Called Dream Bigger, the programme is aimed at creating a generation of strong, empowered women by inspiring teenage girls to understand their potential and to strive to achieve in their chosen area of interest.

Developed with support from the bank’s entrepreneurial teams and working with teaching professionals, the initiative brings to life the impact that applying entrepreneurial mindset, tools and techniques to a school setting can make for young girls.

Throughout the day students aged 11 to 17 work in teams to develop their creative minds and attempt to create entrepreneurial solutions to current global issues.

On Tuesday, February 18th, Clydebank High School in Glasgow will become one of the first schools in Scotland to take part.

Leonie Quinn from Royal Bank of Scotland manages the bank’s entrepreneurial hubs and oversees the Dream Bigger project.

She said: “Everyone deserves the chance to make their dream a reality but it is important to get the right support to make it happen. Through our work supporting entrepreneurs in Scotland and through our own research, we identified some of the challenges and issues that affect mindset and stop people reaching their true potential.

“Something we’ve learned is that it is even more of a challenge for young girls and women and that is why we’ve created Dream Bigger – to help girls develop the skills and confidence to believe in themselves and not to compromise on their ambition.

“We’re delighted that Clydebank High School is one of the first schools in Scotland to get involved. The West of Scotland has been a hotbed of industry and enterprise for generations and hopefully some of those taking part on February 18 will go on to become a leader for a new generation.”

There are two Royal Bank Dream Bigger courses, one for girls aged 10 to 14 and for those aged 14 to 18 and is delivered through a mixture of online and face to face classroom content.

Digital modules are available to all schools and offer programmes the girls to some of the softer tools and techniques the bank uses in its entrepreneurship education packages for start-up business in Scotland. Downloadable lesson plans and teaching resources to support teachers to deliver the topics most relevant to them have also been created.

The live events, which will take place at Clydebank High School, are designed to take place in the classroom and can be delivered at schools or at the bank’s Entrepreneur Accelerator Hubs in Glasgow and Edinburgh.