WORK EXPERIENCE Monday 8 - Friday 19 July 2019 Isleworth and Syon School

Vision Our vision is to be ‘Outstanding in Every Respect’ through the constant drive for excellence across the school. ‘Together We Learn, Achieve and Succeed’ TOGETHER WE LEARN, ACHIEVE AND SUCCEED

Understand conventions 1. How Will You Succeed? Display an open-mind Show resilience Display flexibility Understand conventions TOGETHER WE LEARN, ACHIEVE AND SUCCEED

WIN - WIN 2. What will you gain? New economic skills Inspiration from innovation Inspiration from boredom WIN - WIN TOGETHER WE LEARN, ACHIEVE AND SUCCEED

3. Reasons for being unsuccessful Disorganisation – missing deadlines Lack of maturity – getting sacked Lack of personal motivation – 10 days Lack of skills TOGETHER WE LEARN, ACHIEVE AND SUCCEED

Promoting new skills: Economic learning Transport (£) Equipment (PPE) 4. Costs Promoting new skills: Economic learning Transport (£) Equipment (PPE) Staff checks / visits / phone-calls Value for money: £ = free Cost (ELI check, JD, contract): £0 = free Fail to complete 10 days: £60 Change your placement: £40 TOGETHER WE LEARN, ACHIEVE AND SUCCEED

Skills audit: complete and email to school 5. Guidance Skills audit: complete and email to school WEX letter to parents / carers “Own Find” form to parents / carers Meet your deadlines February half-term 2017 for “Own Finds” Job descriptions Contracts TOGETHER WE LEARN, ACHIEVE AND SUCCEED

Identify work sectors / skills Liaise with Ms Spink 6. Skills Audit: ISLE Check school email Identify work sectors / skills Liaise with Ms Spink Email your response as an attached file named: Surname-initial_Skills_Audit Eg. ……… Fisher_S_Skills_Audit TOGETHER WE LEARN, ACHIEVE AND SUCCEED

7. “Own Find” form 75% target Where can I find a work placement: Family Friends Unknowns Letter of introduction Curriculum vitae (CV) Meeting: face-to-face Telephone: cold call Employer Liability Insurance (ELI) is COMPULSORY Incentives (house points; match tickets; pizza evening) TOGETHER WE LEARN, ACHIEVE AND SUCCEED

Form tutor: weekly workshops Personal advisor: 1-1 meeting 8. Support and Guidance Form tutor: weekly workshops Personal advisor: 1-1 meeting Psychometric test: match skills / interests to career profiles BTEC programmes: sector specific employment Website: templates TOGETHER WE LEARN, ACHIEVE AND SUCCEED