards enterprise in education. beyond Rotherham and creating a ‘movement’ businesses and teachers students, with working success, this on building is Ready Rotherham education. in ofenterprise aculture develop to work its for Britain’ in Place Enterprising Most ‘The crowned been has It learning. enterprise in excellence for acentre as internationally and Now Rotherham is acknowledged nationally ambitions. their to fulfil need will they skills the develop and future the about excited and confident to be people young inspiring is business and purpose and excitement anew with alive is learning and Teaching Rotherham. in transformation of avehicle become has Enterprise innovation. and ofcollaboration spirit new a in together teachers and children education, developed, has business, bringing partnership adiverse project ofthe course the Over Rotherham. in economy athriving create help and future, oftheir asuccess to make need would they skills enterprise the with people young to equip – vision asimple with began Ready Rotherham “It is difficult to do justice to the hard work and dedication shown to enterprise by the teachers, businesses and young people involved. To make the ‘Ready’ movement work we needed people to have energy, determination and be passionate about making a difference to children and young people now and in the future. It’s been a privilege to be part of developing enterprise in education and great to see the young people, businesses, schools and colleges involved getting the recognition they deserve.”

Jackie Frost, Rotherham Ready Project Manager Employer Engagement Enterprise Champions

Teachers trained in Rotherham 500

Enterprise learning opportunities created 29,137

Hours of enterprise learning through the curriculum 180,000+

Warwick Award for Excellence in Enterprise 103

Infant Education Warwick Awards achieved for Junior Secondary Special FE Action excellence in enterprise 103 Primary Zone

First UK Infant, primary, special schools, FE College and Education Action Zone to achieve the award schools in Rotherham have First and only schools to achieve achieved the Warwick Award the Warwick Platinum Award 13 for Excellence in Enterprise The ‘Ready’ approach is a blueprint for how business and enterprise can be developed and sustained in the classroom:

Three key elements have been to:

� Train teachers to champion enterprise in the classroom, because they’re the ones in front of the children all day, every day.

� Make effective links with business and entrepreneurs through programmes like Make £5 Blossom and Young Entrepreneurs Clubs.

� Support schools and colleges to achieve the Warwick Award for Excellence in Enterprise, ensuring the quality of and commitment to enterprise.

This strategy ensures sustainability through:

� Motivating schools and colleges, through high quality training, to take on the responsibility for developing enterprise. The Approach The

� Developing good quality relationships between schools and businesses that are sustained after the project.

� Ensuring senior leadership are involved and explore issues including management of, approach to, assessment of and future plans for, enterprise.

Key partnerships have worked to strengthen the links between these approaches, creating a ‘movement’ toward enterprise in education. The involvement of Warwick University has proved influential in schools and the involvement of the Chamber of Commerce has supported the promotion of Make £5 Blossom and school-business links. The Enterprise Learning Journey enterprise through the curriculum. to develop schools support that resources and training opportunities, new to create business strategy, bringing together education and aco-ordinated are programmes ‘Ready’ aresult. as achievement and seeing improvements in behaviour, attendance and ways enterprising new in qualifications and objectives learning topics, delivering innovating, constantly are colleges and Schools curriculum. to the meaning and purpose new ofgiving away and learning and to teaching approach an as seen is –it on abolt as seen not is enterprise that is result The ofdevelopment. stage next the to on them challenging and learning previous reinforcing experiences, previous on build should journey learning enterprise person’s A young way. incremental and acoherent in developed are skills enterprise people’s young so ofeducation phases all for We have developed an ‘enterprise entitlement’ knowledge. development of enterprise skills, qualities and aprogressive of19 –to ensure adults young to up right four-year-olds –from people young all with to work aim projects ‘Ready’ Uniquely, “We want young people to be ready to take on the future with confidence and purpose. We want them to have aspirations for themselves and the skills to fulfil them. But developing those attitudes and skills is a journey that takes time, and it needs to start as soon as children start school.”

