Social entrepreneurs are exceptional people. They have a great idea for making their community better places for those who live in them. They have the vision, drive, commitment and determination to change their local communities through practical local action. They are skilled at spotting and re-using underused and abandoned resources such as buildings, equipment and open spaces. Their work often reaches parts of society other policy initiatives do not touch. They are skilled at encouraging local people to get involved. Social entrepreneurs do this for the public good.
Since 1997, the SSE has offered a year-long learning programme of action learning tailored to these characteristics. Our programmes are built on learning by doing, an approach that emphasises experience, experimentation and personal needs, and our students have ranged in age from twenty to seventy; from twelve years’ unemployment to running a community organisation full-time. There is no SSE student mould except for being open to learning and taking on new ideas.
Each local or regional SSE tailors and adapts the SSE methodology to suit the area and its respective networks.
