Good practices The Entrepreneurial School Awards The Entrepreneurial School Awards (TES Awards) recognise the most entrepreneurial schools and their teachers across Europe. Schools are selected at national level for their entrepreneurial vision and outstanding implementation of entrepreneurship education programmes. The selection criteria include the schools’ strategy for entrepreneurship education, speci昀椀c resource allocations, teachers’ training and the engagement of the local community and business sector. 17 schools from 17 countries won TES Awards in 2016, a national and European recognition of the best schools championing entrepreneurship education. All representatives met in Riga (Latvia) to celebrate their achievements and share good practices. Through the Innovation Cluster International Summit for Entrepreneurship Education for Educators (ICEE) and the European Network More than 150 educators and practitioners for Entrepreneurship Education (EE- from 25 countries gathered in Vienna (Austria) HUB), JA created a speci昀椀c cluster on in September to attend the International teachers. These groups aim to map and Summit for Educators organised jointly by JA promote effective methods for teacher Europe and the Austrian Federal Economic training, tools and good practices, Chamber. develop a content bank and They had the opportunity to discuss global support teachers’ networks. trends affecting entrepreneurship education, how to make the teaching a more appealing job and how to empower young people and transform their skills into employability. Participants also had the opportunity to network and engage in workshops where they shared their experiences and took part in practical activities. 29