Catherine Brentnall, Rotherham Ready ERDF Project Officer

“This approach offers all children and young people an entitlement to enterprise education - which is key to developing a ‘can do’ culture in education. Young people’s aspirations are being transformed, and the project is internationally acknowledged for its innovation and impact.”

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Making Ethical Decisions 11how the decisions we make can impact on the lives of others and the environment

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Enterprise in Early Years has seen practitioners take good practice to outstanding by adding a splash of enterprise and giving learning a real context and meaning that excites children.

Based on a character led approach, Enterprise in

Early Years Early Years is all about building children’s confidence Enterprise in in Enterprise through reflective thinking and skills development. The Foundation Six Characters are easy to remember, fun and capture the imagination of young learners - as well as developing core EYFS practice in the setting.

Children in enterprising Early Years settings respond to instructions given by the enterprise characters as well as engaging in speaking and listening activities with the character puppets. They reflect on the skill which the character represents, how they have used it or could apply it and what it has helped them to achieve.

Enterprise in Early Years can support behaviour, attitudes, relationships and learning whilst helping children develop academically.

Jenni Logan, Foundation Stage Leader at Meadowview Primary School, said: “Enterprise is part of our curriculum, and our foundation children learn about the skills. It helps them think about themselves in a new way – that things aren’t fixed, that they can, through certain behaviours and hard work, influence how things turn out, or work better together.” C e h t C a r a h y li ic l o it e Comm un e Cre ativ

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Schools at the forefront nationally of developing creative are looking outwards and are keen to be involved techniques and methods of embedding enterprise with the community and wider world to enrich pupil’s learning. They recognise reflection is an integral enterprise learning. part of the process and build in time for children to learn about the skills. They do more than ‘enterprise Rotherham Ready has also worked in partnership with activities’, they are engaged in cutting edge Sheffield Hallam University to integrate enterprise into ‘enterprise learning’ with children developing skills, Initial Teacher Training - so those new to the profession knowledge and attitudes that will stay with them for are beginning their careers inspired and full of ideas. life. Kirstey Peart, an ITT student who took part in the programme said: “The training was really inspiring and Through Make £5 Blossom and Rotherham Ready’s gave me a new way of looking at the curriculum. I Young Entrepreneurs scheme primary school’s are tested some of the ideas on my placement and saw building strong partnerships with local employers how the children engaged – it was brilliant.” for all for aprogressionas route Enterprise highlighted is curriculum enterprise through the Training inspires real purpose enterprise a learning EnterpriseSocial gives Secondary Schools develop through these skills their normal lessons.” to chance the students give and differently things to do subject their in exist opportunities what at look teachers Our embedded. it’s to be got and real, -it’s to be got curriculum the through very clear that we want to deliver enterprise been We have setting. business areal in learning are they skills different the using to be students for “It’s great said: Oakwood from Johnson Lee Champion Enterprise business. furniture garden and parlour –abeauty site on businesses TechnologyOakwood have College two working qualifications. achieve and ofwork world the into insights gain skills, enterprise valuable develop to students for away as them using and enterprises are schools up social setting secondary Increasingly that.” doing for vehicle perfect is a enterprise and – aspirations and confidence have who people young positive purposeful, into to develop students supporting about is culture school whole Our important. is that why and enterprising to be means it what understand they so trained been have “All teachers said: our She subjects. different across skills learn students where communities learning curricular cross developed has College Enterprise and Business Wingfield at Champion Lesley Homer, Head Deputy and Enterprise aspirations. pupils’ and these develop to way effective highly a as seen is ‘enterprise’ and place, a legitimate have attitudes and skills developing that meant and achievement. Curriculum developments have teaching and improving motivation, attendance subject ofenriching away as seen is Enterprise inspire pupils. and learning and teaching to innovate enterprise the power are schools harnessing ofSecondary Developing a ‘can do’ attitude, Lee Bestall, RISE co-ordinator and TV Garden Design RISE aspirations for the future and Entrepreneur from ‘Inspired Gardens’ said: “It’s fantastic the skills to fulfil them is a key part of enterprise learning. to be able to show young people that if you can do The engaging part of enterprise is that learners get to do something well and people are willing to pay you, things ‘for real’ – making their own decisions, their own then working for yourself is a real option. Young people mistakes and learning from both. The power of enterprise involved in the project have gone from having no idea has been harnessed to motivate ‘harder to reach’ what life after school would hold to wanting to run their learners, by involving them in setting up and running a own businesses and be self employed.” market stall trading to the general public. Now RISE learners are taking ownership of the whole RISE – Rotherham Inter School Enterprises – involves programme, promoting the co-operative to other schools learners from different schools making and growing things and planning the opening of a shop! to sell at a regular stall. Pupils develop their creativity and opportunity spotting, their customer service awareness and communication skills and get to turn a profit. By harnessing enterprise, colleges are creating dynamic and innovative learning – improving and increasing occasions for students to develop the skills that will make them stand out from the crowd.

