Innovation Studios

Innovation Studios is a teacher delivered programme which provides students (aged 13-18) with an engaging and meaningful masterclass in business practice and challenge solving. It is mapped to the SkillsBuilder framework practising all 8 skills across the workshop.

We’ve teamed up with a company, who have shared a real-life business challenge.

Your students will act as advisors to the company, helping them decide how best to approach this challenge. They will work through a series of tasks, taken from real-life business practice, to help them devise a solution.

These include:

Mind-mapping

• Creative thinking exercises
• SWOT analysis
• Contingency planning 
• Pitching their solution to the class

Teachers can deliver the workshop as an off-curriculum day, five one-hour sessions, or twelve smaller tasks. 

Following this course, students will have gained insight into how businesses approach complex problems and will have practised their skills in leadership, teamwork, creativity, problem solving, aiming high, staying positive, speaking and listening.

Each task is introduced by a short video explaining what students have to do and accompanied by a task brief to guide your students through the challenge and emphasise the skills they should be focusing on. Find out more in our brochure here.

Access to Innovation Studios costs £195 per school license. Regional funding in some areas of England and Wales allows us to offer a free school license to some schools. Use the postcode checker on the right of this page to see check if your school is in a funded area. If your school is in one of the funded areas, this free access will be applied automatically when you complete your registration for the course.

Route to success

Suitable for students aged 13-19, Route to Success provides students with opportunities to explore future pathways and careers.

Over five units, students will:

• Explore personal hopes and dreams for the future
• Calculate and balance realistic cost of living budgets
• Consider a wide range of job and career options and how to make informed decisions
• Understand the skills valued by employers
• Set SMART goals and plan next steps to achieve these goals

Following this course, students will be equipped to make more informed decisions about the right route to success for them.

Students completing the course in the same room will need to use headphones as each unit contains videos. 

Access to Route to Success costs £5 per student license. Regional funding in some areas of England and Wales allows us to offer up to 250 student licenses (per school) free to some schools. Use the postcode checker on the right of this page to see check if your school is in a funded area. If your school is in one of the funded areas, this free access will be applied automatically when you complete your registration for the course.

Employable me

Suitable for students aged 13-19, Employable Me provides students with an opportunity to learn about the skills and qualities that are required to be successful in the workplace, and how to ensure that they present the very best version of themselves.

Over five units, students will:

• Know how to showcase skills to employers
• Learn about the changing job market and how to find a job that's right for them
• Understand the different types of CV and cover letter and put together their own
• Understand tips and tricks that will help in an interview
• Be aware of how digital footprints, including social media profiles might affect chances of getting a job

Following this course, students will be equipped to make more informed decisions when entering the world of employment.

Students completing the course in the same room will need to use headphones as each unit contains videos. 

Access to Employable Me costs £5 per student license. Regional funding in some areas of England and Wales allows us to offer up to 250 student licenses (per school) free to some schools. Use the postcode checker on the right of this page to see check if your school is in a funded area. If your school is in one of the funded areas, the discount will be applied automatically when you complete your registration for the course. 

My Money Matters

Designed for students aged 14-16, but suitable for all secondary-aged students, My Money Matters provides students with the opportunity to explore their own attitudes to money and gain a few key financial skills to help them in the real world. Over the six units, students will:

• Learn about the different options for saving and reflect on their own saving habits
• Explore ways to make the most of their money
• Gain a deep insight into borrowing and debt
• Look ahead to life after school and explore the different options available to them
• Enter the world of financial risk and reward
• Learn about the common scams people fall victim to and learn how to protect themselves against them

The course maps to the themes in the Your Money Matters textbook and can be used alongside it or independently. The units of the course can be completed in any order and teachers can set specific units for students to focus on.

Students completing the course in the same room will need to use headphones as each unit contains videos. 

Access to My Money Matters costs £5 per student license. Regional funding in some areas of England and Wales allows us to offer up to 250 student licenses (per school) free to some schools. If your school is in one of the funded areas, this free access will be applied automatically when you complete your registration for the course.