Business Language  Champions
Business
Language Champions is a nationwide programme, supported by the
Department for Children, Skills and Families (DCSF), which aims to
bridge the gap between school and the workplace and increase foreign
languages uptake.
The Business Language Champions programme, delivered in the East Midlands by the RLN, aims to:
- Encourage
students to continue with their language learning by demonstrating the
importance of language skills beyond the classroom environment.
- Help teachers to understand the language needs of businesses.
- Enable
businesses to support their local communities through sharing language
experience and knowledge with schools in their area.
Find out who we helped last year ...
Through
workshops, ongoing partnerships, day-long events, business visits and
short talks our Business Language Champions have been busy in 2009-10
spreading the message that languages are a beneficial skill
irrespective of the career paths youngsters choose.
You can find out more about the individuals and organisations involved in the BLC programme by browsing the:
BLC businesses 
BLC schools
Search by event type
Ways to help
There
are many ways to help out in our Business Language Champions programme,
from short talks to workshops and ongoing partnerships.
Find out more about the ways to help
Current BLC opportunities
You
can browse the list of current BLC opportunities to see if there are
any upcoming Business Language Champions events that your business or
school would like to get involved in.
Browse current BLC opportunities
Case studies
Read our Business Language Champions case studies
and find out how other schools and businesses have been working
together to increase awareness of the importance of language skills.
Want to get involved?
For
further information on the programme, including details of the benefits
to schools and businesses, you can download the following documents:
Flyer for businesses (pdf 324 KB)
Flyer for schools (pdf 253 KB)
Please contact us if your school or business would like to get involved in the Business Language Champions programme
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