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CENTRES – Creative Entrepreneurship in Schools
„FINDINGS AND FUTURES”
International Conference
Brussels, 15th May
ANDY WILLIAMS
CENTRES PROJECT DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR BRITISH COUNCIL POLAND
#FindingsFutures

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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, containing
tools and methods developed
by CENTRES and additional
useful links.

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International Conferences
Kraków 2012
London 2013
Brussels 2014

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State of Innovation Reports

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Policy recommendations

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Project’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
#FindingsFutures