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A new approach to enterprise education

EBC has designed an exciting fun packed day of enterprise activities for your pupils - ideal for Enterprise Week or indeed anytime - both term times and during the holidays i.e. summer schools.  Click here to download our leaflet.


EBC can offer you the following:

  • Varied opportunities for professional development.
  • Innovation delivery of work related learning and enterprise education.
  • Creative solutions to your pupils' and student learning needs.
  • Project management and full event management experience.
  • Development of management and leadership skills.
  • An increased range of resources.
  • Support in delivering the national curriculum.
  • Insight into the expectations of employers.

Programmes for Primary Pupils

Whether it is designing comic books or improving communication skills, supporting pupils to prepare for secondary school or building early entrepreneurial skills, EBC has an exciting package of programmes on offer for all primary pupils.  These include:

Ask the Juniors The Big Green One
Media in Education Buddies Events
Basic Skills Ask the Juniors +
Comic Creations Super Smoothies
First Directions First Steps to Work
Newspapers in Education Snip, Snap, it's a Wrap
Green Themes Making the News
Design, Video, Display (DVD) Who am I?
Enterprise Days Enterprise Days

Click on the links above to find out more about what we offer primary school pupils.

EBC specialises in designing bespoke programmes to meet individual schools' needs and in bringing schools, businesses and the community together.  If you cannot find the programme you're looking for please contact us to discuss your specific needs.


Programmes for Secondary Pupils

Preparing young people for adult life and the world of work are central to all programmes delivered to pupils in Years 7 to 11 and beyond. Integrated into all our activities is the development of key employability skills including communication, task management and time management as well as listening to instructions and problem solving.   The emphasis is on learning through practical activities supported by business people.  Programmes on offer include:

All Directions The Big Green One
ATTACKS Clubs Media in Education
Attendance Conferences New Wave Radio
Newspapers in Education Opportunity Knocks
Passport to Success Running Newsrooms
Careers that Add Up to Success! Check in - and Check it Out!
Comic Creations Construction Carousels
Select a Sector Skills for Work
Work Related Learning Welcome to the World of Work
University Visit Learning about Livelihoods & Lifestyles through Leisure
Snip, Snap, It's a Wrap! Soundwaves
Making the News Stop the Presses
Future Opportunities Fashion, Fame and Fortune
Enterprising Youth Moving Up
Design, Video, Display Switch onto ICT
Creative Businesses Teen Press
A Taste for Enterprise Enterprise Days

Click on the links above to find out more about what we offer secondary school pupils.

EBC specialises in designing bespoke programmes to meet individual schools' needs and in bringing schools, businesses and the community together.  If you cannot find the programme you're looking for please contact us to discuss your specific needs.


Programmes for Post-16 Students

Providing young people aged 16 to 19 with the skills, knowledge and understanding they need to make informed choices and to be prepared for their move into adult and working life is intergrated into all programmes offered by EBC.  For this age range these include:

Careers that Add Up to Success! A Taste for Enterprise
Teen Press Emerging Voices
Valuing Volunteering Newspapers in Education
Check in and Check it Out! Comic Creations
Soundwaves Stepping Up
Creative Businessess Design, Video and Display
Enterprising Youth Fashion, Fame and Fortune
New Wave Radio Opportunity Knocks
Passport to Success Running Newsrooms
Select a Sector Snip, Snap It's a Wrap!
Stop the Presses Creative Businesses

Click on the links above to find out more about what we offer post 16 students.

EBC specialises in designing bespoke programmes to meet individual customers' needs and in bringing schools, businesses and the community together.  If you cannot find the programme you're looking for please contact us to discuss your specific needs.


Programmes for Special Schools

EBC has designed a number  of programmes to meet the very specific needs of this group of young people.  (Special schools are also encouraged to take part in our other programmes so do please check out the sections above as well).  Programmes EBC has eeither specifically designed for pupils of special schools, or which offer innovative and engaging learning opportunities, include:

Workability Media in Education
Comic Creations Newspapers in Education
Design, Video and Display New Wave Radio
Switch onto ICT The Big Green One
Green Themes Soundwaves
Emerging Voices Super Smoothies
Enterprise Days  

Click on the links above to find out more about what we offer special school pupils.

EBC specialises in designing bespoke programmes to meet individual customers' needs and in bringing schools, businesses and the community together.  If you cannot find the programme you're looking for please contact us to discuss your specific needs.


Programmes for the Community

A number of programmes have been designed by EBC for delivery either in the community as a whole or to volunteers and paid workers in the community/voluntary sector.  Many offer a range of qualifications, whilst others can offer team building and joint learning opportunities for individual groups.  These include:

A Taste for Enterprise Emerging Voices
Valuing Volunteering Soundwaves
Comic Creations Working in Your Community
Media in Education Newspapers in Education
Masterclass Mentoring New Wave Radio
Snip, Snap It's a Wrap! Design, Video and Display
Enterprise Days  

Click on the links above to find out more about what we offer in the community.

EBC specialises in designing bespoke programmes to meet individual organisations' needs and in bringing schools, businesses and the community together.  If you cannot find the programme you're looking for please contact us to discuss your specific needs.


Programmes for Businesses

This package of programmes has been designed to offer businesses both professional development opportunities for their staff, opportunities to develop new skills and also the chance to acknowledge the comnmunity-based involvement of staff. These include:

Working in Your Community Masterclass Mentoring
Valuing Volunteering A Taste for Enterprise
Soundwaves New Wave Radio
Design, Video, Display Snip, Snap, It's a Wrap!
Media in Education Newspapers in Education

Click on the links above to find out more about what we offer businesses.

EBC specialises in designing bespoke programmes to meet individual businesses' needs and in bringing schools, businesses and the community together.  If you cannot find the programme you're looking for please contact us to discuss your specific needs.


Programmes with Qualifications

A number of programmes offer qualifications through City and Guilds, NCFE, the Open College Network North East Region, Train to Gain, or ASDAN.  Activities can also be used to support portfolio development for participants.


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To find out more:

Please visit our What We Offer page for details on our programmes. Alternatively see our News page or our online calendar for information on forthcoming events. Contact us to discuss your specific needs.


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Units 75T & 78T, North East BIC, Wearfield, Sunderland Enterprise Park (East), Sunderland, SR5 2TH, Tyne and Wear.

Phone: (0191) 516 6411  Fax: (0191) 516 6412.

Email: info@ebcltd.org.uk  Alternative email: educationbusiness@hotmail.com