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Useful ideas for helping young people build money confidence, enterprise thinking, work-ready skills and practical independence.

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Business September 10, 2025 2 min read

Help young people turn project experience into clear examples of planning, teamwork and judgement for future study, training or work.

Business September 3, 2025 2 min read

Seven small money lessons become easier to understand when a young person can connect each one to a decision in a project.

Business August 29, 2025 3 min read

Enterprise projects can create useful practice in everyday life skills, from making choices to asking for help and following through.

Business August 20, 2025 2 min read

Design playful enterprise challenges with a clear purpose, genuine choice and enough time to try an improved version.

Business August 14, 2025 3 min read

A fictional family story uses a small plant-label project to explore promises, prices, teamwork and learning when plans change.

Business August 6, 2025 2 min read

Adapt enterprise learning as a young person develops, increasing ownership and complexity without assuming age alone determines readiness.

Business July 30, 2025 3 min read

Innovative thinking begins with questioning a familiar problem and testing a useful change, rather than inventing something entirely new.

Business July 23, 2025 2 min read

Build creative confidence by making early ideas safe to share, giving useful feedback and recognising a learner’s own decisions.

Business July 17, 2025 2 min read

Help young people practise entrepreneurial thinking by separating assumptions from evidence and choosing a useful next question.

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