Innovation and idea generation lesson

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Age range

Icon person 11 - 16

Time to complete

45 - 90 minutes

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This lesson is designed to encourage students to see innovation as part of developing an enterprising mindset. It includes the opportunity for students to generate new ideas and present them back to the group.

This lesson features in the employability skills scheme of learning for 11-14 year olds.  They provide a ready-made sequence of curriculum linked resources to help you build progression in your learners' knowledge over time. Visit the Scheme of learning homepage to support with your planning.

Lesson learning outcomes

By the end of the activity students will be able to:

  • Explore and generate ideas
  • Reflect on where they see innovation being used and how it links to creativity
  • Identify what to include in a presentation showcasing an idea, and top tips for presenting

Curriculum tags

Being enterprising Problem solving Creativity Character development Identifying strengths

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