This document outlines an event to celebrate enterprise initiatives in the Sheffield area. It will include presentations from education and business leaders on the past, present, and future of enterprise programs. The event aims to evaluate policies, share lessons learned, effective practices, and support innovation to address local economic needs. It will provide start-ups an opportunity to test their business ideas. The format will include presentations from principals of colleges and the enterprise champion of Sheffield. It seeks to continue developing the local enterprise pathway for students from primary through post-secondary education and into business start-ups.

3. ‘Enterprise 'highlights/celebration event‘
‘Past – present – Future’
Aims of this event:
• Evaluate process and policy
• Share lessons learnt
• Share effective practice and mutually valued experiences
• Assist to develop local and institutional practices
• Support innovation to address the needs of the local economy
• Provide an opportunity for start-ups to test trade

4. ‘Enterprise 'highlights/celebration event‘
‘Past – present – Future’
Format of this event:
• Julie Byrne, Principal of Sheffield City College and Executive Director of
The Sheffield College
• Mike Garnock-Jones, Enterprise Champion, Sheffield CYPD
• Heather Smith, Principal of Hillsborough College and Executive Director
of Sheffield College
• Joe Panasiuk, entrepreneur, Business owner and College student
• Heather Smith & Kevin Bennett, Enterprise Director, Sheffield City Council

5. How did we respond to the
enterprise challenge?
Julie Byrne,
Principal of Sheffield City
College and Executive
Director of The Sheffield
College

6. The Vision
November 2008

7. Approach to
Enterprise Education
Leadership
Enterprise
Employability

8. The ‘National Enterprise Academy’
– now the ‘Peter Jones Enterprise
Academy’
• first FE college to deliver NEA courses
• courses commenced at The Sheffield
College September 2010
• further qualifications developed from
September 2011

9. Business Mentor
Business Mentor in place to provide initial ideas generation, information,
advice and guidance for PJEA established businesses:
• provide Mentoring and Start up Support Services
• support new Businesses through managed services
• support in taking their business to the position where they are sustainable
within their own resources
• support new Businesses to move on (sustainable growth)
• ERDF funding essential
Currently, using net315 funding, all the above across the
College, plus:
• contribute to staffing of our Enterprise Gateways

10. The ‘National Enterprise Academy’
– now the ‘Peter Jones Enterprise Academy’
2010/11:
• Thirty-two students completed
• ~70% to HE
• eight young people continuing to run businesses set up on the course.
• Others to full time employment, gone onto other studies or relocated abroad
2011/12: Over 60 enrolments
• BTEC Diploma Level 2 - one year course ‘UNDERSTANDING ENTERPRISE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP’ – 13
learners
• BTEC Diploma Level 3 - one year course ‘ENTERPRISE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP’ – 27 learners
• BTEC Diploma Level 3 - two year course ‘ENTERPRISE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP’ including a Subsidiary
Diploma in Creative Media – 22 learners

11. Enterprise Education and
Entrepreneurship in Sheffield
- Mike Garnock-Jones
Enterprise Champion,
Sheffield CYPD

12. Developing provision ~2010
SHU
Enterprise
UoS
Challenge
SIFE
BiG
Challenge
SHU Venture
Matrix
Young
Enterprise
Business
Make
Enterprise
your
Schools Enterprise
Mark
survey
Business
SHU
SHU projects
Graduate
Enterprise
Prog
Centre Entrepreneur
UoS with Growing
Enterprise Enterprise Business
Longley Park Qualis Zone Solutions
Career for
Academy Business
Transition NEA/PJEA
activities

13. Established pathway
SHU Venture
Matrix
2012 Enterprise
Quals
Business
UoS SHU Entrepreneur
projects
SIFE Graduate with Growing
Longley Park Prog Business
Enterprise
Career
survey Make Academy SHU
your Enterprise
Transition Mark II
activities Centre
Primary Young Solutions
BiG UoS
programmes Entrepreneurs for
Challenge Enterprise
Eg Cadbury Club Business
Zone
PJEA
Pre 11 From 11 From 14 From 16 18 and beyond
Sheffield Enterprise Pathway

