1. English: Discuss recruitment ads

Keystage: KS4

Subject: English

Resource type: Lesson

Skills: Leadership

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Join Our Team: In this activity, students become Heads of Marketing and assess how successful they have been in their attempts to attract employee candidates to the business. Hawk UK, a professional services firm, want to attract the brightest employees in order to best serve their clients’ needs. They are specifically looking for people with expertise in social media content creation, graphic design, user-centred AI and website development.

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Leadership step 5
I manage group discussions to reach shared decisions.

Curriculum Table

England: The national curriculum (England)Spoken English
Pupils should be taught to speak confidently, audibly and effectively, including through working effectively in groups of different sizes and taking on required roles, including leading and managing discussions, involving others productively, reviewing and summarising, and contributing to meeting goals/deadlines.
Scotland: SQA National 5 EnglishPerformance – spoken language
Employs detailed and relevant ideas and/or information using a structure appropriate to purpose and audience.
Wales: WJEC GCSE in English language specificationOracy skills
Respond constructively and critically to a wide range of written and digital/dynamic texts, making effective contributions, using creative approaches to exploring issues, solving problems and developing ideas.

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