Get ‘Ready’ for life in the 21st century!

The ‘Ready’ approach is internationally acknowledged as being world class in developing a culture of enterprise and is reflected in the visits we have had from Japan, Spain, Lithuania and Finland.

The ‘Ready’ approach  provides 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, developing the quality of and commitment to enterprise. This award is now being developed into a national standard for enterprise – and the basic self assessment documents (The Warwick 10 and The Warwick 35) can be found here at the Enterprise Village.

The above strategy supports sustainability through:

• Motivating schools and colleges, through high quality training, to take on the responsibility for developing and championing enterprise education.

• Developing good quality relationships between schools and businesses that can be sustained after the project.

• Developing the commitment of head teachers and senior leaders and supporting them to explore difficult issues in the management of enterprise.