Communication Challenge: Speaking (for ages 14-19)
Build work-based skills
The communication challenge is here!
Help your students develop their communication skills. Work through a series of engaging tasks designed to build their confidence and prepare them for the word of work.
Supported by the Skills Builder Framework, meeting Gatsby benchmarks and approved by Nasen for students of all abilities.
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Communication Challenge: Speaking (for ages 14-19)
Students are taken on a virtual ‘ready for work’ shift, where work-based communication activities are set by McDonald’s employees. Students will tackle the tasks in teams using the experiences and skills shared by the employees for inspiration. The challenges will culminate in the creation of a 60-second ‘elevator pitch’ giving students the chance to show why they are ready for work.
Packed full of guides, student activities, videos and student certificates, you will have everything you need to deliver the perfect skills development lesson.
Click the download button to get all the free resources, or you can download each individual resource at the bottom of this page.
Resources
Communication Challenge: Delivery Guide
A ready-to-go guide covering everything you need to run the Taste for Work Communication Challenge. Work through step-by-step with the accompanying presentations for the classroom or whole school assemblies.
Communication Challenge: Session Presentation
Work through the Taste for Work Communication Challenge with this easy-to-use classroom presentation.
Complete with guidance notes and full of prompts for the activities, this presentation will make delivering an engaging lesson easy!
Communication Challenge: Student Workbook
Guide students through the 3 communication tasks with this workbook. Designed to help pupils improve their skills development and practice speaking effectively by using appropriate language.
Communication Challenge: Student Assembly Template
Encourage your Students to tell the school about the communication skills they have learned using this adaptable template they can use for an assembly or other presentation.
Communication Challenge: Certificate
Print out this certificate to congratulate your students on completing the Taste for Work Communication Challenge.
Communication Challenge: Parent Letter
Let parents know what their children have been learning through the Taste for Work challenge, with this ready-to-send Parent Letter.
Communication Challenge: Poster
A vibrant poster for your classroom wall. The perfect quick reference guide detailing the types of language students will learn to develop through the Communication Challenge.
Communication Challenge: Curriculum Links
A quick and simple reference document detailing how the Communication Challenge fits with all four nations curricula.
