Year 10 Work Experience 2019
Monday October 21st – Friday October 25th
Present Year 9 students have been issued with all the paperwork necessary to guide them through the process of obtaining their own work experience placement for the week beginning October 21st 2019, when they are in Year 10.
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Why is Work Experience important?
Young people need to build employability skills in order to prepare them for the world of work. These skills cannot be fully developed in the classroom, so experience in the workplace is essential. A high quality work experience placement can support a student in a variety of ways including:
- Increasing confidence, self-esteem, and independence
- Improving motivation for learning
- Learning new skills
- Raising aspirations
- Demonstrating personal qualities
- Working with adults other than teachers
- Understanding health and safety in the workplace
- Providing evidence for employment or further education interviews
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Work Experience Process
- Letters home to parents These will be given to students in their Personal Development lessons between January 3rd – January 8th 2019
- Support given through Personal Development lessons
- Students make their own choices and contact companies
- When placement is confirmed student to bring white form containing details to Mrs Bell or Mrs Jewer
- School makes contact with the company to organise Health and Safety risk assessment and insurance details
- Letters, information pack and employer agreement form sent to employers
- Liaising with students on confirmation and risk assessment of placement
- Letters, consent forms and parent/student agreement form sent home
- Log books given out on return of consent forms
- Every student either visited or a phone call made to track progression and settling in
- Completed Log Books handed in to Form Tutors’ on November 4th 2019
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Copy of Parent/Carer Work Experience Letter
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Copy of Guidance Notes for Students
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Copy of Check List for Students
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Copy of Example Letter of Application for a Work Experience Placement
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Copy of Work Experience Contact Details form
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Copy of Work Experience Consent Form
To follow later in the year.
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Copy of Work Experience Log Book
To follow later in the year.
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