1. Welcome to NAMSS Mini Conference @ ACER
Work Experience
Welcome to
NAMSS Mini Conference
@ ACER

2. Agenda Introductions & areas of concern
The work experience journey & planning
Expectations of H&S
EHCP/High Needs
Difficult curriculum areas!
Reporting & data management
Quality standards
Nobody is an expert here, we simply want to share our experiences & ideas to support each other in this growing field.

3. Introductions & support wanted!
Who are you?!
What areas of concern do you have?
What would you find useful today?

4. The Work Experience Journey & The Learner journey

5. Work Experience Journey
In one colour pen
Indicate when you interact with the employer; what do you ask/provide, how is this communicated (phone/ /visit/letter etc.).
Indicate when you interact with the learner; what do you ask/provide, how is this communicated.
Indicate when you interact with the curriculum; what do you ask/provide, how is this communicated.
Indicate when you interact with the ALS team; what do you ask/provide, how is this communicated.
In another colour, add what you feel is missing/would like to do.

6. Learner Journey In the first colour pen
Indicate when you speak to learners about work experience & how.
Indicate when you speak to parents /carers about work experience & how.
Indicate when you speak to local authorities about work experience & how.
Indicate when work experience is conducted (e.g. induction week, block week, across the term, holidays etc.)
In another colour, add what you feel is missing/would like to do.

7. Ideas for planning
In two groups, summarise your ideas for planning 17/18 or 18/19!
Place on walls for review over the breaks
Feel free to take photos

8. Health & Safety Policy & practice
Work Experience
Health & Safety Policy & practice

9. Expectations of H&S Your paperwork – see packs
Insurances & renewal dates
Checks on company house
Processes for risk assessing – see packs
Safeguarding the employer
Safeguarding the learner

10. Expectations of H&S How manage lone working situations
How manage remote locations
Procedures for an accident/incident on site
Your policy

11. Work Experience
Special Educational Needs(SEN) learners; Education, Health & Care Plans (EHCP); High Needs

12. EHCP/High Needs learners
All are expected to have an external w/exp but sustainable placements are problematic and employers can focus upon disability rather than ability.
It needs a different approach.
Taken from the ‘Strategic Management and Inclusion; a resource for senior leaders’ by The Education & Training Foundation; Sourcing work placement and apprenticeships – Paper 5

13. EHCP/High Needs learners
Consider specialist learning curriculum area and the main stream curriculum.
What do you have in place?
What is working?
What isn’t working?
What are you thinking about doing but haven’t actioned yet?

14. EHCP/High needs (specialist & main stream)
Suggestions:
EHCP costing
Specialist work placement officers /Job coaches
Employer
Secure places appropriate for needs of learners
Identify employers with a community involvement ethos
Maintain good relationship with employers
Increased regular contact with employer and learner
Increased time spent in preparation & monitoring with the employer
Provide guidance to managers and shop floor staff to ensure all feel supported
Learner
Focus upon what the learner is able to action; openness about learners needs
Responsible, with curriculum, for all SEN learners being placed
Support in the role until learner feels able to work independently
Parent involvement; support for travel etc
Agreement about the activity and daily structure between employer, specialist placement officer and learner.
Regular meetings with ALS to ensure success
Report On Work Experience including High Needs/EHCP placement

15. What about other groups?
What suggestions do you have for:
ALS
Mental Health difficulties
Young Carers
Young Parents – nursery funding, travel?
Looked after/in Care
Poor attendees – action taken Inappropriate behaviour – action taken

16. Difficult curriculum areas for placement
Work Experience
Difficult curriculum areas for placement

17. Hard to place areas! In groups of 3, list as many ideas to
Ensure these areas are safe & appropriately risk assessed
Maximise number of learners in meaningful work experience
Address DBS/CSCS card requirements & cost
Engineering
Science
Construction

18. Work Experience
Data and reporting

19. Data collection How do you impact measure with the learner?
How is this reported?
How do you gather feedback from the learner & employer?
What happens to this feedback?

20. Reporting –see packs How do you market your successes?
What do you currently report on?
What is the frequency?
Who is this shared with?
What is this data used to inform?
What action is taken for under performance?

21. Work Experience
Quality Standards

22. Quality standards
Department for Children, Schools & Families
Fair Train quality mark
OCR best practices
NFER best practices
AoC

23. Work Experience
Any questions

24. Summary Areas of concern addressed?
The work experience journey & planning
Expectations of H&S
EHCP/High Needs
Difficult curriculum areas!
Reporting & data management