Reviews 2025/26 Academic year

20/10/2025 - Mrs Royle - Backworth Park Primary -  

Well structured session covering a range of topics. The children were able to link the learning to real life situations.

25/02/2026 - Christy Shirley - Northburn Primary School-

The programme was very informative and demonstrated important life skills that were relevant to year two children. The whole class were engaged throughout and there was a varied amount of activities. Thank you !

20/10/2025 - Simon Kealoha – Back worth Park Primary School -

Well structured.

Engaging with different types of activities.

Knowledge base was good.

Confidently delivered. 

Age appropriate content.

02/03/2026 - Liz Walker- West Jesmond Primary School  -

Lovely interactive session that the children really enjoyed. Thank you!

02/03/2026- Laura Ward - West Jesmond Primary School -

Thank you to Alison and your team for an interactive and informative day. The children were very engaged in all the tasks. They have learned a lot about families, needs and wants, keeping money safe and map skills. Thank you again for an enjoyable day and I look forward to working with you again next year.

02/03/2026 - Catherine de Vere - West Jesmond Primary School  -

Mrs Griffiths and Jordan were great . They were engaging and worked extremely well with the children. The activities were well planned and suited to the children's prior knowledge but also being suitably challenging allowing the children to have lots of meaningful conversations.

04/0302026 - Hollie Conlin – West Jesmond Primary School-

The programme was very informative and meaningful for the children. All pupils were engaged and enthusiastic throughout.  Lucy was brilliant at asking the children insightful questions and engaging them in all activities.

04/03/2026 - E Nelson - West Jesmond Primary School -

The children really enjoyed themselves - particularly the practical element of the “build a house “challenge.

04/03/2026 - Clare Byatt – West Jesmond Primary School-

It was a pleasure to welcome Alison and her team into year 3 for our enterprise day. The children loved learning about the different government jobs and the neighbourhood. The task gave the children the opportunity to spend their money and enthusiastically build houses. A big thank you to the whole team for their patience with the children and for providing a hands on experience promoting teamwork and presenting.

13/11/2025 - Owen McNall -  Saint Oswald's Wrekenton -

Children were fully engaged and have enjoyed activities. A range of skills and lessons for the children to be introduced to. Children enjoy teamwork activities and were willing to present their ideas in front of the class.

12/01/2026 - Robyn Luckley - Cheviot Primary School -

The session was highly engaging and therefore thoroughly enjoyed the programme. Children were exposed to real life experiences such as budgeting, spending and advertising. Children develop their life skills and applied them to various scenarios.

04/06/2026 - Aly Clark – Bill Quay Primary -

The session was an outstanding success. The children are beginning to understand the value of money, teamwork and basic problem solving. This session perfectly targets those skills through highly engaging hands on business simulation that kept the classroom buzzing from start to finish. Students were tasked with creating, marketing and pitching basic product concept within small groups.

27/11/2025 - Charlotte Kennedy – Horton Grange Primary School. -

Informative and engaging session. Great opportunities to promote oracy skills through team challenges, a debate and group presentations.

03/03/2026 - Jess Draper -West Jesmond Primary School-

Thank you for a great day the children loved the variety of activities. The different sessions were very interactive and got the children thinking more about the concept of money and spending.

11/02/2026 - Rebecca Reay – East Herrington Primary Academy -

Excellent opportunities for geographical knowledge, team building, future aspirations which kept my class fully engaged!

03/02/2026 - J Wallace - Farne Primary School -

Alison was well organised and full of energy! She communicated clearly with the children and there were lots of opportunities for hands on activities and teamwork. The children were engaged and excited by the tasks. They learned lots about real life economics in a fun and relatable way.

15/01/2026 - Lucy Barry - Cheviot Primary School -

The primary enterprise session was highly effective in helping pupils understand how cities are designed, how to budget bills and how to match criteria in a fun and engaging way. The activities encourage strong teamwork and collaboration, allowing children to learn through a variety of means. Alison was excellent with the children delivering the session with enthusiasm, clarity and personal care which made the experience all the more enjoyable and impactful.

21/10/2025 - Mrs. J Welsh - Backworth Park Primary

The children were very engaged. Great to have so many adults to support. Good hands on activities particularly the board game. Having a booklet and a certificate to keep was a big positive thank you for a fantastic day!

21/10/2025 - Laura Redpath - Backworth Park Primary School-

The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves and learned about budgets and managing money in a fun and engaging way. The children enjoyed working together as a group to create a stall and presentation to advertise this.

