Severn Academies Educational Trust
One BIG Idea, a trust-wide competition bringing students from every school together around their own entrepreneurial ideas.
THE CHALLENGE
Cross-trust collaboration is rare. Severn Academies Educational Trust wanted to unite all of its schools in one memorable opportunity that would encourage students to think innovatively and embrace entrepreneurship.
WHAT WE DID
Together we launched One BIG Idea, a competition for students from every school in the trust, giving them a platform to develop and showcase their own entrepreneurial ideas.
THE RESULTS
Students from across the trust came together with a shared sense of purpose, building teamwork, critical thinking and communication skills along the way.
Key facts
- Location
- UK
- Programme
- One BIG Idea competition
- Scale
- Every school in the trust
“A fantastic opportunity with 8billionideas for young people to experience learning in a different way!”
Adrian McLean
Trust Lead, Severn Academies Educational Trust
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