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Life Skills // Entrepreneurship
Costs & RevenueIt costs money to make things (costs/expenses); you earn money by selling them (revenue); if revenue is more than costs, that's profit; if costs are more…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptLife Skills // Entrepreneurship
Making a Simple PlanBefore starting a business, making a simple plan: what will I make or do, who will buy it, what do I need, how much will it cost, and what price will I charge?
Ages 7 to 9MethodLife Skills // Entrepreneurship
Learning from FailureNot every business idea works; entrepreneurs try, fail, learn, and try again; iteration and resilience as core entrepreneurial skills; famous failure-to-success…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptLife Skills // Entrepreneurship
Teamwork in BusinessMost businesses need more than one person; working together, dividing tasks, and using different people's strengths; the value of teamwork in business
Ages 7 to 9ConceptLife Skills // Entrepreneurship
Having a Business IdeaWhere business ideas come from; spotting everyday problems and thinking of solutions; the difference between inventing something new and improving something…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptLife Skills // Entrepreneurship
Being a Good SellerCustomer service, fairness, and honesty in business; keeping promises to customers; why being trustworthy matters for repeat business and reputation
Ages 7 to 9ConceptLife Skills // Entrepreneurship
Marketing BasicsHow people find out about what you're selling; signs, posters, social media, word of mouth; being persuasive; the basics of advertising and promotion
Ages 7 to 9ConceptLife Skills // Entrepreneurship
Ethics in BusinessBeing honest, being fair, treating workers well, not harming the environment; what makes a 'good' business; whether businesses should care about more than…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptLife Skills // Entrepreneurship
Supply ChainsWhere products come from before they reach the customer; raw materials, making, transporting, and selling; the journey of a product from start to finish
Ages 9 to 11ConceptLife Skills // Entrepreneurship
Scaling UpWhat happens when a small business grows; making more products, hiring people, reaching more customers; the challenges and opportunities of scaling
Ages 9 to 11ConceptLife Skills // Entrepreneurship
Pitching an IdeaPresenting a business idea to others convincingly; explaining what makes it good and why people should support it; building confidence in public speaking about…
Ages 9 to 11MethodLife Skills // Entrepreneurship
Real EntrepreneursStories of real entrepreneurs who started young: Mikaila Ulmer (Me & the Bees), Moziah Bridges (Mo's Bows), Cory Nieves (Mr. Cory's Cookies); what makes someone…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptLife Skills // Entrepreneurship
Social EnterpriseUsing business skills to help others or solve social and environmental problems; making money AND making a difference; examples of social enterprises
Ages 9 to 11ConceptLife Skills // Money & Finance
Budgeting Pocket MoneyWhat a budget is; planning how to spend a fixed amount of pocket money or allowance; making trade-offs between different things you want to buy
Ages 7 to 9ConceptLife Skills // Money & Finance
Making ChangeCalculating change from a purchase; working confidently with pounds and pence together; solving practical money problems involving addition and subtraction
Ages 7 to 9MethodLife Skills // Money & Finance
Advertising & SpendingHow advertising tries to influence what we buy; being a critical consumer; understanding 'value for money'; the difference between emotional and rational…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptLife Skills // Money & Finance
Banks & SavingWhat banks do and why people use them; bank accounts as safe places for money; that savings in a bank can earn interest; children's savings accounts
Ages 7 to 9ConceptLife Skills // Money & Finance
Fair Trade & EthicsWhere products come from and who makes them; that people around the world produce what we buy; fair pay for workers; making ethical choices as consumers
Ages 7 to 9ConceptLife Skills // Money & Finance
Ways to PayDifferent ways to pay: cash, debit cards, contactless, online payments, mobile payments; that digital payments still use real money; keeping payment details…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptLife Skills // Money & Finance
Earning MoneyWays that children and adults earn money; the connection between work, skills and pay; that harder or more skilled work often pays more
Ages 7 to 9ConceptLife Skills // Money & Finance
Scams & Online SafetyRecognising financial scams and tricks; phishing emails and fake websites; protecting personal and financial information online; 'if it seems too good to be…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptLife Skills // Money & Finance
Global TradeWhy countries trade with each other; imports and exports; how goods travel around the world; that different countries use different currencies
Ages 9 to 11ConceptLife Skills // Money & Finance
How the Economy WorksWhat an economy is; producers and consumers; supply and demand; why prices change; the basics of how markets work
Ages 9 to 11ConceptLife Skills // Money & Finance
Financial PlanningSetting longer-term financial goals; planning and prioritising spending; how saving regularly adds up over time; the value of thinking ahead with money
Ages 9 to 11Concept