Empower your students with practical innovation and entrepreneurship skills

Innovation is a critical skill in an increasingly competitive world.

Our training programmes focus on fostering innovation and entrepreneurship to prepare students for a successful future, whether they become entrepreneurs, or innovators in established companies. 

How we work with

schools and sixth form colleges

  • Interactive workshops

    Through one-off workshops or a series; we teach students the practical skills of entrepreneurship: how to test ideas with actual customers, size the market, create financial models, refine the business model, design and build first products, and fundraise.

  • Holiday Camps

    From a week of summer school to a day in half term, we design programmes students will love and parents can feel great about sending them on, as they leave with new innovative ideas and practical skills.

  • Inspirational talks

    Bringing in founders and corporate innovators to share their stories; while offering students the opportunity to ask their burning questions on what it’s like to build and grow new ideas.

  • Want something bespoke?

    We are regularly asked by our clients to design bespoke programmes, so if you’d like to explore new ways to support your students, let’s talk!

Get in touch

Key takeaways from a 2024 Summer School as written by students

  • "I've got to thank you for your infectious passion and constructive criticism during the two days. It's genuinely been massively inspiring and I am now actively considering it as an option.”

  • “Great session, well-delivered. Interactivity was just right.”

  • “It was really cool 😊”

  • "The content was fantastic, the facilitators were amazing and such a lovely group and a pleasure to be around - such high energy, patient and friendly and dealt with this age group perfectly. I couldn’t have asked for more!”

    Sarah Ranchev-Hale, Head of Imperial Enterprise Lab, speaking about Summer School training for Imperial College London

Meet some of our coaches

  • Andy Ayim

    Serial founder and investor; Founder of Angel Investing School

  • Felicity Halstead

    Founder of GoodWork, an inclusive youth employment programme

  • Gurvir Riyat

    DESIGN DIRECTORCo-founder of The BAE HQ (for British Asian Entrepreneurs)

  • Abigal Foster

    Founder of Elent, Financial Education and Inclusion

What we teach

  • Including:

    • 3 core principles of leadership: growth mindset, empathetic leadership and psychological safety)

    • How to give and receive feedback so everyone can hear and apply it

    • How to work in and lead teams with different personalities

    • How to become a thought leader

    • How to present your ideas powerfully

  • Including:

    • How to identify real and big problems to solve

    • How to develop your first best guess business model - without writing a 20 page business plan

    • How to apply an investor critique to your own ideas to find and innovate out weaknesses early

  • Including:

    • What is Lean Startup and how to save time, energy and pain applying it practically

    • How to identify and prioritise which risks will kill your idea fastest

    • How to run "agile" sprints to keep focused and progress the most important things

    • How to design experiments to prove at the desirability (does anyone want it), feasibility (is it possible to deliver) and viability (will it make enough money) of a new idea, to yourself, team mates and investors

    • How to create a "Minimum Viable Product" cheaper, faster and with better learnings

  • Including:

    • How to define who your ideal customer segment is and why that makes everything easier

    • How to use customer journey maps to design better solutions and solve for frictions in your own and competitor's solutions

    • How to run great customer interviews and why surveys don't work in the earliest stages

    • How to market with little to no budget

    • How to develop a Go to Market strategy that allows you to start targeted, but still build something big

  • Including:

    • How to create a funding strategy that works for you and the business

    • How different funding options work, and when they are and aren't the right fit

    • How to find and build investor relationships

    • How to pitch your idea to investors

    • How to negotiate a term sheet

  • Including:

    • Why you need to create a personal brand and how to do it in a way that's authentic

    • How to know when to invest in your company brand

    • How to create the most powerful company brand for your audience

  • Including:

    1. How to avoid common founder financial mistakes

    2. How to create early financial models for new ideas that are just guesses

    3. How to create a financial pitch for investors

  • Including:

    1. How to turn dull presentations into memorable ones using storytelling frameworks

    2. How to answer the key questions investors have in a pitch

    3. How to use vocal tone to bring your presentations to life

    4. How to stand on stage to give the audience confidence in you

    5. How to warm up ahead of a pitch so you look and sound great on stage

FAQs

If you have anything else you want to ask, reach out to us.

What is the youngest year you teach?

We teach students from year 11 onwards.

Can you support not only our students but our teachers as well?

Of course. We run teacher only workshops to help effectively integrate the innovation mindset into their classrooms.

Who are your teachers

Our teachers are experienced founders, often still building their own startups and looking to inspire the next generation and pass on the skills and mindset they wish they were taught at school.