Enterprise learning at college must prepare students for the next stage of life – when they will be competing with others to chase the same job, university place or next big idea.

Students develop skills and aspirations by starting Post - 16 - 16 Post micro ventures and social enterprises, they understand

Learning their skills by achieving enterprise qualifications and understand how they can progress by having enterprise and entrepreneurship as a part of IAG.

Rachael Booth, 14-19 Curriculum Development Manager at Rotherham College of Arts and Technology said: “The drive for enterprise is to give meaningful and realistic work opportunities through the curriculum – it’s what’s going to give students the edge. Our students win contracts to make films, organise events, provide catering and create art work. These are things that will set them apart at interview or if they want to start their own business.”

Rachael concluded: “Students are with us on average for two years and that time is a journey - we want them to experience a range of activities in and beyond their course that helps them develop the skills they need.”

Grace Rogerson, Enterprise Champion, at Dearne Valley College said that the impact of enterprise was evident in significant improvements in retention and Widespread use achievement. of NCFE enterprise qualifications Grace said: “Young people are highlighting enterprise on their end of year feedback forms as the thing that Mini enterprises linked really made a difference to them. It is giving them to subject areas confidence in themselves, especially as they learn that they are developing transferable skills that will Students utilise their enterprise skills and help them in the world of work.” Young people are knowledge to progress encouraged to set up enterprises in college and students run events, and have developed an allotment and raise money for charity. Grace said: “There is a buzz about college, the students want to be here - it’s exciting and is helping them to achieve in other areas.”

“The ‘Ready’ model creates that smooth Students at developed transition of enterprise right through the a vibrant Young Chamber to exercise their enterprise ages from 4 to 19. No-one else has pulled it skills. They decided to market hooded tops together as a whole package. Enterprise to embroidered with the colleges branding and were Rotherham Ready is a clear progression route bowled over to take 40 advanced orders. Students – and that’s its unique selling point.” have also enjoyed rich enterprise related curriculum activities; including organising a huge arts event and Rachael Booth marketing art work to the wider community. Curriculum Development Manager 14-19, RCAT

Special schools share the same motivation to embrace enterprise that has driven other schools across the borough to get involved – they want to equip their pupils with the skills they will need to get the most out of life.

Special schools have been at the forefront of enterprise developments, particularly in designing creative ways to introduce and assess enterprise skills.

Hilltop school in Rotherham has been leading the way, and is the first special school in the country to achieve the Warwick Award for Excellence in Enterprise Education and the Warwick Platinum Award. Needs Schools Zena Taylor, Enterprise Champion and Curriculum Development Manager at Hilltop said: “Enterprise has made us look at our curriculum and make sure that learning is happening through doing, that it’s rooted in the real world and that everything we do is underpinned by

Special Educational Educational Special skills for life.”

Hilltop are playing a key role in bringing the Maltby Cluster together and moving forward under the flag of enterprise. Zena said: “We are looking at the skills agenda and we want there to be the best quality teaching and learning across the cluster. Enterprise brings a common approach and coherence to teaching and Students identify and develop learning that motivates teachers and students transferable enterprise skills alike.”

