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Business Language Champions

One million pound project to tackle language skills gap

CILT, the National Centre for Languages has won a bid to run a million pound programme to encourage teenagers to learn languages to help them compete more successfully in an increasingly globalised job market. The Languages Employer Engagement project will build upon the success of the Business Language Champions programme.
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Business Language Champions is a programme supported by the Department for Children Schools and Families, which aims to highlight the growing concern for the availability and level of language skills in the UK and to inspire companies to actively engage in partnerships with a focus on language learning. More...

Case Studies

Engineering

Selling motion controllers to Spain
TRM with Corpus Christi School, Fulwood

Brokered by RLN North West

Sixth form students turn their hands to multilingual marketing
GPS with Sixth Form College Solihull


Brokered by RLN West Midlands

Engineers need languages too
Centrax Gas Turbines and Torquay Boys Grammar School

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Centrax Gas Turbines
Brokered by RLN South West

Enterprise

‘A Place in Europe’ International Language Challenge
Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Education Business Partnership with Holiday Inn (Southsea), Topmarks Overseas Property, Hitachi, Our Home Abroad and Siddalls

Portsmouth & SE Hants Education Business Partnership

Brokered by Comenius South East

Fashion

Languages for fair trade
Pachacuti with Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

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Pachacuti
Brokered by Comenius East Midlands

Financial Services

HSBC teaches Hampton Community College students the importance of languages and culture
HSBC with Hampton Community College

HSBC
Brokered by RLN London

Banking on success for A Level French students
BNP Paribas and St Marylebone School for Girls

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BNP Paribas
Brokered by RLN London

Competitive edge
HSBC and John Cabot Technology College

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HSBC
Brokered by RLN South West

Government

Hornsey students learn about the language of diplomacy
Foreign and Commonwealth Office with Hornsey School for Girls
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Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Brokered by RLN London

GCHQ needs linguists
GCHQ with Cleeve School, Tewkesbury School and Bournside School


Brokered by RLN South West

Hospitality and catering

Guest appearance from Marylebone hotelier gives Compton students a taste for languages
Hotel La Place and The Compton School
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Brokered by RLN London

Hospitality à la Française
Novotel Bradford with Greenhead High School, Keighley


Brokered by RLN Yorkshire and the Humber

Life behind the scenes at Novotel in York
Novotel Accor Hotels (York) with Selby High School


Brokered by RLN Yorkshire and the Humber

Marylebone students make guest appearance at local hotel
St Marylebone High School with Hotel La Place
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Brokered by RLN London

Hounslow students show an appetite for the hotel industry
Novotel with Brentford School for Girls
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Brokered by RLN London

Law & Legal Services


Law firm Freshfields partners with Haggerston language students

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer with Haggerston School
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Freshfields
Brokered by RLN London

Law firm volunteers get East London students ready for French and Spanish GCSEs
Herbert Smith LLP with Mulberry School for Girls (also Oaklands School, Bishop Challoner School for Girls)
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Brokered by RLN London

Leisure/Tourism

Kicking the conversation around with Blues’ French stars!
Small Heath School working with Birmingham City Football Club and Birmingham Nature Centre

Birmingham City Football Club

Brokered by RLN West Midlands

Jane Eyre and Japan: how Howarth enhances its welcome to Japanese visitors
Bradford Tourism Information Centre and Holy Family Catholic School in Keighley


Brokered by RLN Yorkshire and the Humber

Arsenal fire up students with their ‘Languages Double Club’
Arsenal Football Club with Davenant Foundation School, Loughton, Parkview Academy, Haringey, The Compton School, Finchley
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Brokered by RLN London

Languages are an essential business tool
Paradise Park and Hayle Community College

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Brokered by RLN South West

Languages vital to attract visitors

South West Tourism and Oldfield School
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SW Tourism
Brokered by RLN South West

Logistics, distribution

Putting a price on language skills
Arrow Vale School working with Oakland International

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Oakland International
Brokered by RLN West Midlands

On your bike! Students learn value of French skills from Motorcycle company English Martyrs Catholic School working with Classic Motos Ltd
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Classic Motos
Brokered by RLN East Midlands

