Build Your Business Workshop
Students develop a business idea, create professional documents and pitch their work to an audience.
National Schools Innovation Blueprint
School enrichment shouldn't depend on exhausted teachers.
The National Schools Innovation Blueprint gives secondary schools ten ready-to-use enrichment programmes that build leadership, careers awareness and future skills — without adding to staff workload.
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0CATAPULT transferable skills
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Ashlawn School
Build Your Business Workshop pilot, Year 7 enrichment
Why Schools Choose Us
Schools need enrichment that is easy to run.
Meaningful enrichment matters, but time, staffing and consistency are the barriers most schools face. The National Schools Innovation Blueprint removes them.
Low preparation
Every programme includes ready-made session slides, worksheets and staff guidance, so delivery takes minutes to prepare rather than hours.
Built around real careers
Students take on professional roles and complete practical challenges, connecting classroom learning to life beyond school.
Research-informed
Every programme draws on guidance from Ofsted, the Education Endowment Foundation and the Gatsby Benchmarks, and improves through school evaluation.
Our 2030 Mission
Building the evidence base for school enrichment
By 2030, we aim to support more than 150 secondary schools and engage over 20,000 students through high-quality enrichment.
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Enrichment Activities
Ten ready-to-use programmes, organised into three areas
Every National Schools Innovation Blueprint programme is designed to minimise staff workload while giving students meaningful, practical challenges.
Intellectual Development
Professional simulations linked to curriculum knowledge, critical thinking and problem solving.
- Global Challenges Movement
- Human Behaviour Crash Course
- The Inventor's Laboratory
- Build Your Business Workshop
Personal Development
Projects that build confidence, teamwork and wellbeing through practical, student-led challenges.
- Creative Media Studio
- Healthy Habits Challenge
- Environmental Awareness Campaign
- World Languages Circle
Annual Career Spoltight Sessions
Campaigns and challenges that expose students about interesting careers and routes.
- Study Hacks Lab
- Year 7 Transition Pathway
Featured Programmes
See a selection of our enrichment programmes
Global Challenges Movement
Students investigate global issues and design practical, evidence-based solutions.
Creative Media Studio
Students plan, create and publish professional media that promotes ideas, events and campaigns.
Case Study
See the National Schools Innovation Blueprint in a real school
Ashlawn School
Ashlawn School piloted the Build Your Business Workshop with Year 7 students during lunchtime sessions over twelve weeks, testing student engagement, confidence, leadership and how easy the resources were for staff to deliver.
- Ready-to-use resources reduced staff preparation time
- Student leadership was built into every session
- Honest evaluation of what worked and what changed
- Complete case study available to read in full
I have to do absolutely nothing. You have all just got on with it. All the Year 7s look really engaged.
Staff Sponsor, Ashlawn School · Build Your Business Workshop pilotRecognition
How students are recognised
Every National Schools Innovation Blueprint programme finishes with an outcome students can be proud of.
Certificates
Students receive certificates recognising their participation and achievement.
Student Leadership
Student Leaders can work towards Student Leadership Accreditation.
Competition Entries
Professional outcomes can be submitted to national competitions where appropriate.
School Recognition
Schools celebrate student work through newsletters, assemblies and displays.
Skills Framework
The CATAPULT Skills Framework™
One consistent framework helps schools understand how students develop transferable skills through every enrichment activity.
Communication
Expressing ideas clearly through speaking, listening and presenting.
Ambition
Setting goals, seeking opportunities and striving to improve.
Teamwork
Working effectively with others towards shared goals.
Adaptability
Responding positively to change, feedback and new situations.
Problem Solving
Finding practical solutions to real challenges.
Understanding
Using knowledge to make informed decisions.
Leadership
Supporting, organising and encouraging others.
Time Management
Planning work, meeting deadlines and staying organised.
Getting Started
How do schools get started?
Start small, review the impact, and expand when you're ready.
1
Choose a programme
Browse the ten enrichment activities and choose the one that best fits your students and timetable.
2
Run your programme
Use the ready-to-use resources to deliver sessions with minimal preparation.
3
Review the impact
Use the evaluation booklet to review participation, engagement and student development.
Ready to Begin?
Ready to bring the National Schools Innovation Blueprint into your school?
Browse every programme, download the resources and choose where your school would like to start.