Resources to help you implement Sandpit
Discover the academic underpinning to Sandpit and find everything you need to convice stakeholders, and implement Sandpit in your courses.
Accompanying teaching resources
Running a Sandpit experience in your class is easy; simply send students the link, and Sandpit takes it from there.
However, many students benefit from understanding the goals, concepts and process in advance. Take a look at some of the teaching resources we provide to support your use of Sandpit including:
- Powerpoint slides to present or share with your students
- A 'How To Guide', which explains how to incorporate Sandpit into your module
QAA Mapping
The UK Quality Assurance Acency is the independent body entrusted with monitoring, and advising on, standards and quality in UK Higher Education. Sandpit is mapped to the QAA guidance on Enterprise and Entrepreneurship.
"As an online business simulation Sandpit is designed to ensure that the students have an active and authentic learning experience. It creates student-led, subjective learning that draws upon effective multimedia communication to support the development of entrepreneurial effectiveness."
Case Studies & White Papers
In the Bradford Case Study, learn about how the Bradford University School of Management applied Sandpit to cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset in their students and create an environment for entrepreneurial practice.
In the 'Crowdfunding in the curriculum' white paper, discover case studies from the University of Reading, University of Birmingham and University of Worcester including Undergraduate and Postgraduate modules in entrepreneurship, engineering, fashion and sport.
Module Incorporation
This overview of Sandpit will help answer some of the most frequently asked questions, from a pedagogical perspective.
- How should I approach Sandpit?
- What objectives will Sandpit achieve?
- What skills will Sandpit help me to develop in my students?
- What assessment strategies can I take?
- How do I set it up?
- How long will it take?
- Which QAA themes does it address?