‘Bringing co-operation and ethical enterprise to schools’

Run by the Co-operative Education Trust Scotland (CETS), Co-operate to Succeed is the first event of its kind in Scotland; for those interested in exploring the benefits of the co-operative approach to enterprise education, this is the conference for you!

Why should you attend?
The exciting programme of activities (see below) will help you:

• Gain a greater understanding of the co-operative model of enterprise
• Learn practical skills that are easily transferable to the classroom
• Learn about best practice in co-operative education across Scotland
• Contribute towards toward CPD
• Network with peers from across Scotland
• Meet with the local CETS representative from your region
• Learn about how CETS can assist with co-operative enterprise education at your school

All delegates will also receive a free CETS resource pack worth £25.

Who should attend?
Primary and Secondary school teachers from across Scotland
Determined to Succeed Co-ordinators
Enterprise Development Officers
Local Education Authority Officers
Co-operative enterprises
Social Enterprises
National teaching agencies
Other organisations/individuals interested in the co-operative
enterprise model
Those interested in fair trade issues

Click here to Register Online
Cost £95 per delegate (includes lunch and refreshments)

Schedule of activities

Welcome and opening plenary:
Professor Philip Woods – University of Aberdeen
Iain Macdonald – Director-General, International Co-operative Alliance, Geneva
Ian Hughes – Chief Executive, Co-operative Development Scotland

Workshops:
You can attend 2 workshops at the conference (start times 11:30am and 2:00pm).

Democratic Leadership in Education – Professor Philip Woods, Chair of Democratic Leadership in Education (University of Aberdeen).
How can leadership in schools be made more democratic? Can leadership be more widely shared? Professor Philip Woods is a leading academic in this important topical issue.

'Black Gold' - Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
A special showing of this award-winning documentary film which exposes the impact of our choices when we buy a cup of coffee. The film follows the world-wide campaign of an Ethiopian coffee growers' co-operative for a better deal through fair trade. Click here for more info.

Young Co-operatives: Co-operatives Are Doing It For Real
Setting up a co-operative within school, promoting and trading Fair Trade produce, has been achieved in many schools across the UK. Learn how they have succeeded with the co-operative model of enterprise.

When Values Meet Vision - A Young Person's Guide to Setting Up a Co-operative Business
Get an advance insight into the newly-developed CETS guide, which will be available to schools in January 2008. There IS an alternative approach to that of the individual entrepreneur.

Fair Trade: Lessons For Us All
Jo Bird explored the links between Fair Trade and co-operatives around the world. This workshop will explore how ethical trading is a key to understanding co-operative enterprises and issues of global citizenship.

www.school.coop - Online Co-operative Curriculum Resources
The Co-operative College has launched a new website with free online access to co-operative curriculum materials. Discover how you could use these at this workshop.

Using the CETS Resource Materials in your School
How you can utilise CETS resource materials to enhance your enterprise activities. Secondary and Primary school resources explained.

Triple Bottom Lines - More than One Way to Judge an Enterprise
Social and environmental impacts can be equally valid ways of evaluating enterprises. 'Not-just-for-profit' is a feature of all social enterprises. A relevant guide to this useful approach of ethical trading.

Co-operative Values & Principals - A Curriculum for Excellence
Learn how these core values and principals link with so many aspects of A Curriculum for Excellence within Scottish education. Explore what opportunities these raise for our approach to ACfE.

Please note, workshops spaces are on a first-come first-served basis. You will be asked to indicate your top 2 preferred workshops in morning and afternoon session when registering and will be informed of your workshop allocations prior to the event.

We will do our best to allocate you to your most preferred workshops however due to demand this cannot be guaranteed. The sooner you register, the better your chance of getting into your preferred workshop(s), so don’t delay!

Co-operative Village
Visit the Co-operative Village and see co-operative enterprises in action. Other activities will be going on in the Co-operative Village throughout the day including project demonstrations from school pupils who have been actively involved in co-operative enterprise in their schools.

Check back soon to see a list of organisations exhibiting in the Co-operative Village.