High Stakes: Education Is Risk-Averse So Is There Room For Entrepreneur-led Innovation?

What role can entrepreneurs play in the development of the United Kingdom’s education system?

It’s a question raised by the launch of a new initiative aimed at encouraging entrepreneurs to come forward with ideas to address what the organizers describe as Britain’s “one size fits all” approach to education and learning.

Taking the form of a £1 million prize fund, the Big Education Challenge has been established to support entrepreneurs as they develop ideas that have the potential to help students thrive in life, rather than simply preparing them to sit – and hopefully – pass exams.

It’s a worthy aim but what does entrepreneurship

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