
The Language of Enterprise Schools Competition
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EBC has again partnered up with the Regional Language Network North East to run an exciting new competition - The Language of Enterprise.
The competition was designed to give young people the opportunity to develop a prototype of a new product based on the Best of British products and plan its launch on the European Market.
The Language of Enterprise was aimed at inspiring young people to study a modern foreign language while developing their enterprise and creativity. Up for grabs were four cash prizes for schools to spend on language resources and trophies.
Young people prepare to conquer European food markets

Eight teams from seven schools across the region took part in The Language of Enterprise.

Their prototypes stunned the judges with their innovation, creativity and sheer diversity. and they tasted delicious!
Winners were St Anthony's Girls School with their tasty teatime treat - pinchos. You can see their work in their photo album.
Second place went to pupils of Sunnydale Community College who created a festive Easter foodhamper filled with tasty goodies. You can see their work in their photo album.
Third place went to Wellfield Community School for their Queens Puddings. View their entry on their photo album and fourth place went to Harton Technology College for their Nessie Bread. You can see their work in their photo album.
Products produced included: Pinchos - tasty teamtime treats for European foodies
- Nellie Bread - a delicious shortbread packaged in colourful tartan boxes for the sweet toothed Spanish
- Traditional steam puddings designed to pander the tastebuds of the Germans
- Stunning seasonal hampers for French foodies
- A much needed tinned version of the North East's favourite dish - Pan Haggerty
- A make-yourself Pan Haggerty hamper kit complete with recipe and ingredients.
Schools which took part in this year's competion were:
- Harton Technology College
- Wellfield Community College
- Sandhill View School
- Sunnydale Community School
- St Anthony's Catholic Girls School
- Academy 360
- Shotton Hall School
You can see a selection of the schools' presentations by using the links below.
Businesses supporting the teams as they created and costed their products - ready for launch on the European market - were:
- Redstone Media Extra Mile Publicity
- North East Business and Innovation Centre
- UK TI
- SA Group Media
Use the following link to find out more about EBC's The Language of Enterprise
Hints, Tips and Much, Much More......
For schools which took part in The Language of Enterprise competition we created a special resources page to inspire them. Just visit the special Language of Enterprise resources page.
 The Language of Enterprise regional competition was open to Year 7 pupils in Years 7,8 or 9 (KS3 or KS4) from across the region.
Schools and their business supporters were assisted in the challenge by Durham University and Sunderland University undergraduates with specialist language skills.
As well as giving pupils an exciting opportunity to gain an insight into the importance and value of modern foreign language skills in the workplace, EBC's Language of Enterprise competition saw participating young people:
Find out more
You can find out more about EBC's work to keep languages alive, being delivered in partnership with the Regional Language Network North East by visiting our special page or by contacting Sarah Butler or Christine Vickers at EBC on (0191) 516 6411. Visit our contacts page.
Competition sponsors
The Regional Language Network North East offers professional assistance to help North East Businesses:
- Develop language skills
- Develop knowledge of other business cultures
- Improve business performance in international markets
- Link with language service professionalsPublicise case studies highlighting best practice
Working in close co-operation with businesses, language service providers and partner organisations RLN NE is building a thriving network to continue to develop the region's competitiveness. Visit the Regional Language Network North East
Language of Enterprise follows on from EBC's successful Language of Leisure competition in 2009 which saw school pupils challenged to work with a business supporter from the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism sector to develop a marketing campaign for their business supporter's organisation which promoted that business to international visitors.
The winning school received a cash prize to spend on resources for its language department. Winners were selected after showcasing their work at a regional event You can find out more about that competition by visiting our special Language of Leisure page.
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