2. How does MyKindaCrowd work?
Organises and posts real-life challenges online.
Visits schools & universities to launch challenges.
Students show-case their skills, respond with ideas,
and get rewarded.
4. Connects brands with young people.

3. MKC Explanatory Video (Wheelbarrow)

4. The Matt Hancock Challenge
“If you were running Britain...”

5. Meet Matt.....
Matt Hancock is the MP for West Suffolk and Minister of State for Skills and Enterprise
He is passionate about getting young people involved in Entrepreneurship
Not enough young people consider starting a business when they leave education and Matt is on a mission to change that!

6. The Challenge
“If you were running Britain’s education system, how would you encourage young people to start up their own businesses and become the entrepreneurs of tomorrow?”
Raise aspirations
Adopt a ‘can do’ attitude towards business.
If your ideas are good enough he can take them straight to the top!
The minister wants you to come up with ideas that will encourage people to raise their aspirations and adopt a ‘can do’ attitude towards business.
If your ideas are good enough he can take them straight to the top!

7. A day shadowing Matt and his Parliamentary Office team
The Prize
A day shadowing Matt and his Parliamentary Office team
A tour and lunch at the Houses of Parliament followed by a chance to share your winning ideas with Matt
*Highlight what a great networking opportunity this is.
*1000’s of young people apply for work experience with MP’s every year and very few are successful.
Winners get all of this, runners up get to Meet Matthew and get a tour of the Houses of Parliament

8. Ask “What preconceptions do young people have about Entrepreneurship?
TASK 1: The Barriers
Identify barriers
Ask “What preconceptions do young people have about Entrepreneurship?
Think “What fears and concerns jump into your mind when you think of setting up a business?
*If A3 or A1 is available get the students to create a mind map of all their ideas.
*If working in a group they may need to vote on the issues they want to focus on in the next module.
First, we need to identify some of the barriers that young people face that stop them considering setting up a new business.
Think about the practicalities, what needs to be in place before setting up a business?
What preconceptions do young people have about Entrepreneurship?
What fears and concerns jump into your mind when you think of setting up a business?

9. TASK 1: The Barriers Only ‘proper grown ups’ own their own business
Its a big risk and you could end up in debt
Barriers
*If A3 or A1 is available get the students to create a mind map of all their ideas.
*If working in a group they may need to vote on the issues they want to focus on in the next module.
Its really hard work!
No investment or capital to start off

10. Now, let’s remove the barriers! Think positive action
TASK 2: The Solutions
Now, let’s remove the barriers!
Think positive action
Focus on a few ideas
How will they work?
*Students should pick the barriers they are most passionate about bringing down and focus on solving them.
*Once they have some solutions, how can they explain them to Matt and the MKC team…..Diagram? Picture? Song? Poem? Its all about standing out from the other submissions.
Now you have identified the barriers young people face, be they real or imagined, its time to start thinking how to remove them
Your ideas can be anything, as long as they are a positive action
Focus on no more than 3 of the problems you identified so you can be more in depth with your solutions
How will young people be affected by your ideas?

11. TASK 2: The Solutions
Make personal financial planning a core GCSE subject??
Pay successful young business people to tour schools with their stories
Solutions
Persuade FTSE 100 companies to contribute to a fund for young Entrepreneurs
*Students should pick the barriers they are most passionate about bringing down and focus on solving them.
*Once they have some solutions, how can they explain them to Matt and the MKC team…..Diagram? Picture? Song? Poem? Its all about standing out from the other submissions.
YouTube video diaries highlighting the benefits of being your own boss

12. Remember; your submission should be: easy to read/follow catch the eye
TASK 3: Submission Time!
Scanned written work as a JPEG
Word Document
PDF
Powerpoint Presentation
Tweet using #MKCWhatif
Video/Audio File
It’s now time to share you work with the MKC team. Log onto sign up and submit your ideas in any of these formats. There is further help and instructions on the website.
Remember; your submission should be:
easy to read/follow
catch the eye
be free from spelling mistakes.
You are trying to stand out from the crowd!

13. Create a short pitch/ presentation What should you include:
TASK 4: Spread The Word!
Create a short pitch/ presentation
What should you include:
What is the problem?
What is/are your solution(s)- REMEMBER no more than 3
Summarise your idea
Explain how it will solve the problem
Suggest how it can be implemented
Conclusion
*If there is time then this final module is a fun way for students to share their work with one another whilst also learning valuable communication skills.
Even if just a few groups/individuals present it is a fun way to finish the session.
For MP’s like Matt Hancock, being able to share and tell people about good ideas is almost as important as coming up with them in the first place! Public speaking is a skill very few people are born with and most find it extremely nerve wracking. However we will all at some point in our lives have to articulate our thoughts verbally to a crowd, so it is a skill that needs to be worked on and practiced.
You now have a chance to prepare a short presentation/pitch to the rest of your class detailing the ideas you came up with for the challenge.

14. BODY LANGUAGE VOICE CONTENT
TASK 3: Spread The Word!
BODY LANGUAGE
VOICE
CONTENT
Posture and Stance
Volume
Positive Tone
Eye Contact/Handshake
Intonation
Evidencing
Hand Gestures
Articulation
Three Part Lists
Habitual Gestures
Verbal Fillers
Formal & Professional
Smile
Breath
Repetition
Facial Expressions
Giggling
Humour and Personality
*See Teacher Guide for more information

16. Well Done!!
Congratulations on completing the MyKindaCrowd Matt Hancock challenge!
Remember you can enter as many times as you like at:
Find out more about Matt Hancock and his work at: