Moving on – Enter the business world Exchange programme 2007.

Moving on – Enter the business world

Exchange programme 2007

Moving on - Enter the business world Introduction

•Application for:

Comenius 1, SOCRATES school partnership

• Project title:

Moving on – Enter the business world

• Project type:

language project

Socrates

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project topics

Foreign language

Information and communication

Technology

Industry / Economy/ world of work

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General information

Two schools, located in two

different countries are working together on one project

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Project contents and organisation

PAST

•Setting up a club

•Preparing exchanges

•Preparing for the end product*

NOW

•First exchange: us German pupils in Hastings

* Powerpoint presentations

Bilingual business dictionary

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Project contents and organisation (2)

In the near future

•February: Filsham Valley pupils visit

Essen for the first time

•April: second visit

•May: - evaluation of the exchanges

- finalising the end product

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Town Hall (22nd January)

• We met the mayor, council leader

and the town crier

• We got information about:

The history of Hastings

The tasks of the council

The building

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Magistrate Court (18th January)

• there have been magistrates in England since 1361

• today: 28 000 in England and Wales

• Not generally appointed before the age of 27 or after the age of 65

• Ordinary member of the public

• 80% of the magistrates are women

• unpaid

• sit in court at least 26 times a year

• not legally qualified

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Hastings Careers Office (24th January)

Information about:

• How to get a job

• How to find out what you want to

be

• Qualification for studying

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• gounded in 2003 with 200 students

• 700 students in 2006

• small courses

• study part-time, distance learning or for working people

• library, café, lounge

• `business and management`, `computing`, `education`

• modern and well equipped

University Centre Hastings (17th January)

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Hastings Direct (18th January)

•Information: Getting a general idea of the insurance business

The tasks of a telephone agent

various departments

We were even allowed to witness a phone call!

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Judges Postcards (23rd January)

• founded in 1902

• The company produces:

Calendars

Fridge magnets

Posters

Postcards

• They have 47 employees, 3 managers

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STAMCO Timber (24th January)

• produces materials for landscaping and building

many different processes for timber

• selling to DIY* customers and trade

• founded in 1957

• They are moving into another bigger building.

* Do It Yourself