28/11/2025 - Alex Ridley -Horton  Grange Primary School -

It is very important for children to learn about finances and their responsibility as an adult.

29/6/2026 - Andy Wilkins - Kingston Park Primary School-

An absolutely fantastic day that the children really enjoyed. They were engaged with the activities throughout the day and learnt a lot about city planning and budgeting. The children particularly enjoyed the Budgeteer game.

29/06/2026 - Brogyn Greenwell – Kingston Park Primary School-

Good discussions about topics such as urban living and thinking about advantages and disadvantages.

Opportunity to discuss experience budgeting – Budgeteer game was very engaging children enjoyed applying what they had learnt about 

Children enjoyed thinking of how to raise money for a real life issue.

Opportunity for children to use their presentational skills and talking skills to present their business ideas.

    19/05/2026 - Nicola Hurst- Northburn Primary School

Well-structured programme that gives opportunities for pupils to develop a variety of skills. Application of learning to real-life contexts is valuable.

13/03/2026 - Paul Collinson – Bill Quay Primary School

Another successful visit. Children were engaged and focused on the tasks given and loved the buying and selling of the bracelets. Children learned a range of skills from budgeting through to buying and selling items. The workshop included a development of maths ,citizenship and creativity.

14/1/2026 - Josh Mottram - Cheviot Primary School.

The children were extremely engaged enthusiastic throughout the day. The practical activities built confidence, teamwork and real-life money skills, helping to prepare them well for the future.

5/3/2026 - Emily Davy – West Jesmond Primary School -

Very informative. Sessions were very interactive and relatable for pupils. Well-suited session for Year 5 pupils. Afternoon activities were fun and engaging and children thoroughly embraced the bracelet challenge. Great in getting children thinking about the price of products and having to budget to make a profit.

30/01/2026 - Mrs Kelly - Valley Road Academy -

The children really enjoyed the day. The way the day was planned was perfect for my class because it was very interactive. There was a good mix of input, games and group activities to keep them engaged. They learned a lot but were also able to practise important skills like teamwork and communication.

24/10/2025 - Katie Maddison - Backworth Park Primary School-

The children were engaged in the session and loved it. It has helped the children learn life skills and think things think about things they wouldn't normally.

Afternoon task was excellent! Students loved it.

12/11/2025 - Mr Emerson - St Oswald's Primary -

The activities were engaging and the class had a fantastic day. The staff were hands on and taught the children loads of information about the environment, finance and teamwork.

Would highly recommend!

  8/06/2026 - Hilary Hall - St. Joseph's Primary Benwell-

This is a fantastic programme which develops a range of skills in a fun way! The children thoroughly enjoyed the activities whilst developing both teamwork and communication skills.

Thank you!

11/06/2026 - Jane Messenger – Bill Quay Primary School -

Great mixture of activities which get the children thinking about the skills and qualities needed to build a business. The children have to work in teams to develop their own business to make a profit, working together to make decisions about how best to maximise their production to create quality products. They have to use their budgeting skills in order to plan a family holiday, learn to make compromises on their choices in order to stay within budget. The afternoon activity requires the children to think carefully about the product, price, premises and promotion of their revamped business. A very useful day of learning in a fun, interactive way

6/03/2026 - Lucy Oades – West Jesmond Primary School-

Another action-packed and exciting enterprise day! The International Life programme links brilliantly to our geography curriculum and the added challenges of budgeting, managing money and presenting were great. Year 6 loved the day and the activities and presentation were perfectly pitched. Thanks!

13/01/2026 - Claire Thackray – Cheviot Primary School-

The staff were friendly and knowledgeable. All the children were engaged and enjoyed the different activities.

30/06/2026 - Ashley McCluskey - Kingston Park Primary School  -

This has been an engaging and informative day. It has been a pleasure to watch the children involved and enjoying the activities the course leader was enthusiastic, well-organised and had great expectations of the children. My only suggestion would be to include opportunities for the children to talk more about their future aspirations. Otherwise it was great. Thank you!

18/6/2026 - Helen Williams -Benton Park Primary School-

The workshop is really informative and well-designed with this age group in mind. Resources are well organised and delivery of sessions is clear. It's always a welcome bonus to have the additional volunteers in class to support the group work. It's lovely to see the children cooperating in teams to problem solve and their enthusiasm in the trading game is always a winner.