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title: "Preparing for the Global Workplace"
url: "https://longbenton-high-school-2.schudio.com/news/2017-01-26-preparing-for-the-global-workplace"
school: "Longbenton High School"
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# Preparing for the Global Workplace

  ![Image of Preparing for the Global Workplace](https://files.schudio.com/longbenton-high-school-2/images/news/IMG_2045.JPG)  26 January 2017

On the 25th January, 18 Year 11 students from Longbenton High School were treated to a very special Science lesson. The lesson covered the discovery of X-rays, the diffraction of light by a grating, the diffraction of X-rays by crystals, radiography, and materials classification technology. However, what made the lesson really special, was that it was delivered in French by a visiting scientist, Dr. Tamzin Lafford, from IBEX Innovations Ltd. of Sedgefield NETPark, County Durham. IBEX is keen to encourage young people in scientific endeavours and Dr. Lafford is a strong advocate of the value of language skills in the increasingly global scientific workplace.

The students were engaged and interested, participating in a laser diffraction experiment and calculations, as well as some short language comprehension exercises.  Longbenton student Tara Smith said that “today's science/language event was a great way to learn about the different ways languages can help in jobs you might not at first associate with a language.”

If you would like to know more about IBEX Innovations, please visit [www.ibexinnovations.co.uk](http://www.ibexinnovations.co.uk/)

If you would like to know more about NETPark, please visit [www.northeasttechnologypark.com ](http://www.northeasttechnologypark.com/)

If you would like to see the news article from IBEX, please visit <http://www.ibexinnovations.co.uk/news.php>

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