Children aged 5-11 have four weeks to research, create, plan and run their own business with a £5 pledge. A highly interactive and fun programme introducing enterprise and financial education and enhancing key skills, including creativity, problem solving, teamwork and confidence.
In 2025, the Fiver Challenge will take place from 2nd – 27th June.
The Fiver Challenge is designed to run across four weeks and offers an excellent introduction to enterprise and the world of work, with opportunity to enter multiple competitions along the way, win prizes and feature in our Fiver Showcase.
The learning doesn’t stop there, the Fiver resources and DIY project can be delivered flexibly, across the academic year, providing your pupils with a fun way to step into enterprise education and prepare them for next year’s challenge.
Fiver is an excellent way to introduce young people to ideas about work while developing subject relevant skills through practical learning. In 2024, 18,668 young people participated in Fiver in England and Wales.
*Resources also available in Welsh.
More about Fiver Challenge
“The Fiver Challenge has been a fantastic initiative – the children have worked collaboratively and organised themselves superbly. They all broke even or made lots of profit! A fantastic initiative which we will take part in again next year.” – Teacher
“The best part was when we raised more than we thought we would. It gave a sense that by working together we could accomplish so much more and not to limit ourselves.” – Young person
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We are delighted to have Principality Building Society as our partner for the Fiver Challenge in England and Wales. This partnership will see us work collaboratively to ensure that more schools and pupils get the chance to gain valuable entrepreneurial skills.
As a national independent charity, we rely on raising funds to deliver all of our programmes. If you are interested in supporting our work, please get in touch with Anita O’Hara
