LIGHTBULB 2.0
Beyond Academics.
Preparing students for the Future of Work
Employers no longer rely solely on test scores. They expect graduate readiness, adaptability, and essential core competencies. We partner with schools to bridge this gap.
Skills churn
39%
of workers' core skills wil have changed by 2030
AI fluency
90%
of employers expect demand for AI and big-data skills to grow by 2030
WHY SKILLS, NOT SCORES ALONE
The hiring barrier
63%
of employers name skills gaps as the single biggest barrier to business transformation
Cyber risk
$10.5tn
estimated annual global cost of cybercrime
Most-wanted skill
70%
of employers rate analytical thinking essential - the most sought-after skill of all
Work readiness
44%
of UK employers say most school leavers are not ready for the workplace
THE PROBLEM
Schools are measured almost entirely on academic outcomes. Employers increasingly hire on something else - digital and AI fluency, financial awareness, commercial understanding, communication, critical thinking.
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The result: a generation leaving school with strong qualifications and no evidence of the skills the workplace demands. Every major report of the last decade has said so. Very few schools have a structured programme to do anything about it.
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That is the gap LIGHTBULB was built to close.
The gap is widening.
Stream 1
Digital & AI Literacy
AI fluency is no longer optional
- Cyber Risks
- Digital Revolution
- AI Essentials
- AI in Real Life
- Using AI
THE PROGRAMME
A progressive programme, Years 6 to 12.
LIGHTBULB 2.0 runs alongside the academic curriculum as a structured, year-on-year pathway - three courses a year from Year 6 to Year 10, two in Years 11 and 12, building capability across the whole of secondary.
It is designed for every student - not an enrichment extra for a selected few. Whether a student is heading for IIT-JEE, medicine, law, engineering or an apprenticeship, the same core skills apply.
Stream 2
Financial Literacy
Money, banking and the fundamentals every adult needs
- Money & Banking
- Personal Finance
- Towards Financial Fluency
Stream 3
Business Literacy
Business skills for success
- Business Essentials
- Business in Action
Stream 4
21st Century Issues
Understand the 21st century world
- Global Markets
- Future of Energy
- Space — the Next Frontier
- The Future World of Work
- Data — the New Oil
- Sustainability
- Innovation & Creativity
THE FRAMEWORK
Content alone doesn’t change outcomes. LIGHTBULB pairs its four course streams with a competency framework that tracks and develops every student across twelve competencies - giving schools something they rarely have: evidence.
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Individual student tracking. Measurable development over time. A defensible record of skills growth that sits alongside academic attainment.
Skills you can teach. Competencies you can measure.
Proof
Already working, at scale.
Award-winning IB, IGCSE and CBSE schools across India run LIGHTBULB with thousands of students in Years 6 to 12 - across every academic discipline, and with outstanding student feedback on real-world career readiness.
Students and teachers finish with more than a good experience. They finish with a certificate, a measured competency profile, and the skills employers are actively screening for.
Certification on completion
Every student and every teacher is certified on every course, issued by DEfactoED as a UK Registered Learning Provider (UKPRN 10093762).
Measurable competency growth
Individual tracking across twelve critical core competencies - development evidenced over seven years, not asserted.
The skills employers demand
Digital and AI fluency, financial and commercial literacy, critical thinking and communication - taught properly, not bolted on.
Teacher CPD without the prep
Fully resourced courses, training at launch and refreshed annually. Staff gain new expertise while workload goes down, not up.
A stronger case when it counts
Students gain evidence and the language to use it for university, apprenticeship and job applications. Schools gain proof for parents, governors and inspectors.
Two ways in
For partners
For schools
Bring LIGHTBULB to your students. Fully resourced for teachers, flexible to any timetable, and designed to complement rather than compete with your academic curriculum.
We are looking for partners with an established K-12 footprint to scale LIGHTBULB internationally.
Twenty minutes is usually enough.
Enough for us to understand your school, and for you to judge whether LIGHTBULB belongs in it. We would rather establish that on a call than in a proposal you did not ask for.
Next step
Our partners
BGS Group of Schools - Bangalore • DSB International School - Mumbai • COBIS • UK Register of Learning Providers - UKPRN 10091466 •