Help us find the best workplace for you by sharing more about yourself.
We will never disclose your information with others.
Behind every uniform is a unique officer
Pele Kaunda is a PC on one of our CID teams. He joined the Met to help people, and despite many of his friends having negative views of the police when he joined, he thinks it’s important that he can...
Enable Recite to make this website accessible
Cambridge Assessment Book Exchange
Category: Industry News, Employee, Business, colleagues, literacy
On Thursday 3 March (World Book Day), Cambridge Assessment is launching a new ‘Book Exchange’ for employees to share books they’ve loved with each other and to start a conversation about literacy amongst colleagues.
The idea for the book exchange came about after exam board OCR became one of the founder signatories to the National Literacy Trust ‘Vision for Literacy’ Business Pledge 2016, which aims to address literacy within the workforce, the local community and at national level. OCR is already supporting the Pledge both through its Business in the Community partnerships with local schools (in which staff have been volunteering with careers support for students) and by developing online skills guidance resources for progression on to GCSE English.
The idea behind the new Book Exchange builds on Cambridge Assessment’s existing book club to create an area in the main Cambridge Assessment Café for colleagues to leave a book donation for others to enjoy.
Those taking part are encouraged to fill in a Book Exchange book mark explaining why they enjoyed the book and who they would recommend it for. There will be a specially designated area for children’s books so that staff can leave books that will encourage young people to get into reading, as family literacy is an important part of the pledge. As well as opening up a new world of literature, the area will also provide a quiet space for colleagues to take a break and recharge during the working day.
For more information on the ‘Vision for Literacy’ Business Pledge 2016, go to: http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/
Are you interested in career with Cambridge Assessment? Please click here!
VERCIDA works with over one hundred clients who are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. If you are an employer and interested in working with VERCIDA to promote your diversity and inclusion initiatives and attract the best candidates, please call 02037405973 or email [email protected] for more information.
We are also officially recommended by Disability Confident as a step on achieving Employer status, please click here for more information.
VERCIDA works with over one hundred clients who are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. If you are an employer and interested in working with VERCIDA to promote your diversity and inclusion initiatives and attract the best candidates, please email [email protected] for more information.
Section with Articles you might like
Meet our community wellbeing manager Zain
We're talking to Zain, our community wellbeing manager. Zain will be managing Amblers Orchard; our apartments for the over 55s, just outside Leeds, with a focus on independent living. Tell me a bit ab...
Tesco Donating £240,000 To LGBTQ+ Charities
During the final days of Pride Month, UK retailer Tesco has announced it is gifting nearly a quarter of a million pounds to LGBTQ+ charities. The COVID-19 pandemic unfortunately has canceled many...
Meet Our May Intapp Employee Hero, Caleece Nash
Caleece Nash, our latest Intapp Hero honoree, joined DealCloud this past year as an Information Security Analyst. Although her in-office experience was cut short due to the global pandemic, Nash has p...