Inspiring the
Next Generation
of Social
Entrepreneurs
England and Wales Impact
Report
24/25 School Year
More than ever, we need
social entrepreneurship
to tackle the challenges we face as a society.We believe in the power of social enterprise to
help young people reach
their full potential.
Social Enterprise Schools combines the power of…
Social And community Action
We connect young people with their local communities, inspiring them to be a changemaker and make a difference. We also connect them with the peer cohort of social enterprises we work.
“Schools should shape responsible, respectful, active citizens who contribute positively to society… providing the cultural capital they need to succeed in life and qualities they need to flourish in our society.” 2022 Ofsted Inspection Framework
Entrepreneurship Education
We support young people as they take their first steps into enterprise, helping them learn through
experience and become more employable.
“Through enterprise, students must be equipped from a young age with the toolset to achieve what they increasingly desire: independence and meaningful work. Companies are keen to hire workers who display these competencies because of their
value as workers.” Entrepreneurship Education, APPG Report, 2022
The 24/25 School Year in Numbers
68
10
1,062
76
Young people engaged across England and Wales
Schools engaged,
Youth-led social enterprises launched
Local Authorities across England and Wales
including Primary, Secondary, SEND and Alternative Provision
Led by young people
“My favourite part about the project is how we’ve been able to come together. I’ve learned that with determination,
teamwork and the right attitude to the
work, we will be able to achieve anything
we want”
Gloria Iriogbe, Pupil, Thornhill Academy
Championed by our Teachers
"You know how much we value this programme as a school but for
me personally I think it has been instrumental in the development of some of our young people beyond the classroom" Chris White, Deputy Head Teacher, Hilldene Primary School “We want out students to be inspired to set up their own social conscious businesses, and these projects are a fantastic first step. They’re developing skills that will last a lifetime, and making a genuine contribution to our community”
Karyn Taylor, Deputy Head Teacher, Consilium Evolve School
“I think [the programme gives] the opportunity to actually collaborate together and [give] ownership to choose something that [..] they feel strong about [...] We also had a couple [of young people] that never used to even make eye contact with other people. By the end of their project there was communication going on.” Lead Tutor, Redbridge Medical & Inclusion Service
Supported by our partners
Over 50 volunteers supported young social entrepreneurs as mentors or dragons this school year.
Building in
encounters with employers into the programmes is valuable in the following ways:
1.
Meeting Gatsby Benchmarks – Our programme provides young people with meaningful opportunities to engage with employers/employees (Gatsby Benchmark 5) through our Business Mentoring and Dragons’ Den activities. Threaded throughout the programme, is the importance of addressing the needs of our young people (Gatsby Benchmark 3) and we tailor the support available depending on needs.
2.
Skills Development – The mentorship provides participants with new skills in how to pitch their ideas and to
effectively build their enterprise, using the integration of techniques and advice from current industry professionals. 3.Active Citizenship - The professional and lived experience of these volunteers also gives young people the confidence to develop their active citizenship, as they feel motivated to use their input to make a difference and develop themselves, but also to expand their network by connecting with individuals or organisations that they feel
align with their interests and ideas. Reaching a wider audience – In some cases, mentors or dragons followed-up with schools directly to procure additional products. This helped the schools connect with potential customers and raise awareness of their social
4.
enterprise further.
“Nice to do something for someone else, to step out of the corporate environment…listen to a new demographic and see world through their eyes, it was inspirational“ Jessica Sharpe, SAP, Business Mentor, Ursuline Academy Iford
“The Dragons’ Den was amazing this year; I was truly blown away! The ideas were great, and the atmosphere was brilliant” Jonny Taylor, Cirrus Logic, Business Mentor and Dragon at Barking & Dagenham Dragons’ Den
School Case Study (London)
Eastbury Community
Secondary School
At Eastbury Secondary School, the projects born out of the Social Enterprise Schools Programme are run by the KS3 School Council. Taking part for their second year, the current School Council members set about with the aim of raising awareness about issues that people in their local community are struggling with in their daily lives. These range from poverty to homelessness and domestic abuse, and the School Council has made it a mission to
address this issue. ‘Helping Hands’ is an enterprise designed to provide good hygiene for families living in temporary accommodation to support them to maintain good health and dignity in challenging situations. The hygiene boxes they create are distributed to young people in need in collaboration with the school safeguarding team. The products these young entrepreneurs created and developed to raise income for their hygiene boxes are all hand crafted and range from crotched soft toys to bracelets.
