Giving your students the skills and belief to change the world

Help your students develop essential skills across 5 learning pillars that are just as vital as traditional academic subjects to future-proof them. For students aged 4 to 18, in every learning environment.

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EXTRA Curriculum

A critical approach to education

We deliver what is traditionally known as Extra Curriculum, but we understand how critical it is for every child. That's why we call it the Critical Curriculum. Our focus is on developing core skills crucial for your students' success, such as critical thinking, creativity under pressure, effective communication and decision-making, and the confidence to pursue passion-driven careers — all by creating project-based and immersive learning environments.

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Entrepreneurship

This isn't just about starting a business, but about helping students build a resilient, entrepreneur-like mindset in an engaging way.

Pricing your product
Marketing
Designing a winning product
World-changing ideas
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Careers

Help students explore a plethora of career options, discover their passions, and become well-equipped to thrive in the modern workplace.

Build your CV
Careers of the future
Interview skills
Teamwork
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Life Skills

68% of secondary teachers don't believe students have the soft skills needed for the future. Let's change that.

Public speaking
Digital skills
Healthy debating
How to be creative
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Wellbeing

Empower students with tools for resilience, confidence-building, wellbeing – key ingredients for academic, personal, and professional success.

Mindfulness
Digital wellness
Positive psychology
Resilience
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Performance

Give students exposure to educational strategies that prepare them for high-pressure environments, improve health, and foster holistic development.

Sleep hygiene
World-class mindset
Nutrition
Goal setting
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Entrepreneurship

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Careers

Courses enable your students to dive into their passions through self-paced learning and guided activities.

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Life Skills

Let your students explore new skills, ideas, and passions through our fun, Bite-sized videos – made entirely in-house.

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Instant Mentoring

Our certified Mentors are available at the click of a button to offer students feedback and support via chat or video.

Woven into our 5 foundational pillars of learning are three elements crucial to every aspect – Technology, Sustainability, and Financial Literacy.

WHO DO WE HELP?

For educators committed to empowering their students

Principals who recognise the importance of comprehensive skill development beyond textbooks.

Headteachers who are looking to enhance their curriculum and differentiate their institution in a competitive landscape.

Career Leads who want to solve Work Experience in a flash and bring innovation to pedagogical approaches.

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Entrepreneurship

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Careers

Courses enable your students to dive into their passions through self-paced learning and guided activities.

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Life Skills

Let your students explore new skills, ideas, and passions through our fun, Bite-sized videos – made entirely in-house.

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Instant Mentoring

Our certified Mentors are available at the click of a button to offer students feedback and support via chat or video.

Extra Curriculum Coordinators who try to bridge the gap between traditional education and real-world applicability.

Educators who want to help students overcome adversity and learn about building key skills to sustain in a fast-moving world.

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Entrepreneurship

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Careers

Courses enable your students to dive into their passions through self-paced learning and guided activities.

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Life Skills

Let your students explore new skills, ideas, and passions through our fun, Bite-sized videos – made entirely in-house.

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Instant Mentoring

Our certified Mentors are available at the click of a button to offer students feedback and support via chat or video.

THIS MONTH ON 8BILLIONIDEAS

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1 Dec - 28 Dec

Empower your child with the confidence to spark ideas and start thinking about their future.

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Introduce your primary years students to the core skills at a fundamental level.
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Integrate inspirational week-to-week holistic life skills learning into your timetable.
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THEMES

Learning focused in three key areas

Our learning is built on three main categories that cover the areas that make the biggest difference in your students' lives.

Help your students build the skills they need to create businesses - from high street stores to world-changing startups. Entrepreneurial education provides students with the ability to recognize opportunities and the skills to act on them.
Entrepreneurship

Art Of The Pitch

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What Makes an Entrepreneur?

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Your Turn: Investing in an Idea

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Could Greeting Cards be Your Next Start-Up?

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Help your students unlock their passions and aspirations by exploring career options, learning interview skills, and creating a CV. The connection between what they are learning and potential careers is not only motivating, but helps them understand how theoretical concepts can be applied to practical, real-world contexts.
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Your Future Dream Job

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Welcome to the Agency: Advertising 101

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Who's Talking: Interview Skills

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Build Your First CV

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Help your students discover their true potential. They'll learn essential skills like public speaking and creativity, and also be empowered to make a difference in the world by finding solutions to pressing problems like plastic waste.
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Design In The Metaverse

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Public Speaking Demystified

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What's Your Brand: Using Social Media

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Students impacted around the world
Ben Raybould
VP at GEMS Education
We're proud to launch such an innovative partnership with 8billionideas, who will work with every student aged 4 to 18 and our staff. The team at 8billionideas will become an extension of our staff body.
Adrian McLean
Trust Lead at Severn Academies Educational Trust
A fantastic opportunity with 8billionideas for young people to experience learning in a different way!
Amit
Year 10 Student
My favourite part of the programme was debating. It helped me better understand how I can calmly and effectively show and present my arguments.
Hans Ott
Director of Teaching & Learning at International Schools Group
Even teachers were impacted by the students’ work. I heard a number of staff members mention, "Wow, I really wasn't sure that [student] could do X, Y, or Z, and he went well beyond that!
Akanksha Akhnoor
Teacher at Nord Anglia Oakridge Mohali
Students made the most out of their 8billionideas experience. They were proactive in participation and gave their best in all the relevant activities. It was observed that they not only had fun in sharing details about themselves but also were able to gain new skills, expand their team spirit, and explore a new topic.
Jenny Manning
Head of Careers & EPQ at Sir Thomas Rich’s
I recently used 8billionIdeas to deliver a virtual session on employability and decision making for Year 10 via TEAMS. I found the company really easy to work with and really flexible in adapting the session to our needs.
Ann Haydon
Head of Harrow International School Hong Kong
8billionideas is a unique organisation - through their work, our pupils learn valuable life lessons which enables them to think strategically, creatively and independently.
Sam
Year 11 Student
I enjoyed this Programme very much. The facilitators were very kind and helped us with brainstorming ideas. During this Programme, I have learnt that passions can lead to business.
Anita Gleave
CEO at Chatsworth Schools
Every 8billionideas team member is world class in their field; approachable, dynamic, committed and relentlessly optimistic.
Cat Elmes
Work Experience Coordinator at Esher Sixth Form College
8billionideas encouraged our students to be curious about the world of work through a meaningful and inspiring learning experience.
Emaily
Year 7 Student
I really liked how we could be so creative with our ideas. The 8billionideas session was very fun and we also learnt a lot about teamwork
WHY CHOOSE 8BILLIONIDEAS?