Resources developed to share Zena worked with colleagues to embed ideas and practice enterprise skills in activities in a range of creative ways – even having skills pin boards where Links to business and employers students put their photos of themselves by the add a new dimension skill they think they have used. Zena said: “The focus is on helping students identify the skills they have already, and how they can use them.” Working with local business

Business has an opportunity to play a part in the special school environment – both Hilltop and The Willows have taken part in Make £5 Blossom and were paired with local businesses who gave time and ideas to help students get the most out of the project. Billy Smith, Operations Manager from Parkgate Shopping was paired with Hilltop and said: “It was great to work with the students and see all the fantastic ideas they came up with and how they responded to the challenge. “

The Willows

Students at The Willows Special School used opportunities like Mothers Day and Easter to take advantage of new markets. In partnership with wedding stationer and Young Entrepreneur, Katrina Robinson-Brown, the students discussed themes for their cards. They also considered the time they had to make them and so chose to keep continuous, simple design themes so that they could produce higher quantities. Enterprise Champion Nigel Sanderson said: “The students got a lot out of the activity – they had to work together and problem solve along the way – all really valuable transferable skills.” ERDF enterprise in education 24 In April 2009 we secured additional funding from the European Regional Development Fund to develop training modules and resources that integrate enterprise into the secondary curriculum, in further education and higher education and create a robust and lasting legacy.

This has enabled us to:

� Develop a framework for any teacher to develop enterprise in any subject, for any age group.

� Create resources that promote enterprise in secondary schools and colleges.

� Develop different models to integrate enterprise into Initial Teacher Training.

� Work with schools to develop opportunities to integrate enterprise into key experiences like transition and whole school initiatives like Healthy Schools and Sustainability.

Impact? Young people experience enterprise as part of their education and develop aspirations about business and entrepreneurship. Family Learning is about encouraging children and adults to feel good about learning together. During Enterprising Family Learning, they can work together and reflect on how exciting learning and new skills transfer into the world of work and business.

Our exciting Family Learning project includes parents and children working together in a business scenario.

Parents and children work together to invest an initial start up loan into a project idea, either within school or the local community, which they feel would turn a profit. The parents and children have then had to work together to tight deadlines in order to deliver their enterprise, make products or run an event, in order to see a profit and pay back

Enterprise in in Enterprise their loan.

This Family Learning course is like no other in that it offers a real and relevant opportunity to develop and enhance enterprise skills which can be applied Family Learning Family in learning, life and work.

One parent, who completed the course in a primary school with her son, said: “I decided to get involved because I thought it would give my son something to focus on and improve his social skills. It was also a great opportunity for me to interact with some other mums and also learn some new skills.

“The project has given us both a bit more confidence and a goal to work towards. I have learnt that some of the skills I am using on this project I use everyday.

“I think that by taking part in the programme it will show others that the sort of things we are doing can be done by ‘ordinary’ mums and dads. I would hope that after seeing what we have done, this would encourage other parents to take part in these programmes.” “Parental involvement has a greater effect on a child’s educational achievement than size of family, family background, religion or personal belief.” Professor Charles Desforges Rotherham Ready has worked with the Chamber of Commerce to establish a Young Chamber in every school and college in the borough.

Young Chamber is a way of bringing schools and businesses closer together by giving young people a ‘voice’ in the development of enterprise and business engagement in their school.

Because Young Chamber has access to the support and networks of the Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber of Commerce, young people can link with businesses and employers who will share the challenges and excitement of their professional world.

Young people involved in the project are taking responsibility for managing their own budget,

Young Chamber Young creating a profit and then deciding how it is spent.

Adrian Smith, Enterprise Champion and Director of Wales Business and Enterprise Schools Business Centre said: “Young Chamber is about enterprise for pupils, by pupils. It’s giving young people a chance to drive enterprise in school, rather than it being ‘done to them’.”

