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CENTRES – Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools

„FINDINGS AND FUTURES”

International ConferenceBrussels, 15th May

ANDY WILLIAMSCENTRES PROJECT DIRECTORDIRECTOR BRITISH COUNCIL POLAND

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CENTRES – CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SCHOOLS

• CENTRES is a European project, co-funded by the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme. It is led by the British Council in partnership with eight organisations from across Europe (Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Finland, Poland, Slovenia and the UK)

• The project has created a European forum for issues relating to entrepreneurship education specific to the creative industries, and for sharing innovation and best practice in this area.

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Pilot activities 8 countries were testing new methodologies in teaching creative entrepreneurship in schools. The methods included:

• Mentoring schemes• Motivational tools• Competitions • Summer camp• Community based projects

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Online Knowledge Bank

It is a resource for teachers and entrepeneurs, containingtools and methods developed by CENTRES and additionaluseful links.

5International Conferences

Kraków 2012

London 2013

Brussels 2014

6State of Innovation Reports

7Policy recommendations

8Project’s reach up-to-date:

Teachers: 780

Pupils: 2,220

Entrepreneurs: 130

Schools: 264

Stakeholders: 180

Policy makers: 90

Educators: 3,600

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THANK YOU

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