We are ticking
all the boxes

World-class education

🚀 Our programmes are aligned to the skills of the future as defined by the UN, World Economic Forum and McKinsey Consulting.

Award-winning

💡 Our content has been recognised  for its innovative way of offering valuable experiences to thousands of students.

Safeguarding

🛡️ Safeguarding is just as important to us as it is to you, and is the foundation of our business.

Progression

⭐️ Our comprehensive programmes ensure that each academic year builds upon the last

Positioning

🏆 Give your school a competitive edge and a forward-thinking approach to education.

Engaging

👁️ Access to engaging and hands-on content that will captivate your students like never before.

Efficient

🙂 Quick and effortless process to discover the perfect programmes for your students.

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BROADCAST

Broadcast: Live online sessions

Get live virtual sessions from our expert Facilitators streamed into your classroom. Choose from over 100 Experiences to assemble your own programme or opt for a ready-made option.

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Tailor your own programme with the help of our team
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Use as part of the Platform or as a standalone
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CASE STUDIES

GEMS Wellington School – Qatar

Student Age

Years 1 to 6

Problem

Wellington School Qatar wanted to expand their focus on the importance of personal branding and self confidence for each student, while also building an entrepreneurial community within the school.

Solution

Our platform provided world-class careers and entrepreneurship education to students in years 1 to 6, driving the school’s personalised curriculum and innovation strategy.

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'For us to be one of the first schools across the Middle East to launch such an innovative partnership with 8billionideas is a testament to the ambition we have for our entire community.'

Ben Raybould

School Vice Principal

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Harrow Hong Kong

Student Age

Years 9 to 12

Problem

For the Harrow Hong Kong SCA programmes, we were faced with the difficult task of ensuring extra-curricular lessons could continue in the wake of strict lockdown measures introduced during the onset of Coronavirus.

Solution

We created 3 bespoke programmes that spanned a variety of age ranges allowing students to experience a unique insight into the world of enterprise and entrepreneurship. Over the course of the academic year, students joined both remotely and in-school to enhance their already excellent school curriculum and gain an exciting and unique insight into the possibilities of starting and running their own businesses.

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'8billionideas has helped to build enterprise and entrepreneurship into our curriculum through our Super Curriculum and our Co-Curricular Programme as well as bespoke workshops, competitions, mentoring and coaching.'

Laura Yandell

Principal Deputy Head

CASE STUDIES

Chatsworth Schools

Student Age

Years 1 to 13

Problem

Since one of the six pillars at Chatsworth Schools is entrepreneurship, they were looking for a world-class solution to push the boundaries of innovation and help students to unleash their entrepreneurial potential!

Solution

We’ve taken a specific year group driven approach, looking at year groups 1 through 13. Our solution threefold: Chatsworth Ideas, Platform, and The Chatsworth MBA , giving students opportunities all the way from Year 1 to Year 13.

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'If you are looking for a passionate, resilient game changer in the universe of education, look no further than 8billionideas! Every team member is world class in their field; approachable, dynamic, committed and relentlessly optimistic'

Anita Gleave

Founder and CEO

CASE STUDIES

Learning Without Limits Academy Trust

Student Age

Year 9

Problem

One of the priorities of the group is to make the curriculum more ambitious, exciting and relevant for students. Another big priority is around culture, which includes a significant ramp up of aspirations.

Solution

Our Platform is the perfect tool for delivering on both of these priorities. Through a mix of timed Live Experiences and self-paced Courses, we were able to equip teachers with the tools and support they need to teach students entrepreneurship, careers education, and skills for the future.

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'8billionideas have a deep and genuine desire to make a difference for our students and they bring an infectious enthusiasm to the projects that we undertake.'

John Henrys

Chief Executive Officer
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FAQ

Got questions?We have answers

What is an Experience?

An "experience" with 8billionideas refers to a 45-minute interactive lesson block facilitated by trained professionals. These experiences are designed to engage students and encourage active participation in the learning process.

Is 8billionideas curriculum aligned?

Yes, our programmes are aligned with both the British and International Curriculum. They are carefully crafted to complement and enhance existing curricula, ensuring that students receive well-rounded education that meets rigorous academic standards.

What age groups do you cater to?

8billionideas offers programmes for students aged between 3 and 18 years old. Our curriculum is designed to provide a seamless progression throughout the years, catering to the diverse needs and interests of students from different backgrounds.

Are there any training resources for teachers?

We understand the importance of equipping teachers with the necessary resources and support to effectively implement our programs in the classroom. That's why we offer ongoing support and resources for teachers, including training sessions, lesson plans, and supplementary materials. Our goal is to empower teachers to make the most out of our programs and facilitate meaningful learning experiences for their students.

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