1. WORK EXPERIENCE

2. ACCOUNTANCY – JOSH WAYNE Barrett Accountants 8:30-5 Different challenges to the normal school day Look smart and presentable Trusted with important information

3. VETERINARY LABORATORY ASSISTANT – CHARLIE MILES - Abbey Veterinary Services - 9.00 – 3.00 - Carrying out testing processes on animal samples/observing - Following set processes - I found the work very repetitive - Although I really enjoyed my experience it enabled me to decided that this is not what I want to do in the future

4. KIOSK ASSISTANT – NICOLE SMITH The Cones, Teignmouth Sea front Hours 12-5 Different challenges from daily life at school- Punctuality Managing Common sense

5. HOW WE APPLIED - Rang - Emailed - Sent letters - Applied 5/6 months in advance How you can apply: - Apply well in advance - School will pick for you if you don’t

6. HOW TO PREPARE -Sort everything out as quickly as possible. -Make multiple applications – don’t tie yourself to one placement. -Make sure that you just don’t ‘wait’- call your employer or visit them personally to see if you can get a placement so that if not, you can look for a different one. -Be wise- make sure that the job you’re applying for is what you would enjoy. Or it could be the career path that you want to take after school. This experience will give you a ‘taste’ of what that job is really like in the real world.

7. SOME PLACEMENTS WE CHOSE… - Sea sports -Accountancy -Primary schools -Mercedes Benz -Retail -Country Clubs -Working with animals -Working in court And more…

8. HOW OTHERS FOUND WORK EXPERIENCE… “I enjoyed working with animals during my work experience, its something Ive always wanted to do” “Working in an office made me realise I want to do something practical in the future” “Although work experience was challenging I know now what I will face in the future, I had fun”

9. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING HOPE YOU FIND A WORK PLACEMENT Feel free to ask us any questions at the end