The young people involved carefully structured their social
enterprise on a foundation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals’ focusing on children’s health and wellbeing as key drivers
for their aims.
School Case Study (Sunderland)
Thornhill Academy
In the words of the young people themselves, ‘Me and Home
is a social enterprise that aims to spread love and warmth to those who are homeless in our city’. Sourcing collaboration with Back on the Map’s ‘Knit and Natter’ group, this team run an events and merchandise company to raise awareness about homelessness and supply those suffering it with warm
clothing.
As well as helping the homeless community in the city to battle immediate challenges such as cold weather, these young entrepreneurs are seeking to help people lift themselves out of homelessness by connecting them to local organisations that can provide them the necessary support
they need.
“What a wonderful experience for the students from all the schools. It will be something they will remember forever and spur them all on to gain a deeper understanding of business
and social justice”
Gary Rice, Lead Teacher, Thornhill Academy
School Case Study (Denbighshire)
Prestatyn High
School
This group of Y8 and Y9 pupils launched Ventro, a social media app based in the school to support young people to manage their mental health. From the start of their social enterprise journey, the group were passionate about mental health support for young people and were aware of the many issues around
online bullying.
The group hosted bake sales to raise revenue for their app and have been using different app builders, including Power Apps and GoDaddy, to code the app. They have also been mindful of safeguarding and have created a moderation system to ensure young people
are safe online.
Since attending the Dragons’ Den, the group have hosted a tuck shop to pay for the licence, and they have been looking into copyright protection of their IP.
Impact on Skills
Young people on Social Enterprise Schools experience a range of positive outcomes.
94 %
84 %
91 %
94 %
I can achieve things I set my mind to
I better understand how business works
My ideas make a positive difference
Listening to the ideas and opinions of others
Impact on Skills
Young people on Social Enterprise Schools experience a range of positive outcomes.
94 %
84 %
91 %
94 %
I can describe what a social enterprise is
I can think of new creative ways of doing things
I understand how social enterprises generate income
I understand the various costs involved in running a social enterprise
In partnership with
Do you want to empower the next generation of changemakers?
Will Crossley
Young People Development Lead (England &
Wales)William@socialenterprise.academy
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Inspiring the
Next Generation
of Social
Entrepreneurs
England and Wales Impact
Report
24/25 School Year
More than ever, we need
social entrepreneurship
to tackle the challenges we face as a society.We believe in the power of social enterprise to
help young people reach
their full potential.
Social Enterprise Schools combines the power of…
Social And community Action
We connect young people with their local communities, inspiring them to be a changemaker and make a difference. We also connect them with the peer cohort of social enterprises we work.
“Schools should shape responsible, respectful, active citizens who contribute positively to society… providing the cultural capital they need to succeed in life and qualities they need to flourish in our society.” 2022 Ofsted Inspection Framework
Entrepreneurship Education
We support young people as they take their first steps into enterprise, helping them learn through
experience and become more employable.
“Through enterprise, students must be equipped from a young age with the toolset to achieve what they increasingly desire: independence and meaningful work. Companies are keen to hire workers who display these competencies because of their
value as workers.” Entrepreneurship Education, APPG Report, 2022
The 24/25 School Year in Numbers
68
10
1,062
76
Young people engaged across England and Wales
Schools engaged,
Youth-led social enterprises launched
Local Authorities across England and Wales
including Primary, Secondary, SEND and Alternative Provision
Led by young people
“My favourite part about the project is how we’ve been able to come together. I’ve learned that with determination,
teamwork and the right attitude to the
work, we will be able to achieve anything
we want”
Gloria Iriogbe, Pupil, Thornhill Academy
Championed by our Teachers
"You know how much we value this programme as a school but for
me personally I think it has been instrumental in the development of some of our young people beyond the classroom" Chris White, Deputy Head Teacher, Hilldene Primary School “We want out students to be inspired to set up their own social conscious businesses, and these projects are a fantastic first step. They’re developing skills that will last a lifetime, and making a genuine contribution to our community”
Karyn Taylor, Deputy Head Teacher, Consilium Evolve School
“I think [the programme gives] the opportunity to actually collaborate together and [give] ownership to choose something that [..] they feel strong about [...] We also had a couple [of young people] that never used to even make eye contact with other people. By the end of their project there was communication going on.” Lead Tutor, Redbridge Medical & Inclusion Service
Supported by our partners
Over 50 volunteers supported young social entrepreneurs as mentors or dragons this school year.
