Enterprise in Education

Expressive arts

movie still of chopped fruit and vegetables on a board

Food and drink challenge for pupils at Bo’ness Academy

A secondary school and a local food manufacturing company have created a partnership project aimed at first year students. Employer personnel, school staff and students discuss the project, the way that it developed, opportunities for cross-curricular learning and the how it has raised self-esteem for many students. The film shows how the project has strong links to Curriculum for Excellence.

Image of pupils at Lossiemouth High School from a video about their enterprise project

Opening the art world

Pupils at Lossiemouth High School were able to expand their artistic horizons without leaving rural Moray thanks to a partnership between the school and the National Galleries of Scotland.

A green parrot perching on a branch

Designing gifts for a visitor attraction

Amazonia, Scotland's only indoor tropical rainforest, asked Carluke High School pupils to research and design products for their gift shop.

Image of pupils at St Ninian's High School from a video about their enterprise project

Making a business with art and design

Two young textile designers worked with St Ninian's High School to show the connections betweeen art and design, and business studies.

Image of a model for a fashion show at Hawick High Schoolfrom a video about their enterprise project

Creative fashion course gives girls confidence

Hawick High School's creative fashion course allows the pupils to design and make their own clothes and jewellery, using recycled materials from the local textile mills and a fibre-optic factory.

Image of pupils at Moncrieffe Nursery School from a video about their enterprise project

Drawing on a parent's musical talents

Moncrieffe Nursery School drew on the talents of one of their parents to extend the children's music activities.