Hi I'm Frances Berry. I am the Business
Language Champions Project Manager at the Regional Language Network
West Midlands and the editor of this blog.
This blog is a way of bringing together all the hardworking
individuals involved in the Business Language Champions programme,
from the business representatives who volunteer their time to the
teachers and BLC project managers who plan, run and record the
events, not to mention the students. Click here to read more about the BLC
project and find out who's involved.
With this blog I want to encourage
further collaboration and create a BLC community where
participants, organisers and anyone interested in languages can get
involved and have their say. We look forward to hearing your
thoughts and to making the BLC even bigger and better in
future!
14/03/11
If you have taken part in the Business Language Champions programme or other activities with local employers, the Department for Education would like to hear your views. Please register your interest by Friday 18 March.
03/03/11
Staff from international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) deliver emergency aid to more than 60 countries, and know only too well the critical importance of languages in communicating with people in need around the world.
21/02/11
February 21 is International Mother Tongue Day, a chance to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity and persuade young people who speak another language at home that this skill is a valuable asset.
18/02/11
If you haven’t managed to get your entries in for this year’s BLC Awards then fear not, for the deadline for entries has now been extended for a further few days.
03/02/11
Alex Zylberberg, Managing Director of Multilingual Stuff, visited Phoenix Collegiate School in Sandwell recently to encourage pupils to broaden their horizons by studying Spanish.
12/01/11
Applications are now open for CILT’s BLC Awards 2010-2011, which recognise and celebrate those businesses and individuals that are supporting language learning in schools.
10/01/11
So far nearly 650 people have signed up to the Languages Work Pledge and we want to keep on increasing this number. Visit the Languages Work website today to add your support for language skills in the UK economy.
04/01/11
It’s hard to believe that it is 2011 already and that the festive break is over but there is plenty more to look forward to in the Business Language Champions calendar.
08/12/10
The wait is finally over for Year 9 pupils at the Grove School in Newark as the winners of their ‘Dragon’s Den’ language project were announced recently.
06/12/10
Flt Sgt Paul Hughes is one of the East Midlands most popular Business Language Champions and thus he truly deserves the award he picked up recently for his continued promotion of language learning.
06/12/10
Year 9 students from the Convent of Jesus & Mary Language College in Harlesden, London, had the opportunity to develop their language and entrepreneurial skills recently when they took part in an International Day with support from local businesses.
25/11/10
Eight budding linguists from Tapton School in Sheffield were given the opportunity to experience life in a successful translation agency recently as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
23/11/10
Leading businessman Roland Rudd has launched a campaign calling for greater recognition of the importance of language skills to the UK’s economy and employment.
19/11/10
The search is on to find the most innovative projects for next year’s European Language Label.
16/11/10
Year 9 students from John Kyrle High School in Ross on Wye had a taste of international business recently when they took part in a Business Language Champions event.
02/11/10
Teachers in the West Midlands are being invited to attend a half-day workshop as part of the Fashion International project.
21/10/10
Business Language Champion, Flt. Sgt. Paul Hughes was recognised recently for his continued contribution to the promotion of language learning when he was awarded the David Crystal Trophy.
21/10/10
Pupils from Small Heath School made languages their business recently when they visited Aston University to meet an expert from the international fashion industry.
13/10/10
Year 9 students at the Heart of England School in Balsall Common combine language knowledge with the power of persuasion to encourage local business people to learn languages.
12/10/10
Schools in the West Midlands who want to find out more about winning over and working with local businesses should book their place at the Links into Languages ‘Talking Business’ event in November.