Today’s young people need to be more adaptable than ever before, prepared to change career direction in response to opportunity and to learn new skills throughout their working lives.
In other words, they need to be enterprising.
Our programmes are designed to enable students to learn about business by experiencing business.
Flexible to suit you
Many of our programmes have flexible time frames to ensure that schools can incorporate them into their curriculum based on their own needs.
Because teachers and tutors work in partnership with volunteers from the North East’s business community, there are many opportunities to give practical meaning to the enterprise curriculum.
We also welcome input from parents – in reinforcing the ideas and concepts developed through our programmes or as programme volunteers.
Take a look around
Please browse the site to see how Young Enterprise North East can benefit your child.
Young Enterprise Programmes have long been supported and recognised by the DFES because of their curriculum links and recently their potential to deliver on the enterprise recommendations.
Our programmes can also contribute to the statutory work related learning and enterprise education curriculum requirements for Key Stage 4 (aged 14-16) students.
Thornhill Business and Enterprise College November 2005 has for a second year, been working with students from the college’s feeder primaries schools to introduce students to the world of work.
The sessions gave over 550 students an opportunity to visit what is potentially their new secondary school whilst also developing their Enterprise Skills.
Young Enterprise Our Nation
The year 5 students followed the Young Enterprise Our Nation Programme.
They studied five different types of businesses producing apple juice, ranging from a sole trader to a franchisee.
They looked at communication within a business and went on to design their own juice cartons for a particular target audience.
Year 6 followed the Our World Programme.
Again over a full day, the students were engaged in activities to help them understand the concept of global, trade including imports, exports and world resources.
During a trading game, they were split into six groups, each representing a different country.
The students made shapes from a given resource pack and sold them to the World Bank.
During the afternoon, they went on to study the 4 p’s of marketing and write a marketing plan.
Positive feedback
Julie Goodfellow Primary Liaison Officer from the school worked alongside Young Enterprise to deliver the programme this year said:
“the pupils from our feeder schools have thoroughly enjoyed the 1-day events hosted by Thornhill School. We have had lots of positive feed back from the primary school and hope to continue expanding the programme over the forth-coming year.”
Mr Warkman, teacher from Richard Ave School said:
“This opportunity has enabled the students to gain a better understanding of the world around them - it’s been an excellent day. Thank you.”
St Benet Biscop RC High School, Bedlington June 2005
“Friday” pictured here at Alnwick castle for the Northumberland Area Final back in early May, as they scooped not only the award for Overall Winner, which secured them a place at the 2005 Regional Final, but also for Best Communication and Best Trade Stand.
The 19 Year 12 Business Studies students from St. Benet Biscop High School formed “Friday” in October 2004 and decided very early on that they wanted to enter a variety of different markets in order to vary their experiences as well as increasing their opportunities for making a profit.
After having carried out sufficient market research, their activity began with responding to the seasonal market as they sold plant arrangements before Christmas, utilising the very well-established business link with a local garden centre.
In support of their school’s endeavours, “Friday” provided catering services for the school production of Westside Story which ran over three nights.
Their next venture began in January 2005, that of producing a high quality Year Book for the Year 11 students leaving in the summer of 2005.
The Year Book was to include photographs and interviews with students, a design team developed the layout whilst the finance team researched and negotiated with printing companies.
“This project meant that I was able to gain better business knowledge as we were putting into practice, business theory that we had learnt in class”, says James Hamill, Operations Director.
Here’s an example of how we actually work with schools
Enterprise Week 2005 (14-20 November 2005)
During this week, we provided Project Business programmes to just over 100 students in Year 8 & 9 at Acklam Grange School in Teesside, giving students from all abilities the opportunity to develop economic and business understanding, and to appreciate the role of business and enterprise in our society.
Also, at Acklam Grange School, we began working with 95 students in Years 10 & 11on Enterprise In Action, a 7 week programme in which students work as small companies working up a product to prototype, and within the process experience making the key financial, marketing, planning and evaluation decisions that are key to understanding how real business and enterprise work.
In Sunderland, at Castle View School, 30 year 7 students experienced a whole day of enterprise activity in the guise of the newest programme “Gimme 5!”
This programme, hailed a success by the students and teacher alike examines 5 “building blocks” of enterprise capability: aspiration, ethics, equal opportunity, supply and demand and goal setting, in a fun with learning atmosphere.
During the day, some challenging issues were tackled, allowing the students maturity and openness to be rewarded in a safe environment.
Feedback from the students indicated that their engagement and enjoyment of the programme was very positive with the teacher requesting the rest of the Year 7 students to be exposed to the programme when possible.
YENE and education – additional information
YENE enterprise qualifications
Accredited by OCR and Edexcel , we have developed a range of enterprise qualifications for students aged 14-25+.
Edexcel offer an enterprise qualification for Graduate programme students.
Our OCR accredited qualifications are mapped in the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and provide a vocational equivalent to GCSEs.
Student ability level –below GCSE grade G – Entry Level 3 Certificate in Enterprise.
Student ability level – GCSE grade D-G – Level 1 Certificate in Enterprise is most relevant.
Student ability level – GCSE grade A*-C – Level 2 Certificate in Enterprise is most relevant.
Schools and colleges – get involved now
If you would like to find out more about working with Young Enterprise North East, please contact Helen Rochester on 0191 495 9500 or email: helen.rochester@yene.org.uk
If you wish to enquire online please complete the following information and we will contact you to discuss the opportunities available.
Young Enterprise North East, North East Regional Office, Design Works,
William Street, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 0JP
tel: 0191 495 9500 email: enquiries@yene.org.uk
Today’s young people need to be more adaptable than ever before, prepared to change career direction in response to opportunity and to learn new skills throughout their working lives.
We also welcome input from parents – in reinforcing the ideas and concepts developed through our programmes or as programme volunteers.
How we actually help education 
Julie Goodfellow Primary Liaison Officer from the school worked alongside Young Enterprise to deliver the programme this year said:
The 19 Year 12 Business Studies students from St. Benet Biscop High School formed “Friday” in October 2004 and decided very early on that they wanted to enter a variety of different markets in order to vary their experiences as well as increasing their opportunities for making a profit.
The Year Book was to include photographs and interviews with students, a design team developed the layout whilst the finance team researched and negotiated with printing companies. 
Also, at Acklam Grange School, we began working with 95 students in Years 10 & 11on Enterprise In Action, a 7 week programme in which students work as small companies working up a product to prototype, and within the process experience making the key financial, marketing, planning and evaluation decisions that are key to understanding how real business and enterprise work.
YENE enterprise qualifications
Schools and colleges – get involved now 