Manufacturing

Talk to your suppliers in their language
Tabula with Our Lady's Catholic College, Lancaster

Brokered by RLN North West

Scientists need languages too!
ColorMatrix working with Parklands High School, Chorley

Brokered by RLN North West

Getting the drive to learn languages
BMW working with Coleshill School

BMW

Brokered by RLN West Midlands

Moseley students see languages at work
Galleon Systems working with Moseley School

Galleon

Brokered by RLN West Midlands

L’Oréal and Overton Grange School. Because languages are worth it
L’Oréal and Overton Grange School

L'Oreal

Brokered by RLN London

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Camira Fabrics with King James School, Huddersfield; Mirfield Free Grammar; St Bede's Grammar School and Specialist Science College, Bradford; Horbury School Specialist Science College, Leeds; Whitcliffe Mount School, Specialist Business & Enterprise College, Cleckheaton


Brokered by RLN Yorkshire and the Humber

Gripple gets to grips with languages!
King Edward VII School, Sheffield; Maltby Comprehensive, Rotherham; Meadowhead School, Sheffield; Abbeydale Grange School, Sheffield; Oakwood Technology College, Rotherham with South Yorkshire Business Education Partnership, Education Bradford and Gripple


Brokered by RLN Yorkshire and the Humber

Languages: the Hallmark of good business sense!
Hallmark Cards Plc with Belle Vue School for girls


Brokered by RLN Yorkshire and the Humber

Media/Communications

Turkish newspaper gives North London school students insight into the media
Avrupa with Highbury Grove School
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Avrupa
Brokered by RLN London

BBC Asian Network recruits new student listeners in East London
Broadcaster recruits new student listeners in East London
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BBC Asian Network
Brokered by RLN London

Authentic materials
Reuters and Pilton Community College

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Reuters
Brokered by RLN South West

New Technologies

Strata's Focus on languages in business
Strata Broadband with Malet Lambert Language College, Hull


Brokered by RLN East Midlands

International Internet marketing
Miltec Internet Limited – Hartford High School

Brokered by RLN North West

Services

Learning language expertise from a local entrepreneur
Acuwomen and Kings Norton Grammar School

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Acuwomen
Brokered by RLN West Midlands

Learning from the best – questioning a renowned entrepreneur about the real use of languages in business
Acuwomen and Paget High School

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Brokered by RLN West Midlands

Learning the value of foreign languages at work and for fun!
Positive G and Harris School
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Positive G
Brokered by RLN West Midlands

On-line job board helps college students get Top Language Jobs
Top Language Jobs and City and Islington College
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Top Language Jobs
Brokered by RLN London

Lambeth Academy’s students get career advice and more from Euro London
Euro London and Lambeth Academy
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Euro London
Brokered by RLN London

Language learning is not just for girls
The Lancaster School and David Sly-Jex


Brokered by RLN East Midlands

New support material for language learning
Careers Europe with Cleeve School, Tewkesbury School and Bournside School


Brokered by RLN Yorkshire and the Humber

Mandarin Chinese does the business!
Prince Henry’s Grammar School Specialist Language College, Otley


Brokered by RLN Yorkshire and the Humber

Training

Japanese storytelling and origami are a way into language learning
Qi Concepts Ltd and Japan 21 with Nottingham Girls High School


Brokered by RLN East Midlands

Yorkshire French invited to day of languages
Yorkshire French with Horsforth School


Brokered by RLN Yorkshire and the Humber

Translation/Interpreting

Stafford students learn valuable lessons from language experts
The Translation People (formerly Roevin Translations) and Weston Road High School

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The Translation People
Brokered by RLN West Midlands

Translating Language Learning into Language Earning
The Translation People (formerly Roevin Translations) and Lyndon School

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Brokered by RLN West Midlands

Transport

Airport business champions language learning at Hounslow school
BAA, Heathrow – Lampton School, Hounslow

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BAA
Brokered by RLN London

British Airways flies the flag for languages
British Airways, Dormers Wells and Slough Grammar Schools
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British Airways
Brokered by RLN London

Languages important for all
Flybe and Sidmouth Community College

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Flybe
Brokered by RLN South West