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November 2006
Project launch, with the help of Sir Digby Jones in Bradford, hosted by Midland Hotel, as reported and highlighted
on the BBC Politics Show. An initial 26 Business Language Champions were awarded certificates for their commit-
ment to helping education to understand the use and value of languages for work (in some regions, they are
struggling to find a single one!).

June 2006
First year celebration hosted by the University of Hull. Key note speakers included the Rt Hon Alan Johnson,
Secretary of State for Education and Skills.

December 2007
Camira Fabrics and St James School (West Yorkshire) became the first ever national Business Language
Champions partnership. An award was made in London as part of the National Education Business Partnerships
Conference and Gala Dinner.

July 2008
Second year celebration hosted by Pinsent Masons, international law firm, Leeds. Key note speakers included
Richard Corbett MEP.

December 2008
Congratulations to the following Business Language Champions from the Yorkshire & Humber region: National
Railway Museum and Archbishop Holgate’s School in York and Bradford Tourist Information Centre and
Queensbury School in Bradford for recieving the "Highly Commended" awards at the National Business Language
Champions ceremony
in London on the 1st December 2008.

Read the Yorkshire Post article - Dated 9/12/2008

June 2009
Third year celebration hosted by Novotel, Sheffield. Key note speakers included Linda McAvan MEP, and awards
were presented by Kate Board, Chief Executive of CILT, the National Centre for Languages.
Project activity will continue through 08/09 thanks to continued funding from CILT, the National Centre for
Languages
. The impact of this project demonstrates the potential to influence positively the numbers of
students taking languages and to increase motivation by students and staff.
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