A MIDDLESBROUGH teacher believes teaching Young Enterprise North East (YENE) programmes alongside academic qualifications is the key to students achieving their full potential.
King’s Academy business and enterprise coordinator Sean Ord completed a YENE programme whilst he was at school, so recognises the value of the enterprise education sessions in prompting a successful career.
The school is now in its third year running Young Enterprise programmes, putting almost 300 students through either the Company or Learn 2 Earn programme and creating four successful student businesses. Now King’s Academy is looking to further expand its number of enterprise sessions, including Learn to Earn and Startup, and encourage primary programmes in its feeder schools.
Sean first experienced YENE whilst undergoing the Company Programme himself 15 years ago. By holding the position of managing director of a stationery shop within his school, he learnt vital business skills.
Sean maintained his relationship with YENE and became a long-term volunteer delivering programmes in schools and helping to train new volunteers. Now a teacher, Sean has five years’ experience leading programmes.
He said: “YENE is such a valuable experience for young people as it gives them an insight into the real world of running a day to day business.
“So many of our students are interested in running their own businesses one day and the YENE programmes gives them the opportunity to experience the highs and lows of being an entrepreneur.”
Sean believes if it were not for his own experience of YENE he would not have had the confidence and skills to set up his own photography business, which he does in his spare time. Sean is urging other young people in business to transfer their industry knowledge to students in classrooms.
Sean said: “It is important to contextualise students’ learning by showing how theory relates to real life. Business volunteers offer fantastic real life experience that they can share with students to help them develop their understanding of the business world.
“The main hurdle for students is thinking of innovative and sustainable product ideas; business volunteers can offer different perspectives and help generate new angles.
“As industry experience becomes increasingly as important as qualifications, it is clear that a YENE alumni is better prepared than the average student.
“In current economic times we are relying on new business ventures to help bring us out of the situation. Therefore it is vital we continue to receive support from business volunteers.”
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With more than 40 years’ experience, Young Enterprise is the UK’s leading business and enterprise education charity.
It offers a range of programmes, based on the principle of Learning by Doing, which brings volunteers from business into the classroom to work with teachers and students. Some of our programmes enable students to work together to run their own real company. Others use games, hands on activities and role play to develop skills and capabilities for business and enterprise.
With more than 5,500 schools and colleges participating in our programmes, Young Enterprise currently reaches more than 350,000 young people a year from primary school right through to university.
The businesses and volunteers that support Young Enterprise take an active role in building a better-motivated, educated and enterprising workforce, at the same time making a real difference to the existing lives and future potential of young people who live and attend school in their area.
It offers a range of programmes, based on the principle of Learning by Doing, which brings volunteers from business into the classroom to work with teachers and students. Some of our programmes enable students to work together to run their own real company. Others use games, hands on activities and role play to develop skills and capabilities for business and enterprise.
With more than 5,500 schools and colleges participating in our programmes, Young Enterprise currently reaches more than 350,000 young people a year from primary school right through to university.
The businesses and volunteers that support Young Enterprise take an active role in building a better-motivated, educated and enterprising workforce, at the same time making a real difference to the existing lives and future potential of young people who live and attend school in their area.
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