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Contextualising language learning – An industry mentoring programme
Alex Ferraby
Kingsford Community School Head of Languages
(from September- Seven Kings High School, Redbridge)
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Equipping our young people Giving them reasons for
learning And for us, reasons for
learning languages Communicating in the
workplace- industry skills Contextualising language learning – An industry mentoring
programme
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Stephen Covey: “Communication is the most
important skill in life. You spend years learning how to read and write, and years learning how to speak. But what about listening? What training have you had that enables you to listen so you really, deeply understand another human being?”
Contextualising language learning – An industry mentoring
programme
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Think: what skills would we like our young people to develop in school and in the classroom?
And further: what do we need our young people to know in the outside world before they leave our schools?
And therefore: what experiences would you like your learners to have before they leave your school?
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programme
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“Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Contextualising
language learning – An industry mentoring
programme
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The
programme: design your
own!
Step 1. Find an industry
representative! You all know one; you all know many!
Think: who?
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programme
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Step 2. Inform them. Bring the representative in. Which pupils? Whole year group assembly? Year 10? Pre-work
experience? Contextualising language learning – An industry mentoring
programme
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Step 3. Tailor to your school needs: Linked to curriculum?- PSHE? / General Studies? /
English?
Question: What do you think?
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programme
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Step 4. Pupils apply… - State their interest - Their hope/s: the
programme, their future - Their offer? Show commitment. Display their academic
profile.
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programme
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Step 5. Selection. (Parallel with job
applications). - School level - Industry rep Form a group. Balance and
variety. Who? Which of your pupils?
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programme
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Step 6. Industry rep meets the
group THEN One-to-one with rep
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programme
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Individual mentoring: - CV clinic - Career advice - Pupils questions Rep gathers all CVs, and
profiles etc
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programme
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Step 7. Visit the rep at their place of
work!: 1. CV and profile feedback
and SCRUTINY, open questioning
2. Meet employees - carefully selected...
3. Tour of workplace 4. Work experience 2 hours?! (5. Dragon's Den setup?)
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programme
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The visit…
Contextualising language learning – An industry mentoring
programme
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Ideas? [Step 8?] (Further development: fitting
the programme with the work experience placement)
Actual work experience! Contextualising
language learning – An industry mentoring
programme
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Thank you!
Any questions?
Contextualising language learning – An industry mentoring
programme
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