in action’

We are proud to partner with The Scottish Government, helping them deliver their ambition to create a social enterprise in every school in Scotland. Steve Cullum, Social Enterprise Senior Policy Officer at The Scottish Government, explains how working with us is helping a new generation to understand the ethos of business for good worked with:

The Scottish Government’s ambition for Scotland is to be a country that has the wellbeing of citizens at the heart of its economy. The Social Enterprise model of business for good is a great example of a wellbeing economy in action.

The Social Enterprise Schools programme has been running for more than 15 years and this has coincided with a sharp growth in the social enterprise sector in Scotland.

1,200+ schools

7 countries Scotland, Australia, Egypt, Malawi, South Africa, Malaysia, England

In 2016 The Scottish Government committed to a 10-year Social Enterprise Strategy and partnered with the Social Enterprise Academy to embed an understanding and culture of social enterprise within Scotland’s schools. Our joint goal is to ensure that every child in Scotland has the exposure to social enterprise during their school career, and that they bring that ethos and understanding of business for good with them into whatever career they enter, whether that’s in the public, private or third sector.

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