2. Year 10 Work Experience
A unique opportunity to raise aspirations
Launch assembly 1: Thursday 9 May 2019

3. Aims Benefits of work experience When will work experience happen
Transferable skills
What you have to do – the process
How to look for a work placement

4. Year 10 Work Experience
A unique opportunity to raise aspirations
Launch assembly 2: Friday 10 May 2019

5. Why do Work Experience? Gain insight into a career
Gives a purpose to your education showing the link between how education prepares you for the world of work
It can help you find a job
It can help with your application to Sixth Form, College or University
You gain valuable skills for your development
Adds value to your CV
To gain a positive reference from an employer
Building up contacts

6. Q&A Panel with employers
Take work experience seriously

7. Q&A Panel with employers
What advice would you give to a student to help look for a work placement?
What advice would you give to a student to help them prepare for their placement?
What type of jobs would you expect a student to do when on work experience at your company?
How do you expect a student to use their initiative?
What would you expect a student to do if they are ill and unable to attend their placement?
For you, as a business, what are the repercussions if a student doesn’t turn up and hasn’t notified you?
In your view, as an employer, how valuable is work experience for a student?
How can a good work experience benefit students in the future?

8. Take work experience seriously
All work experience is valuable, no matter in what field it is. Evidence of:
Positive attitude to work, being polite
Flexibility and enthusiasm
Initiative – ability to think for yourself in the workplace
Reliability – turning up on time
Communication skills – confident to talk to people, willing to ask for help and a good listener
Team worker – gets on well with others
Literacy, Numeracy & computer skills

9. When is work experience in Year 10?
Work experience will take place one afternoon per week (exact day to be announced after May half term)
It will start after October half term through until the Summer holidays.

10. Work experience – next steps
You must return the parental consent form to your form tutor by Friday 24 May 2019.
You can researching potential work placements:
Speak to your family – do they have any contacts?
Ask your teachers – do they have any contacts?
Visit some potential employers and ask if they accept students for work placements.
After May half-term: Work Experience Launch assembly 3. You will be given more information about securing a placement and some support.

11. Year 10 Work Experience
A unique opportunity to raise aspirations
Launch assembly 3: Wednesday 5 June 2019

12. Why do Work Experience? Gain insight into a career
Gives a purpose to your education showing the link between how education prepares you for the world of work
It can help you find a job
It can help with your application to Sixth Form, College or University
You gain valuable skills for your development
Adds value to your CV
To gain a positive reference from an employer
Building up contacts

13. When is work experience?
Work experience will take place every Monday afternoon from 1.10pm onwards.
It will start after October half term through until the end of June.

14. Take work experience seriously
All work experience is valuable, no matter in what field it is. Evidence of:
Positive attitude to work, being polite
Flexibility and enthusiasm
Initiative – ability to think for yourself in the workplace
Reliability – turning up on time
Communication skills – confident to talk to people, willing to ask for help and a good listener
Team worker – gets on well with others
Literacy, Numeracy & computer skills

15. To get the most benefit
For maximum benefit try to find a work placement based on:
A possible career route
An area of interest
Support a subject or qualification

16. Work experience – the process
Parental consent form should have already been returned to school last half term. We will be chasing up remaining forms.
You should then look for a work placement and fill in the work experience placement form (these will be given out today and are available on the school website). You can hand these in before or during the summer holidays. It is important that they are handed in as soon as possible so Health & Safety checks can be completed before you can start your placement.
Risk Assessment form should also be completed by the employer.
All returned to Pupil Reception (or Main Reception during holidays)

17. How to Look for a Work Experience
Write to local employers – this could be an or company website
Call in direct and ask to speak to the manager
Telephone and ask to speak to the manager
Speak to your family – do they have contacts at their own place of work?
Ask your teachers – do they have any contacts?
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18. Where could you do your work experience?
In the past, students have completed their work experience in the following places:
Retail stores
Doctors surgeries
Veterinary surgeries
Hairdressing salons
Gyms/Leisure centres
Garages/Repair workshops
Schools/Nurseries
Hotels/Tourist places
Restaurants & Cafes
Solicitors/Legal firms
General offices
Council offices
Banks & Building Societies

19. Where could you do your work experience?
These are some of the places where students in year 10 have completed their placements:
Software City
Hudson Road Primary School
St Benet's Primary School
Martin Nugent Elite Performance
AC Events
Millfield Community Nursery
Sunderland City Council
Costa Coffee
Barnes Junior School
Royal Mail Delivery office
Sunderland Mind
Rosebud Ceramics
Grangetown Primary
Infinity Hair & Beauty
Hillview Infants & Juniors
SJL Brickwork
Pets at Home
Gentoo Group
BT/EE
Medichem Pharmacy
Sunderland Climbing Wall

20. Who to speak to?
Mrs Robinson, Careers Advisor – based in the Careers Hub in the STCS
Mr Wareham as Careers Leader has the oversight of Careers in school.
House Leaders
Form tutors, materials to help you apply for a work placement