Business & Enterprise Workshops - Dragons Den & Fashion
Street Style Surgery
Both our Business & Enterprise Dragons Den and Fashion design workshops give young people the chance to get hands-on, creative, and confident. They'll develop teamwork, problem-solving, and presentation skills while exploring real-world themes like sustainability, recycling, and ethical fashion.These sessions are fun, practical, and inspiring, whether pitching an eco-friendly product to the 'dragons' or strutting their own street-style creation. With strong curriculum links and lasting impact, they're the perfect way to blend learning with creativity.
Where we travel to
We can visit your school in: All UK Regions
What activities are available during this school workshop?
Business & Enterprise: Dragons' Den Design & Pitch
A hands-on workshop where young people design products from recycled materials, build teamwork skills, and pitch their ideas to a panel of 'dragons' (teachers or even the headteacher). Led by entrepreneur Sissy Rooney, the session includes an intro to sustainability, creative product making, and a final business pitch covering costs, profit, and innovation.
Curriculum links: Business & Enterprise, Citizenship, Geography, Sustainability.
Young people gain: confidence, creativity, entrepreneurial skills, teamwork, awareness of recycling, and lots of fun.
Fashion Workshop: Street-Style T-Shirt Design
A lively workshop where participants customise a T-shirt with spray paints, stencils, and fabric pens ' adding their own unique style. Fashion designer Sissy Rooney inspires with her story and shows examples before guiding the group through design, creation, and (optionally) a mini fashion show.
Workshop formats:
1.5'2 hr fast-fashion sessions
Half-day workshops with stencil making, mood-boards or illustration
Full-day workshops with extended creative options or multiple groups
Young people gain: creativity, confidence, fashion design experience, teamwork, ethical upcycling awareness, presentation skills and a stylish tee to keep!
We can also create bespoke Business & Enterprise workshops to suit your needs , drop us a message to find out more.
A hands-on workshop where young people design products from recycled materials, build teamwork skills, and pitch their ideas to a panel of 'dragons' (teachers or even the headteacher). Led by entrepreneur Sissy Rooney, the session includes an intro to sustainability, creative product making, and a final business pitch covering costs, profit, and innovation.
Curriculum links: Business & Enterprise, Citizenship, Geography, Sustainability.
Young people gain: confidence, creativity, entrepreneurial skills, teamwork, awareness of recycling, and lots of fun.
Fashion Workshop: Street-Style T-Shirt Design
A lively workshop where participants customise a T-shirt with spray paints, stencils, and fabric pens ' adding their own unique style. Fashion designer Sissy Rooney inspires with her story and shows examples before guiding the group through design, creation, and (optionally) a mini fashion show.
Workshop formats:
1.5'2 hr fast-fashion sessions
Half-day workshops with stencil making, mood-boards or illustration
Full-day workshops with extended creative options or multiple groups
Young people gain: creativity, confidence, fashion design experience, teamwork, ethical upcycling awareness, presentation skills and a stylish tee to keep!
We can also create bespoke Business & Enterprise workshops to suit your needs , drop us a message to find out more.
Which curriculum topics do we cater for?
Business
Enterprise and Leadership Marketing Supply and Demand
Our Business & Enterprise workshops are designed to bring the business curriculum to life in a fun, practical way. Through hands-on challenges and creative projects, pupils gain real-world understanding of key business concepts including:
Entrepreneurship & Innovation generating, developing, and pitching original ideas.
Marketing & Sales 'presenting products, identifying target audiences, and setting price points.
Finance & Profit ' exploring costings, margins, and how businesses make money.
Teamwork & Leadership ' developing collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Sustainability in Business understanding the value of recycling, upcycling, and ethical production.
By the end of the workshop, students will have experienced the full journey of a business idea from concept through to creation and pitch while building confidence and transferable skills for the future.
Careers
>Citizenship
>Design Technology
>What size groups do we cater for?
We can work with a full class at a time
Visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
At Street Style Surgery, we are proud to have over 20 years of experience working with children and young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN). Our workshops are designed to be inclusive, accessible, and empowering. We believe every young person should have the opportunity to express themselves, build confidence, and develop new skills in a supportive environment.
We are skilled in working with young people who may face challenges with communication, mobility, sensory processing, or behavioural needs, and we tailor our delivery to suit those requirements with sensitivity and care.
Our sessions often provide an alternative way for SEN pupils to connect with others, regulate emotions, and find joy in creative expression. Many of our past participants have flourished in these workshops finding success and pride in their creations, performances, and contributions.
Whether it's the calm focus of painting a canvas, the rhythm and structure of lyric writing, or the freedom of movement in dance, each activity offers meaningful opportunities for personal growth.
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