Pupils at Wales have taken charge of the school fairs and activities like the annual ‘Rag Week Young Chamber is Challenge.’ By default everyone is a member launched in every of Young Chamber at Wales, so it is not just school and college an activity for a few board members. Young Chamber is developed through tutor groups, with Business plays a role young people taking charge and deciding how in education through and what they want to do. Young Chamber

Adrian said: “Staff are passionate about learning Pupils utilise enterprise and they have seen how enthusiastic the pupils skills to take ownership are about enterprise and Young Chamber and of projects they have caught the bug too.” Jean Stewart, the Young Chamber Development Officer from the Barnsley and Rotherham Chamber of Commerce said: “The commitment from staff and pupils has been overwhelming; they are seeing Young Chamber as a really valuable development in school. The students are just brilliant, brimming with ideas and energy and really interested in developing business skills and understanding. And the whole project gives the business community a way to be part of education and influence and shape the workforce of the future.”

Students who are involved with Young Chamber say as well as giving them an understanding of the business world, it has helped them develop new skills and confidence. Year 11 student, Jenna Merrill, from Wingfield Business and Enterprise College Young Chamber said: “Young Chamber has given me the confidence to speak to people and get involved. We’ve had to work together as a group, and then put our plans into action and we’ve been the ones making it happen.”

The success of Rotherham’s Young Chamber programme is building a reputation within and beyond the borough and a delegation from Hull recently visited schools to find out more. Hannah Crookes, Project Officer for Young Chamber in Hull explains: “Everyone knows that Rotherham is ahead of the game with Young Chamber, so we wanted to see how it had been done.” High quality Business and Employer Engagement has Business been a key part of the ‘Ready’ vision, bridging the gap between business and schools so each can learn from the other.

Projects like Make £5 Blossom and Young Entrepreneurs Clubs provide the vehicle for schools and businesses to work together, supporting the development of longer term partnerships through fun, enterprising activities.

Make £5 Blossom – In this project a £150 loan is made to pupils so they can start their own businesses in school over the course of a term. Businesses and employers who make the loans act as mentors along the way, sharing their skills and experiences to inspire pupils. Pupils develop enterprises, turn a profit and repay the loan – but keep the profits and decide how to use Business and them. More than 4,500 pupils have taken part in the Employers engaged in Make £5 Blossom project, making between £70 and Make £5 Blossom and £1,200 profit from their initial £150 loan. Young Entrepreneurs Young Entrepreneurs Clubs – In this project children Clubs volunteer to take part in a Young Entrepreneurs Club, where they are assigned a business mentor over a Rotherham Youth year. The mentor supports and encourages the young Enterprise ‘Young entrepreneurs as they start up their own businesses Entrepreneurs’ in school. Launched in September 2009, already 25 enhance enterprise activities in school schools in Rotherham have Young Entrepreneurs Clubs, helping to nurture children’s entrepreneurial talents. Pupils develop new awareness, ideas and “Business has an important part to play in inspiring aspirations through young people about their future and Rotherham links to world of work Ready is a brilliant way to get involved.” and business Matthew Smith, Managing Director, Optimus Training Young Entrepreneurs

We believe that entrepreneurial roles models are crucial in inspiring learners, raising aspirations and demonstrating the possibilities of enterprise.

Young Entrepreneurs who set up their businesses with the support of Rotherham Youth Enterprise ‘give back’ by supporting the development of enterprise activity in schools and colleges. Fashion Designer Lucy Bennett, of Roc and Doll, has used her skills to help children design clothes for DT projects and fashion shows. She said: “Being a Young Entrepreneur role model in schools is a chance to make a difference and it’s great fun working with the children. Enterprise is a new way for them to experiment with their creativity and rise to whatever challenge has been set.” Rotherham schools achievements of recognises the Award’‘Platinum New Warwick award collegesand have the schools of Majority ‘firsts’ many national Rotherham achieves The University of Warwick and celebrated in an award.” an in celebrated and recognised is work hard that all when it’s great And that. achieve how we on reflect and focus us helped have Awards Warwick the and future, the in successful to be to be enterprising and have an entrepreneurial mindset need will children Our aresult. as to learn want they and curriculum, the drive them letting and charge in children We putting are curriculum. ofour heart the at enterprise put “We have said: She Entrepreneurship. Award for Specialist Warwick the Award and Platinum Warwick the achieve to country the in school Infant first the School, Lynne Pepper is the Head Teacher at Herringthorpe Infant innovation and sophistication. of to level anew learning and teaching enterprise taking were who schools Award’, those ‘Platinum to recognise aWarwick to create on gone since have CEI Warwick Award. Warwick the to achieve College FE and School Infant first including school,school, Special Primary ‘firsts’, ofnational araft scooped has borough The programme. ofthe driver akey been has award the achieving in success their and found the process an incredibly valuableexperience have Schools plan. action an then and audit enterprise an complete to be. They want they where and learning, enterprise with at are they where assessing for framework a and astructure colleges and schools gives award The enterprise education. in standard’ ‘national anew for basis the –now Enterprise in Excellence Award for Warwick the to achieve borough every school and in college the beenhas supporting Rotherham in approach ‘Ready’ ofthe A key element Malcolm Hoare, Regional Director for Warwick is going to be based on human capital and University’s Centre for Education and Industry the capacity to innovate and want to make said: sure their children are equipped to meet that challenge. Rotherham Ready has set a “What we’ve seen in Rotherham has been new standard for how schools, business and brilliant – a groundswell of commitment to young people can work together to develop enterprise and a drive to use it to improve dynamic teaching and learning that inspires, teaching and learning. Schools and colleges motivates and prepares young people. “ have been quick to recognise that the future The Future...

Rotherham Ready has made such an impact that it is recognised as a model of best practice in enterprise education.

In June 2008 Ofsted spent a week in Rotherham evaluating the project and found it had successfully ‘inspired’ teachers and head teachers to get involved in enterprise education.

The report said: “Enterprise education is seen as being integral to improving teaching and learning and raising achievement and is not seen as something ‘bolted on’ to the curriculum.”

Ofsted said that Rotherham Ready provided ‘high quality professional development and support’ that inspired teachers and supported them to develop ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ practice.

As the project’s reputation has grown Rotherham has received attention from around the world - Australia, Finland, Spain, Arizona and Latvia have been talking about it. A professor of economics from Japan even spent two days visiting Rotherham Ready to learn more about the approach.

‘Ready’ projects have been developed in Hull, North Lincolnshire, Calderdale and Scarborough, and the acclaimed ‘Inspire’ training model has launched enterprise in schools and colleges across the country.

The impact Rotherham Ready has made was Ofsted evaluation recognises achievements recognised in 2010 when we won the prestigious of the project ‘Enterprising Britain’ competition and Rotherham officially became the ‘Most Enterprising Place in Britain’ for creating a culture of enterprise. ‘Ready’ projects launched in Hull, North Lincolnshire, Calderdale and Scarborough Now ‘Are you Ready?’ has been launched to support education and business to keep working to inspire ‘Are you Ready?’ developed to take the next generation of entrepreneurs and enterprising enterprise message far and wide employees by making enterprise a key element of young people’s education. “Rotherham Ready has had such an impact that is it shaping the curriculum, and it will shape the future of Britain.

Enterprise has been used as a legitimate learning tool so pupils can be creative and use their own initiative, engaging them in a new way of understanding.

It has put the borough at the forefront of innovative teaching on a global scale by enabling students to bridge the gap between business and education.

It is exactly this kind of forward thinking that is making people all over the world sit up and take notice of Rotherham.”

John Healey, MP

“Rotherham Ready has made enterprise a transformational force across the borough, engaging pupils, exciting teachers and fostering new links with business.

As an authority we recognise that ‘enterprise’ must be at the heart of what we do and how we prepare our children so they can take on the future with confidence and skill.

We feel great pride that Rotherham Ready has harnessed the true qualities of Rotherham – resourcefulness, spirit and a strong sense of community – and is leading the way in enterprise learning not just regionally, but nationally and internationally as well.”

Joyce Thacker, Strategic Director of Children’s and Young People’s Services, RMBC