1. Work Experience

2. Purpose and value get out of school and classrooms work with some adults who won’t mollycoddle you the whole time experience real-world rules vs flexibility understand practical applications of learning The best Work Experience programme in Dubai.

3. Don’t get too hung up on what getting experience matters more than the specific experience… …please don’t complain or try to change we are structuring more long-term placement opportunities for 6 th form  progression if it prompts you as a parent to offer a placement, please say so!

4. Teacher visits we try very hard to visit every student, although visits will be shared for some visits depend on students arranging to be free visits are educational and affective not procedural Tue to Thur, not first 2 days students should be ready to show the visitor round and explain the business to them

5. Following up reflection book goes with you active debrief session the day we’re back tutor follow-up work in weeks to come WRITE TO THANK THEM AT LENGTH (is there an ongoing opportunity for you?) make the experience count reflectively

6. Approach it right punctuality, appearance, courtesy unquestioning willingness go-beyond mindset: questions and quality initiative offer solutions not problems be an asset and impress them get invited back, and get us invited back

7. This ought to be the most interesting thing you’ve yet done in your educational career. We’ve tried to make sure there are opportunities that do that, but you need to make it work that way too.

8. Health and safety don’t do anything unsafe it’s OK to say if don’t feel able to do a thing let us know if you don’t feel looked-after use the Serious / Medical Emergency number ONLY in appropriate cases: 055 409 8523

9. “Unhappy” experiences There is a really small chance things might not go so well. If so, 1.Think about how you can cope with the new challenge and try to change. 2.Talk it out at home, don’t moan at the placement. Parents – don’t contact the workplace directly. 3.Contact CRU / EPE / MDR. We can facilitate. You won’t get an immediate response.

10. Make sure you let the placement know the visit time you’re told so you’re free then (or re-arrange) use your workbook consistently, in depth remember: help for 6 th form placements is preferential depending on how well you use this opportunity discuss in depth with parents and peers daily

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12. Practically, now generic questions will be fielded now – pedagogy: MDR – practicality: CRU hang around for individual questions crussell@dubaibritishschool.ae mdrennan@dubaibritishschool.ae