More than just Financial Literacy – Our Starz Youth Enterprise course turns young people into the CEO’s of tomorrow.
Starz Academy helps young people build confidence, money skills and real-world experience — through doing, reflecting and supported action.
Built by youth practitioners. Used by families, schools and youth groups across the UK.
Hands-on missions that build enterprise + money skills through action.
Starz Academy sits at the centre of a connected journey — learn a skill, practise it, reflect, then use it in the real world. Parents get a clearer “what next” path (and support options if confidence drops).
Start with Starz Academy. Add mentoring, coaching, accreditation and real-world experiences as your child grows.
Built by UK youth practitioners and designed to work in schools, youth groups and alternative provision.
Starz Academy is the core programme. Everything else connects to support confidence, real-world practice, and progression as your child grows.
The core online programme where young people build enterprise skills, money confidence and presentation ability.
Offline challenges that reinforce learning through hands-on tasks.
Optional guidance to build clarity, confidence and a simple next-step plan.
Accountability and practice support to help young people follow through.
Where appropriate, turn learning into recognised evidence and outcomes.
Real-world events where ideas become stalls, pitches and sales.
Immersive enterprise experiences during school breaks.
Practical insight into the world of work and entrepreneurship.
Starz meets young people where they are — building skills gradually, confidently, and in age-appropriate ways. It’s structured enough for parents, but flexible enough for different learning styles.
Talk through an idea with adults, peers, or visitors — without freezing.
Price, understand profit, and build simple money habits that stick.
Spot opportunities, solve problems, and test ideas in a safe way.
Share a 60-second pitch, answer questions, and use feedback to improve.
Create a portfolio of plans, reflections, and practical outputs.
Take part in fairs, missions, and practical enterprise experiences.
This kind of evidence can support school portfolios, college applications, and interview conversations.
Built by UK youth practitioners. Age-appropriate, adult-moderated, designed for schools, youth groups and families — not open marketplaces or unmoderated platforms.
Note: a quick explainer showing the journey and outcomes.
Starz makes enterprise feel doable: clear missions, progress, reflection, and real-world action — with coaching/mentoring available if you want extra structure and confidence.
Some families start with the ebook for instant, offline missions. Others want the full structured academy. Either way, everything connects: mentoring/coaching, accreditation, pitching, money skills, work experience and more.
Want the full ecosystem? Bundle the Academy + Missions ebook so children can learn online, then practise offline.
The fastest route: structured learning + offline missions. Perfect for building confidence through consistent action.
Have a play with this demo — it’s a simple example of how the Academy turns learning into action and progress.
Tick off steps to earn XP. Your progress saves automatically.
Parents can use this as a simple “accountability dashboard”.
As children work through the Academy and missions, you can support pathways towards recognised outcomes (e.g., AQA / ASDAN / NCFE / STEM-style evidence) where appropriate and agreed with your setting. Mentoring/coaching can help with evidence, reflection and confidence.
These pages aren’t random resources. They’re a pathway: learn → practise → reflect → build confidence → show evidence → perform in the real world.
Starz isn’t just a course. The ecosystem translates learning into live environments: Youth Business Fairs, entrepreneurial ACTION camps, and practical opportunities that build confidence through doing.
Starz can be used as a structured enterprise + financial literacy pathway, with optional accreditation evidence and real-world events that keep students engaged.
Yes — that’s the point. Starz builds confidence through small wins: clear tasks, practice, feedback and progression. If you want extra structure, add mentoring/coaching to keep momentum steady.
Not required — but the bundle works well: the academy gives structure; the ebook gives offline missions you can run anywhere. Together, children move faster from “learning” to “doing”.
Accreditation is positioned as a pathway. Where appropriate (and agreed with your setting), children can build evidence and outcomes as they progress. Mentoring/coaching can support reflection, confidence and presentation of their work.
Perfect — Starz helps them turn it into a plan, pricing, marketing, pitching and better money habits. The Pitch for Investment and Managing Your Money pages connect directly into that journey.
Choose the route that fits your household — you can always upgrade later.
Nu FOCUS Education CIC is a non-profit community organisation empowering young people through creative, skills based learning. Alongside our flagship Youth Enterprise course – Starz, we deliver workshops and projects that build confidence, wellbeing and future ready skills.
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