If you have taken part in the Business
Language Champions programme or other activities with local
employers, such as work placements or business mentoring, and would
be willing to share your views of the impact of these experiences
the Department for Education would like to hear your opinions.
As part of a review undertaken by the
Education and Employers Taskforce into the role that employers play
in supporting pupil learning and progression within education, the
Department for Education is looking for teachers, tutors and school
leaders with experience of working on projects combining business
and languages to take part in a focus group.
The focus group will discuss the impact of
educational experiences involving employers on young people
studying certain subject, including Modern Foreign Languages in KS4
and KS5. Experiences could involve activities such as Business
Language Champions as well as work experience placements,
enterprise education and business mentoring or careers advice.
The focus group will take place on
Tuesday 22 March from 4.15 to 6.15 in Holborn, Central London.
Participants will receive £45 plus travel expenses of up to
£20.
If you are interested in taking part please
email daniel.chapman@educationandemployers.org by 12 am on Friday
18 March with details of your job role, length of experience and
brief details of the type of employer engagement activities you
have been involved in.
Alternatively, please visit the
CILT website for more information.