Year 10 Work Experience 2019-2020 A unique opportunity to raise aspirations Launch assembly 1: Thursday 9 May 2019

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

Year 10 Work Experience 2019-2020 A unique opportunity to raise aspirations Launch assembly 2: Friday 10 May 2019

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

Q&A Panel with employers Take work experience seriously

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?

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

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.

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.

Year 10 Work Experience 2019-2020 A unique opportunity to raise aspirations Launch assembly 3: Wednesday 5 June 2019

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

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.

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

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

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)

How to Look for a Work Experience Write to local employers – this could be an email 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? START APPLYING NOW

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

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

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