Dragons Den - Project Based Learning

A project-based learning SOW based on the BBC2 series, ‘Dragon’s Den’.

Driving Question: How do we, as entrepreneurs, create and sell a product to address a real-world problem?

Students will learn about social enterprise, brand identity, finance, structuring a pitch and presenting confidently:
Lesson 1 - What is an Entrepreneur?
Lesson 2 - Identifying Skills/Establishing Team Roles
Lesson 3 - Ideas for a Social Enterprise
Lesson 4 - Market Research
Lesson 5 - Brand Identity
Lesson 6 - Sources of Funding
Lesson 7 - Prototyping
Lesson 8 - Business Plan
Lesson 9 - Focus Group/Testing the Product/Feedback
Lesson 10 - Writing a Pitch
Lesson 11 - Rehearsals/Presenting with Confidence
Lesson 12 - Pitch to the Dragons

This resource includes:

• PowerPoint presentation, which includes links to clips of Dragon’s Den
• Workbook for pupils to complete
• Instruction sheet/Judging Criteria for the ‘Dragons’