14. PJEA learners
– where do they come from?
• 26 different schools
• including 22 Sheffield Schools
• Plus mature learners
Largest individual providers:
5 - High Storrs
4 - Fir Vale
3 - City, Silverdale, Springs , Wisewood
(data provided to Generate, October 2011)

15. School/College Contacts
4 Assistant Heads
3 Directors of Specialism
4 Key Stage Managers
10 Faculty Leaders
6 Subject leaders/teachers

16. TSC
B&ESY SEC
Generate
Sero SHU
UoS

17. USPs incl.
- Embedded
- Business support
- Major prize destination
- Sept-March duration

18. BiG Challenge- the latest
2008-2012
• No. of Registered Teams > 1,200
• No. of Team Members > 5,000
• Total Revenue = £131,288
• Total Profit = £65,700

19. BiG Impact on a school

20. Forge Valley Community
School

21. A school that is ‘Open
for Business’
Key features include
- School Shop
- Enterprise Offices
- Enrichment Programme
- Links with Kraft (Cadburys)
- Video conferencing (SCN)
- Master Cutler ‘Made in Sheffield Partner

22. The Forge Valley
School Shop

23. Entrepreneurialism
Curriculum Opportunities
Foundation Learning
Enrichment sessions
Tier
School Shop
Product Development
Creative & Media
eg D&T, Manufacturing
Diploma- Campaign
Diploma, BiG Challenge

24. School Shop Kraft Enrichment BiG Challenge Entrepreneurs
Business Skills
Business Links
Business Pilot
EXAMPLE Business Start Up

25. = Entrepreneurs
• ex students)
• parent

26. Established pathway
SHU Venture
Matrix
2012 Enterprise
Quals
Business
UoS SHU Entrepreneur
projects
SIFE Graduate with Growing
Longley Park Prog Business
Enterprise
Career
survey Make Academy SHU
your Enterprise
Transition Mark II
activities Centre
Primary Young Solutions
BiG UoS
programmes Entrepreneurs for
Challenge Enterprise
Eg cadbury Club Business
Zone
PJEA
Pre 11 From 11 From 14 From 16 18 and beyond
Sheffield Enterprise Pathway

27. Synergies - here
& now

28. ‘Enterprise 'highlights/celebration
event‘ - ‘Past – present – Future’
Heather Smith
- Principal of Hillsborough College
and Executive Director of the
Sheffield College

29. ‘To provide real employment opportunities
in a real business environment’
• October 2011 – CIC Limited by Guarantee
• Board of Directors – Heather Smith, Oliver Tindall
• ERDF funded Real Business Mentor in place to support CIC
development
• 3 staff, 25 apprentices currently employed

30. Really Green IT
• developed from Livetech, (SCC), originally based at RedTape
• apprentices gain ICT practitioners qualifications
• refurbish redundant IT equipment and retail in our shop at Hillsborough
Barracks
• offer diagnostics & repairs of home computers

31. Norton Centre for the Creative Industries
• bespoke centre for the creative industries within the college
• employ 24 apprentices across 3 disciplines;
Graphic Design: advertising, corporate identity, branding, exhibitions
image manipulation, presentations, publicity
Journalism: event coverage, interviews, photojournalism, proof reading, research, video
journalism
Video Production: editing, external location, equipment hire, green screen, pre-production,
studio location

32. within the next 12 months
• increased number of separately incorporated trading arms
• increased apprentice opportunities
• more permanent members of staff
• part-time jobs for students
• turnover increase
• generate all income through trading
Profits to:
business start-ups, reinvestment and The Sheffield College’s Charitable Trust

33. Joe Panasiuk
• PJEA student 2010-11
• AoC Student of the Year 2011
• Winner Sheffield Young Entrepreneur
- Sheffield City Council’s Celebration of
Success Awards 2011
• currently Business owner (‘Two Old Classics’) and
TSC Business Management and Enterprise
Foundation Degree student

34. ‘Enterprise 'highlights/celebration event‘
‘Past – present – Future’
Final Words: Heather Smith and Kevin Bennett
• Partnership
• Sheffield City Council
• LEGI
• NEA/PJEA ERDF
• CIC
=> change, evolution, awards

35. Enterprise Gateway
Enterprise Gateway
0114 260 2557
enterprise@sheffcol.ac.uk