Building in
encounters with employers into the programmes is valuable in the following ways:
1.
Meeting Gatsby Benchmarks – Our programme provides young people with meaningful opportunities to engage with employers/employees (Gatsby Benchmark 5) through our Business Mentoring and Dragons’ Den activities. Threaded throughout the programme, is the importance of addressing the needs of our young people (Gatsby Benchmark 3) and we tailor the support available depending on needs.
2.
Skills Development – The mentorship provides participants with new skills in how to pitch their ideas and to
effectively build their enterprise, using the integration of techniques and advice from current industry professionals. 3.Active Citizenship - The professional and lived experience of these volunteers also gives young people the confidence to develop their active citizenship, as they feel motivated to use their input to make a difference and develop themselves, but also to expand their network by connecting with individuals or organisations that they feel
align with their interests and ideas. Reaching a wider audience – In some cases, mentors or dragons followed-up with schools directly to procure additional products. This helped the schools connect with potential customers and raise awareness of their social
4.
enterprise further.
“Nice to do something for someone else, to step out of the corporate environment…listen to a new demographic and see world through their eyes, it was inspirational“ Jessica Sharpe, SAP, Business Mentor, Ursuline Academy Iford
“The Dragons’ Den was amazing this year; I was truly blown away! The ideas were great, and the atmosphere was brilliant” Jonny Taylor, Cirrus Logic, Business Mentor and Dragon at Barking & Dagenham Dragons’ Den
School Case Study (London)
Eastbury Community
Secondary School
At Eastbury Secondary School, the projects born out of the Social Enterprise Schools Programme are run by the KS3 School Council. Taking part for their second year, the current School Council members set about with the aim of raising awareness about issues that people in their local community are struggling with in their daily lives. These range from poverty to homelessness and domestic abuse, and the School Council has made it a mission to
address this issue. ‘Helping Hands’ is an enterprise designed to provide good hygiene for families living in temporary accommodation to support them to maintain good health and dignity in challenging situations. The hygiene boxes they create are distributed to young people in need in collaboration with the school safeguarding team. The products these young entrepreneurs created and developed to raise income for their hygiene boxes are all hand crafted and range from crotched soft toys to bracelets.
The young people involved carefully structured their social
enterprise on a foundation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals’ focusing on children’s health and wellbeing as key drivers
for their aims.
School Case Study (Sunderland)
Thornhill Academy
In the words of the young people themselves, ‘Me and Home
is a social enterprise that aims to spread love and warmth to those who are homeless in our city’. Sourcing collaboration with Back on the Map’s ‘Knit and Natter’ group, this team run an events and merchandise company to raise awareness about homelessness and supply those suffering it with warm
clothing.
As well as helping the homeless community in the city to battle immediate challenges such as cold weather, these young entrepreneurs are seeking to help people lift themselves out of homelessness by connecting them to local organisations that can provide them the necessary support
they need.
“What a wonderful experience for the students from all the schools. It will be something they will remember forever and spur them all on to gain a deeper understanding of business
and social justice”
Gary Rice, Lead Teacher, Thornhill Academy
School Case Study (Denbighshire)
Prestatyn High
School
This group of Y8 and Y9 pupils launched Ventro, a social media app based in the school to support young people to manage their mental health. From the start of their social enterprise journey, the group were passionate about mental health support for young people and were aware of the many issues around
online bullying.
The group hosted bake sales to raise revenue for their app and have been using different app builders, including Power Apps and GoDaddy, to code the app. They have also been mindful of safeguarding and have created a moderation system to ensure young people
are safe online.
Since attending the Dragons’ Den, the group have hosted a tuck shop to pay for the licence, and they have been looking into copyright protection of their IP.
Impact on Skills
Young people on Social Enterprise Schools experience a range of positive outcomes.
94 %
84 %
91 %
94 %
I can achieve things I set my mind to
I better understand how business works
My ideas make a positive difference
Listening to the ideas and opinions of others
Impact on Skills
Young people on Social Enterprise Schools experience a range of positive outcomes.
94 %
84 %
91 %
94 %
I can describe what a social enterprise is
I can think of new creative ways of doing things
I understand how social enterprises generate income
I understand the various costs involved in running a social enterprise
In partnership with
Do you want to empower the next generation of changemakers?
Will Crossley
Young People Development Lead (England &
Wales)William@socialenterprise.academy